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'''The Pokémon Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|株式会社ポケモン}}''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Pokémon''), originally '''The Pokémon Center Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j| | '''The Pokémon Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|株式会社ポケモン}}''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Pokémon''), originally '''The Pokémon Center Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケモンセンター株式会社}}''' ''Pokémon Center kabushiki gaisha''), is a company founded on April 1998 from a {{wp|joint venture}} by [[Nintendo]], [[Game Freak]], and [[Creatures]]. It is led by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and is responsible for the licensing and marketing of the [[Pokémon]] franchise. The current name was established in October 2000. | ||
Outside of most Asian countries, The Pokémon Company's subsidiary is '''[[The Pokémon Company International]]''', which was founded in February 2001 as '''Pokémon USA''' and later merged in 2009 with '''Pokémon UK''' 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''' since its inception in August 2006. | Outside of most Asian countries, The Pokémon Company's subsidiary is '''[[The Pokémon Company International]]''', which was founded in February 2001 as '''Pokémon USA''' and later merged in 2009 with '''Pokémon UK''' 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''' since its inception in August 2006. | ||
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The Pokémon Company (Japanese: 株式会社ポケモン Kabushiki gaisha Pokémon), originally The Pokémon Center Company (Japanese: ポケモンセンター株式会社 Pokémon Center kabushiki gaisha), is a company founded on April 1998 from a joint venture by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. It is led by Tsunekazu Ishihara and is responsible for the licensing and marketing of the Pokémon franchise. The current name was established in October 2000.
Outside of most Asian countries, The Pokémon Company's subsidiary is The Pokémon Company International, which was founded in February 2001 as Pokémon USA and later merged in 2009 with Pokémon UK to form the current single subsidiary. In Australia and New Zealand, the Pokémon franchise is managed by Nintendo Australia. In South Korea, the franchise is managed by Pokémon Korea since its inception in August 2006.
In April 2010, it founded an affiliate called The Pokémon Communications Company (Japanese: 株式会社ポケモンコミュニケーションズ Kabushiki gaisha Pokémon Communications).
External links
Company
- Japanese
- English
- Company history timeline (Japanese)
- Company history timeline (English)
- Early chronology of Pokémon from the Nintendo Online Magazine's June 2000 issue (Japanese)
Official Pokémon websites
Social media
- The Pokémon Company on Facebook (Japanese)
- The Pokémon Company on Twitter (Japanese)
- The Pokémon Company on YouTube (Japanese)
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