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'''The Pokémon Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|株式会社ポケモン}}''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Pokémon'') is a company responsible for the licensing and marketing of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, managing {{pkmn|Center (store)|retail store operation}}, {{pkmn|games|game software}}, {{pkmn|Trading Card Game|card games}}, license management, {{pkmn|anime|TV animation}} and {{pkmn|movie|film}}, and other ancillary businesses.<ref name="biz">[ | '''The Pokémon Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|株式会社ポケモン}}''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Pokémon'') is a company responsible for the licensing and marketing of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, managing {{pkmn|Center (store)|retail store operation}}, {{pkmn|games|game software}}, {{pkmn|Trading Card Game|card games}}, license management, {{pkmn|anime|TV animation}} and {{pkmn|movie|film}}, and other ancillary businesses.<ref name="biz">[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/outline/ Company Profile | The Pokémon Company]</ref> It is a {{wp|joint venture}} by [[Nintendo]], [[Game Freak]], and [[Creatures]].<ref name="his"/> | ||
[[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] is the president and CEO of The Pokémon Company.<ref name="biz"/> | [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] is the president and CEO of The Pokémon Company.<ref name="biz"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Pokémon Company was founded on April 23, 1998 as '''The Pokémon Center Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケモンセンター株式会社}}''' ''Pokémon Center kabushiki gaisha'')<ref name="biz"/> in order to manage the {{pkmn|Center (store)|Pokémon Center stores}} in Japan. The current name was established in October 2000, which was when the company started its game-related business.<ref name="his">[ | The Pokémon Company was founded on April 23, 1998 as '''The Pokémon Center Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケモンセンター株式会社}}''' ''Pokémon Center kabushiki gaisha'')<ref name="biz"/> in order to manage the {{pkmn|Center (store)|Pokémon Center stores}} in Japan. The current name was established in October 2000, which was when the company started its game-related business.<ref name="his">[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/history/ Company History | The Pokémon Company]</ref> In December 2000, it started managing the licensing of the Pokémon franchise as well.<ref name="his"/> | ||
Outside of most Asian countries, The Pokémon Company operates under its subsidiary '''[[The Pokémon Company International]]''', which was founded in February 2001 as '''Pokémon USA'''<ref name="his"/> and later merged in 2009 with '''Pokémon UK'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090413121437/http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/20547 ''Pokémon Merges North American, European Operations'' (WorldScreen.com news article from April 9, 2009)]</ref> (itself founded in March 2003<ref name="his"/>) to form the current single subsidiary. In {{pmin|Australia}} and {{pmin|New Zealand}}, the Pokémon franchise is managed by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}. In {{pmin|South Korea}}, the franchise is managed by '''Pokémon Korea, Inc.''', founded in August 2006.<ref name="his"/> | Outside of most Asian countries, The Pokémon Company operates under its subsidiary '''[[The Pokémon Company International]]''', which was founded in February 2001 as '''Pokémon USA'''<ref name="his"/> and later merged in 2009 with '''Pokémon UK'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090413121437/http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/20547 ''Pokémon Merges North American, European Operations'' (WorldScreen.com news article from April 9, 2009)]</ref> (itself founded in March 2003<ref name="his"/>) to form the current single subsidiary. In {{pmin|Australia}} and {{pmin|New Zealand}}, the Pokémon franchise is managed by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}. In {{pmin|South Korea}}, the franchise is managed by '''Pokémon Korea, Inc.''', founded in August 28, 2006.<ref name="his"/><ref>[http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=pokemonkorea-company 포켓몬 공식 사이트]</ref> | ||
In July 2002, it launched the [[Pokémon Hiroba]] website for mobile phones.<ref name="his"/> In November 2002, it launched the Official Pokémon Website.<ref name="his"/> | In July 2002, it launched the [[Pokémon Hiroba]] website for mobile phones.<ref name="his"/> In November 2002, it launched the Official Pokémon Website.<ref name="his"/> | ||
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In January 2004, it launched the [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]].<ref name="his"/> | In January 2004, it launched the [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]].<ref name="his"/> | ||
In | In March 8, 2010, it founded an affiliate called '''The Pokémon Communications Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|株式会社ポケモンコミュニケーションズ}}''' ''Kabushiki gaisha Pokémon Communications'')<ref name="his"/><ref>[http://www.pokemon-communications.co.jp/ 株式会社 ポケモンコミュニケーションズ] <small>(requires {{wp|Adobe Flash Player|Flash Player}})</small></ref> to better reach customers in Asia.<ref name="biz"/> | ||
In 2014, The Pokémon Company released an educational app for schools called [[PokeTouch]].<ref>[ | In 2014, The Pokémon Company released an educational app for schools called [[PokeTouch]].<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/business/ Business Summary | The Pokémon Company]</ref> | ||
==Offices== | ==Offices== | ||
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==Sales figures== | ==Sales figures== | ||
All [[Pokémon games]] have sold | All [[Pokémon games]] have sold 277 million copies worldwide as of September 30, 2015,<ref name="fig">[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/data/ Pokémon in Figures | The Pokémon Company]</ref> effectively making Pokémon one of the most successful video game series along with [[Nintendo]]'s own {{smw|Mario (series)|Mario}}. | ||
21.5 billion cards of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} have been shipped globally as of | 21.5 billion cards of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} have been shipped globally as of September 30, 2015.<ref name="fig"/> | ||
Box-office revenue for [[M01]] through [[M17]] is [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=74.11+billion+JPY+in+USD&ia=currency ¥74.11 billion] ([https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=74.11+billion+JPY+in+USD+on+January+31%2C+2015 US$630.4 million at the time]) as of January 31, 2015.<ref name="fig"/> | Box-office revenue for [[M01]] through [[M17]] is [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=74.11+billion+JPY+in+USD&ia=currency ¥74.11 billion] ([https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=74.11+billion+JPY+in+USD+on+January+31%2C+2015 US$630.4 million at the time]) as of January 31, 2015.<ref name="fig"/> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
===Company=== | ===Company=== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/ Japanese] | ||
* [ | * [https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/ English] | ||
* [ | * [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/ Early chronology of Pokémon from the Nintendo Online Magazine's June 2000 issue] <small>(Japanese)</small> | ||
** [ | ** [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y1996.html 1996], [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y1997.html 1997], [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y1998.html 1998], [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y1999.html 1999], [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y2000.html 2000] | ||
===Social media=== | ===Social media=== | ||