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[Shikamaru Ninja]

Technically the only games they developed weren't developed just by them so with pedanticness, my statement is still factual , but yeah I conceded that I forgot the Stadiums development hours ago.

The Stadium games were done by EAD. You can cross-reference the entire staff and they are long-time EAD members. The only contract staff were the "Pokemon Center Modelers" which was a group hired by Nintendo to work on 3D models on a temp basis. Also those Pokemon Mini games were developed purely in-house as well.

 

[JoeM86]

I'm not necessarily saying they're forcing them to do that. I am saying though that they're not doing damn well enough to stop it.

Why do you think that? DenpaMen RPG Free has over 1 million downloads in Japan alone.

 

[Nightbird]

I love how people won't stop quoting Joe on that EAD Post.

You'd better edit that, saying that you've been already corrected Joe

 

[entremet]

Ah, I was wondering what would stop MS coming in and buying out a majority but I guess not.

It's different with Japanese companies. You can't just out and out buy them like that, especially by a foreign one.

 

[Nightbird]

It's different with Japanese companies. You can't just out and out buy them like that, especially by a foreign one.

But didn't MS tried this with Nintendo though? I think i read that somewhere before, but i'm sure anymore

 

[JoeM86]

I love how people won't stop quoting Joe on that EAD Post.

You'd better edit that saying, that you've been already corrected Joe

Indeed. I was corrected within minutes of my brainfart, yet hours later...

Ah, I was wondering what would stop MS coming in and buying out a majority but I guess not.

They'd have to be willing to sell for one, which they won't be.

 

[a916]

Indeed. I was corrected within minutes of my brainfart, yet hours later...



They'd have to be willing to sell for one, which they won't be.

Not even for the right price?

 

[jholmes]

Why do you think that? DenpaMen RPG Free has over 1 million downloads in Japan alone.

I don't know what your statement has to do with what you quoted. I also don't know why one million downloads of free software would impress you.

 

[vinnygambini]

Not even for the right price?

And what would they gain from the transaction? They would buy a shell of a company.

Nintendo own the Pokemon logo and character name trademarks - can't develop a game or any product for that matter (merchandising, movies, etc.) without featuring the mentioned.

Game Freak & Creatures Inc. can't develop a Pokemon game without Nintendo's consent and vice versa.

 

[JoeM86]

I don't know what your statement has to do with what you quoted. I also don't know why one million downloads of free software would impress you.

Well it's that they are doing well with it. It's not like they're publishing stinker after stinker. There's a reason why Denpa Men has had multiple sequels before the free version

Not even for the right price?

You'd may as well be asking for Zelda to be bought from Nintendo. Even if GF is bought out, which is unlikely, Pokémon wouldn't be able to shift from Nintendo.

 

[Boss Doggie]

On a random tidbit, Toho is the official distributor of Pokemon movies in Japan, and apparently lent some of their monster voices for the 8-bit cries in Pokemon.

 

[Neoxon]

Thanks OP for clearing up my confusions about the Pokémon ownership situation. I literally looked it up & ended up getting all of the info I needed in this thread.

That being said, the Amiibo situation concerning Nintendo being unable to use the Pokémon Amiibos in other games may mean that Nintendo doesn't have as much control over the franchise as we think.

 

[Richie]

What I wonder is, if the bulk of Pokémon's profits go to Nintendo, how on Earth did they manage to have two years in the red recently? Surely Pokémon generates a freakin' massive load of money off merchandising, even if it had to be split in three?

(It's past midnight here and I may be makin' a very stupid question, think of it as shower thoughts)

 

[ryūkotsusei]

I just found this article posted today:

It gets even more convoluted when adding in the fact that Game Freak and Creatures, associated with the originator of the Pokémon concept, own the remaining stake in the Pokémon Company, while Nintendo owns a roughly 10% stake in Creatures, according to CSLA.

"Nintendo stock a sell despite huge success of Pokémon Go", MarketWatch

 

[SatoAilDarko]

I just found this article posted today:



"Nintendo stock a sell despite huge success of Pokémon Go", MarketWatch

Good find. Was always curious about that.

 

[Eliseo]

More people needs to read this thread.

 

[spekkeh]

I just found this article posted today:



"Nintendo stock a sell despite huge success of Pokémon Go", MarketWatch

How can Creatures Inc be a Nintendo subsidiary if Nintendo only owns 10%?

 

[JoeM86]

I just found this article posted today:



"Nintendo stock a sell despite huge success of Pokémon Go", MarketWatch

It is a bit of an assumption though. We've never been able to find solid numbers. Closest numbers we've found is in Nintendo's ownership of Ape Inc., the precursor to Creatures Inc.

 

[casiopao]

How can Creatures Inc be a Nintendo subsidiary if Nintendo only owns 10%?

Yup I think, some of the info is wrong there.

 

[spekkeh]

Apparently it's not a subsidiary (would it otherwise have to be in the books? can you own a majority stake with no voting rights, none of this makes sense), I guess GiantBomb is wrong.