What this is
Nintendo’s history with the Seattle Mariners: Hiroshi Yamauchi bought the team in December 1992; the stake moved to Nintendo of America in August 2004, held through First Avenue Entertainment.
How it’s built
- From Nintendo’s 2016 announcement of talks to sell part of its stake in the club’s operating company, which says Nintendo of America would no longer be the managing principal owner.
What we assumed
Nothing. The figure is used as published.
Sanity check
Explains why the club sits among Nintendo’s affiliates and must be stripped out of affiliate totals to isolate Pokémon.
Where it comes from
The line in the source
米国任天堂は球団筆頭オーナーではなくなる予定です In English
Nintendo of America will no longer be the managing principal owner.