What this is
Who handled Pokémon merchandise licensing outside Asia around 1999: Leisure Concepts, a 4Kids Entertainment company, as Nintendo’s exclusive agent.
How it’s built
- Read from 4Kids Entertainment’s annual report filed with the US SEC for 1999: Leisure Concepts “is Nintendo’s exclusive Merchandise Licensing Agent for Pokemon outside Asia”.
What we assumed
Nothing. The figure is used as published.
Sanity check
The licensor of record was Nintendo, not The Pokémon Company; 4Kids had represented Nintendo since 1988.
Where it comes from
The line in the source
is Nintendo's exclusive Merchandise Licensing Agent for Pokemon outside Asia
Where it’s used
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