Nintendo’s answer in October 2016 on its jump in Pokémon Company profit

What this is

Nintendo’s answer in October 2016 on its jump in Pokémon Company profit: it reflects Pokémon business generally, including GO, and was not a one-off booked at launch.

How it’s built

1. Read from the summary of Nintendo’s results briefing Q&A for the six months to September 2016.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

Rules out a one-off at launch, but gives no amounts and no breakdown of what drove the increase.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

第2四半期において株式会社ポケモンに係る持分法によって認識した収益が大きく増えていますが、これは『Pokémon GO』そのものだけではなく、それも含めたポケモン関連による収益です。…なお、配信当初に一時的に収益として認識したものではありません。

Where it’s used

• Deep dive · The Pokémon CompanyThe Pokémon GO year
• ProfileThe Pokémon Company
• ProfileNintendo
• ProfilePokémon GO

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