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I had initially parsed this as saying Creatures was owned by Nintendo, GF, and Creatures, so was confused
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'''Creatures, Inc.''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|株式会社|かぶしきがいしゃ}}クリーチャーズ''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Creatures'') is a affiliate of [[The Pokémon Company]] which is itself a a {{wp|joint venture}} by [[Nintendo]], [[Game Freak]], and | '''Creatures, Inc.''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|株式会社|かぶしきがいしゃ}}クリーチャーズ''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Creatures'') is a affiliate of [[The Pokémon Company]] (which is itself a a {{wp|joint venture}} by [[Nintendo]], [[Game Freak]], and Creatures).<ref name="site">[http://www.creatures.co.jp/company 会社概要 | 株式会社クリーチャーズ]</ref> It was founded on November 8, 1995<ref name="site"/>{{fact}} by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] with assistance of [[Satoru Iwata]].<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/ipkj/vol1/ 社長が訊く『ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー』]</ref><ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/pokemon/0/0 Iwata Asks : Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version : Just Making The Last Train]</ref> Creatures is one of the companies responsible for producing and licensing various aspects of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, including the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} and other merchandise in Japan. Creatures owns one-third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise (the other two-thirds owned by [[Game Freak]] and [[Nintendo]]). Its current president is [[Hirokazu Tanaka]], while Ishihara remains as chairman. | ||
The company was founded after Ape Inc. was disbanded, known for creating the {{wb|Mother (series)|EarthBound}} series of video games. Nintendo does use Ape Inc. when referring to Creatures in financial documents.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/information_disclosure1706e.pdf {{!}} Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Information Disclosure on the Internet regarding the notice of the 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.]</ref> | The company was founded after Ape Inc. was disbanded, known for creating the {{wb|Mother (series)|EarthBound}} series of video games. Nintendo does use Ape Inc. when referring to Creatures in financial documents.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/information_disclosure1706e.pdf {{!}} Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Information Disclosure on the Internet regarding the notice of the 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.]</ref> | ||