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Company
Creatures Inc.
Private studio that develops the Pokémon Trading Card Game and 3D CG. A co-founder and co-owner of TPC; its stake is not disclosed.
In numbers
¥3.9bn Creatures net profit, year to March 2020 Year to March 2020
¥29.3bn Creatures retained earnings, March 2020 Year to March 2020
0.6% Share of Game Freak’s retained earnings that TPC dividends could explain, at most Creatures Mar 2020
7.1% Share of Creatures’ retained earnings that TPC dividends could explain, at most Creatures Mar 2020
Why it matters Creatures makes the card game, the line that now fills TPC's accounts, and its stake is still unpublished.
Connections
2 connections have terms that aren’t disclosed.
Around it
Owned by
- Nintendo10% Our estimate About 10%, from secondary and web claims only.
Led by
- Tsunekazu Ishihara On record Chairman.
Receives royalties from
- The Pokémon Company Not disclosed No royalty or development-fee terms found.
What it does
Owns
- The Pokémon Company Not disclosed A co-founder and owner, but the stake is not disclosed.
- Pokémon IP (characters, copyrights, trademarks) On record Trademark and copyright co-owner; share not stated.
Develops
- Pokémon Trading Card Game On record Develops the card game and 3D CG.
- Pokémon TCG Pocket Our estimate Creatures' participation is inferred; no filing states its share.