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[VanceIX]

Vena said:

VanceIX said:

No, they don't. Owning majority share =/= owning the entire company. Game Freak is a second-party dev. Plus they are a private company, not public, so I don't think they even operate with shares.

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Game_Freak

Private or public doesn't matter. Nintendo owned 57% of GameFreak. They make all decisions for the company, ergo they own it.

No, 57% means the own the majority, not the entire company. That means that Game Freak is second party. You can research this anywhere, you'll get the same answer. Even the Pokemon wiki acknowledges them as a second party.