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Company
Nintendo
Listed Kyoto games company. Holds 32% of TPC's votes, makes and sells the Pokémon video games outside Japan, and is the only owner that files public accounts.
The storyNintendo’s stake now books as much as its Pokémon games sell
In numbers
¥60.8bn Nintendo’s share of its affiliates’ profit, nearly all The Pokémon Company’s, in the six months to September 2026 1 April 2026..30 September 2026
¥1.02–1.05tn TPC group revenue, year to February 2026 Nintendo year to March 2026
¥1.04tn TPC group revenue, central estimate, latest year Nintendo year to March 2026
¥82.8bn Nintendo’s equity-method income, year to March 2026 Year to March 2026
Why it matters Nintendo's Pokémon cash is the games it sells. The 32% stake is an accounting share, not the dividend.
Connections
1 connection has terms that aren’t disclosed.
Around it
Receives royalties from
- The Pokémon Company On record Also receives dividends from Nintendo describes the relationship as product purchases and manufacturing consignment, not royalties.
What it does
Owns
- The Pokémon Company32% On record 32% of the votes, every Nintendo filing since at least year to March 2009 (31% in year to March 2005).
- Creatures Inc.10% Our estimate About 10%, from secondary and web claims only.
- Pokémon IP (characters, copyrights, trademarks) On record Trademark co-owner (with Creatures and Game Freak) and copyright co-owner; shares not stated.
- Niantic On record Nintendo held an unlisted Niantic stake and sold it in year to March 2026 for ¥33,827m.
- DeNA14.04% On record 14.04% of DeNA's shares (ex treasury), 31 Mar 2026.
- Niantic Spatial Not disclosed All of Niantic's original investors, Nintendo among them, kept shares in Niantic Spatial.
- First Avenue Entertainment (Seattle Mariners) On record Equity-method affiliate: the Seattle Mariners' operating company.
Publishes
- Mainline Pokémon video games On record Manufactures and sells the games, and publishes them overseas.
- Pokémon Pokopia On record Overseas publisher.
Co-produces
- Pokémon films On record On the © roster.