Nintendo has made 71 Brand new Franchises Since 2001

[Mnementh]

VanceIX said:

Mnementh said:

Read again what I wrote: The Pokemon IP isn't owned by Nintendo, but by another company named the Pokemon company. If I remember right, GameFreak and Nintendo have shares of this company. As you claim GameFreak isn't owned by Nintendo, then also  the Pokemon Company isn't owned by Nintendo and so they don't own the Pokemon IP.

Nintendo does not 100% own the IP, but the have a large stake in it. They had no stake in Xenoblade Chronicles, only in the company. Nintendo has direct control over a lot of the IP, with Game Freak focusing on developing and the Pokemon Company focusing on licensing.

Nintendo doesn't have a stake in the IP. That sits at the Pokemon Comapny, a company founded for the exact reason to manage the Pokemon IP. Nintendo has shares of this company. The situation is comparable to Monolith/Xenoblade.

EDIT:

This article explains it further: http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/19/5745732/what-is-the-pokemon-company

"Founded in 1998 in Tokyo, Japan, the organization was established by Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures — three companies independent from one another — as The Pokémon Center Company. It was officially named The Pokémon Company in 2000.

Its mission was simple in name, but daunting in task: manage the Pokémon brand. This isn't just limited to the franchise's video games, but its trading card game, animated series and films and other licensing responsibilities."