The Pokémon Company

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The Pokémon Company
Founded: 1998 Founder: N/A President: N/A Predecessor: The Pokémon Center Company Parent / owner: Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures, Inc. Divisions / subsidiaries: The Pokémon Company International, Pokémon Korea, Inc., The Pokémon Center Company (2011, formally The Pokémon Center Tokyo)
Website: www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en

The Pokémon Company (Japanese: 株式会社ポケモン) is a Japanese company based in Tokyo that manages the Pokémon brand.

Founded in 1998 then known as The Pokémon Center Company (Japanese: ポケモンセンター株式会社) (not to be confused with the 2011 subsidiary), it is a joint venture between Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, Inc. (the copyright holders for the series). The Pokémon Company is responsible for matters such as licensing, advertising, and publishing for the Pokémon franchise.

See also

• Pokémon Daisuki Club
• Pokémon Hiroba
• The Pokémon Communications Company

References

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Key employees Presidents Founder: Fusajiro Yamauchi Successors: Sekiryo Kaneda • Hiroshi Yamauchi • Satoru Iwata • Tatsumi Kimishima • Shuntaro Furukawa NOA: Minoru Arakawa • Tatsumi Kimishima • Reggie Fils-Aimé • Doug Bowser NOE: Satoru Shibata • Koji Miyake Managers, etc. Internal Creative Fellow: Shigeru Miyamoto Technology Fellow: Genyo Takeda EPD: Shinya Takahashi PTD: Ko Shiota NST: Shigeki Yamashiro Subsidiaries NNSD: Yusuke Beppu Monolith Soft: Hirohide Sugiura, Tetsuya Takahashi 1-Up Studio: Gen Kadoi ND Cube: Hidetoshi Endo Retro: Michael Kelbaugh NERD: Alexandre Delattre