| Type | Affiliate of Nintendo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 (Japan branch) 2001 (USA branch) |
| Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, Japan New York City, USA Bellevue, Washington, USA London, UK Melbourne, Australia (Nintendo Australia) |
| Key people | Akira Chiba Bruce Loeb Kei Taoka Maya Nakamura Paul Baron Lawrence Neves John Hershberger Satoshi Tajiri (Japanese branch) Chris Brixey |
| Industry | Brand management |
| Products | Pokémon |
| Owner(s) | Nintendo |
| Employees | US branch: 100 (2006) |
| Website | http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ http://www.pokemon.com/ |
The Pokémon Company (株式会社ポケモン Kabushiki-gaisha Pokemon) is an affiliate[1] of Nintendo set up as a marketing and licensing front for the highly successful Pokémon franchise. The video games, Pokémon Trading Card Game and licensed toys are still being made by third and second party companies such as TOMY. The company is headquartered in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo.[2] Its United States offices are in Bellevue, Washington.[3]
According to their timeline, operations began in 1998 with the opening of Pokémon Center in Tokyo, before the actual trademark of "Pokémon, Ltd." was established in 2000. Since then, Nintendo has been marketing this branch as "The Pokémon Company". The US branch (Pokémon USA, Inc) opened in 2001 to handle licensing overseas. Nintendo Australia does all licensing and marketing of Pokémon products in Australia and New Zealand, as The Pokémon Company does not have an Australian branch.[4] Since 2001, nearly all licensed Pokémon products have "©Pokémon" in the copyright acknowledgments with the usual three of "©Nintendo", "©Game Freak" and "©Creatures Inc.".
In 2009, Pokémon USA and its UK counterpart merged to become The Pokémon Company International, which will handle all non-Asia Pokémon operations under the administration of Kenji Okubo. Australian operations are to still be under control of Nintendo Australia, which is headed by Managing Director, Rose Lappin.[5]
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References
- ^ "Earnings Release". Nintendo. October 26, 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080309200049/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2006/061026e.pdf#page=2. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "会社概要." The Pokémon Company. Retrieved on October 5, 2009.
- ^ "Contact Us." The Pokémon Company United States. Retrieved on October 6, 2009.
- ^ "The Pokémon Company | 沿革". Pokemon.co.jp. http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/history.html. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Pokémon Merges North American, European Operations". WorldScreen.com.com. 2009-04-09. Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=97424goto=newpost. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
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