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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - The Pokémon Company obtained $2.1 Bilion dollars in revenue last year

Luke888 on 05 May 2016

Apparently the Pokémon doesn't seem to be affected by Yokai-Watch by any mean...

Source: http://nintendoeverything.com/the-pokemon-company-obtained-2-1-billion-in-retail-revenue-last-year/



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Teeqoz on 05 May 2016

How much of the Pokemon Company does Nintendo own again?



Darwinianevolution on 05 May 2016

How many potions can you buy with that?



You know it deserves the GOTY.

Come join The 2018 Obscure Game Monthly Review Thread.

JRPGfan on 05 May 2016

Pokemon prints money.



Soleron on 05 May 2016
Teeqoz said:
How much of the Pokemon Company does Nintendo own again?

Effectively all of it via various shells and other arrangements.



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Ljink96 on 05 May 2016

One of Nintendo's many saving graces.



Teeqoz on 05 May 2016
Soleron said:
Teeqoz said:
How much of the Pokemon Company does Nintendo own again?

Effectively all of it via various shells and other arrangements.

Sources?



Teeqoz on 05 May 2016
kowenicki said:
Teeqoz said:
How much of the Pokemon Company does Nintendo own again?

33% ?

But presumingly they'd get a higher share of the revenue due to them being the publisher of the Pokemon games, right?



Jranation on 05 May 2016

Oh fuck! Thats awesome!

What games did they release last year? Is it just that Dungeon one which I forgot the name of!



Pocky Lover Boy! 

Teeqoz on 05 May 2016
kowenicki said:
Teeqoz said:

But presumingly they'd get a higher share of the revenue due to them being the publisher of the Pokemon games, right?

The revenue is the companies, it isn't distributed. They may get a better share of any resulting profit if they have an agreement to do so. The company will pay suppliers though, one of which will be Nintendo.  But any distribution of these figures are already in Nintendo financial results.

That I already know. But my point was that when Nintendo are publishing the games, they are effectively licencing the pokemon property from the pokemon company (of which they already own 33% of), to use in the development of the games. That does not mean that all the proceeds from the Pokemon games go through TPC before they reach Nintendo, but rather that Nintendo gets a certain share (let's arbitrarily say 60%), then TPC gets a certain share for the licence (let's say 20%), with the remaining (in this case 20) percent going to retailer margins and whatnot, and possibly Gamefreak if they have a deal where Gamefreak gets a % of the proceeds.

Nintendo would in this case get 60%+20%*0.33=66.6% of the proceeds from the games.

Does this seem plausible (not the specific figures, but that way of distribution), or am I way off?

EDIT: Considering Nintendo funds the games (uhhh... I think?) for the 3DS, it makes sense that proceeds from the game sales wouldn't be distributed equally amongst the owners of TPC. Unless they calculate proceeds after costs are covered. hmmm.