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Re:Nintendo’s Resurgence by rainbowmverse on Monday December 11, 2017 @05:45PM (#15901373)
Nintendo follows a similar pattern to Microsoft where they alternate between failures and wins. Also, Nintendo doesn't own Pokémon.
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Re:Nintendo’s Resurgence by wlesieutre on Monday December 11, 2017 @05:58PM (#15901488)
Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures Inc. are coowners of The Pokemon Company, but Nintendo is the sole owner of every related trademark.

It might be possible for Creatures Inc and Game Freak to have The Pokemon Company create a Pokemon game for PlayStation (it's not known how ownership/control is divided), but it couldn't use the name Pokemon, the Pokemon logo, or any of the existing Pokemon characters.

And regardless of who owns Pokemon, Nintendo is the one selling Game Boys and DSes to play it on.

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Re:Nintendo’s Resurgence by jeremymcanally on Monday December 11, 2017 @06:04PM (#15901549)
They do own a piece of the company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pokémon_Company

It's a complicated arrangement, but they're definitely banking off the success of the franchise directly and indirectly.

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