Nintendo’s voting share in The Pokémon Company at March 2009

What this is

Nintendo’s voting share in The Pokémon Company at March 2009: 32%.

How it’s built

1. From the list of affiliated companies in Nintendo’s annual securities report for the year to March 2009, which describes the company’s business as sales and licensing of Pokémon products.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

Up from 31% in 2005: a step of exactly 600 shares, matching a three-way split of 4Kids’ 1,800 shares sold in 2005.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

㈱ポケモン 東京都港区 百万円 365 ポケモン関連商品の販売及びライセンス 32 当社製品の購入及び製品の製造委託

Where it’s used

• ProfileThe Pokémon Company
• ProfileLicensing and merchandise
• ProfileNintendo annual securities reports and results