The Pokémon Company (Pokémon USA)

Infobox_Company
company_name = The Pokémon Company
株式会社ポケモン
company_
company_type = Affiliate of Nintendo
foundation = 1998
2001 (USA branch)
location = Tokyo, Japan
New York City, USA
Bellevue, Washington, USA
London, UK
key_people = Akira Chiba
Bruce Loeb
Kei Taoka
Maya Nakamura
Paul Baron
Lawrence Neves
John Hershberger
Satoshi Tajiri (Japanese Branch)
Chris Brixey

industry = Brand Management
products = Pokémon
num_employees = US Branch: 100 (2006)
homepage = http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ http://www.pokemon.com/

nihongo|The Pokémon Company|株式会社ポケモン|Kabushiki-gaisha Pokemon is an affiliate [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2006/061026e.pdf#page=2] of Nintendo set up as a marketing and licensing front for the highly successful Pokémon franchise. The video games, Pokémon Trading Card Game, and licensed toys are still being made by third and second party companies such as Game Freak and TOMY. According to their timeline, operations began in 1998 with the opening of Pokémon Center in Tokyo, before the actual trademark of "Pokémon, Ltd." was established in 2000. Since then, Nintendo has been marketing this branch as "The Pokémon Company". The US branch (Pokémon USA, Inc) opened in 2001 to handle licensing overseas. [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/history.html]

Since 2001, nearly all licensed Pokémon products have ©Pokémon in the copyright acknowledgments with the usual three of ©Nintendo, ©Game Freak, and ©Creatures, Inc.

As of December 31, 2007, Pokémon USA's president, Akira Chiba has stepped down. Chiba is replaced by Kenji Okubo, previously executive vice president and head of Pokémon USA’s Seattle office, effective January 1, 2008. Okubo will manage Pokémon’s operations in New York, Atlanta, Seattle, Toronto, and London, and will oversee all Pokémon initiatives outside of Japan including the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the long-running animated TV series, North American and European licensing and the recently launched, Pokémon Trading Figure Game. Prior to joining Pokémon USA in 2004, Okubo worked for Nintendo in Redmond, WA, as well as The Pokémon Company headquarters in Tokyo, Japan as director of international business. [ [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071211006030&newsLang=en President of Pokemon USA, Inc. to Step Down ] ]

Listed credits

Games

* Pokémon mini
* Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
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* Pokémon Channel
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* Pokémon Stadium
* Pokémon Stadium 2
* Pokémon Snap
* Pokémon Colosseum
* Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
* Pokémon Emerald
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* Pokémon Dash!
* Pokémon Ranger
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
* Pokémon Trozei!
* Pokémon Diamond & Pearl
* Pokémon Battle Revolution
* Pokémon Battrio
* Pokemon Red & Blue
* Pokémon Gold and Silver
* Pokémon Platinum

Anime

Television Series

* Pokémon anime meta series (Season 1-8 with 4Kids; Seasons 1-5 and 9-10 with TAJ Productions; Season 11 with DuArt Film and Video).
* Pokémon Chronicles

Anime Movies

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* Pokémon 4Ever
* Pokémon Heroes
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* Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
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Television Specials

* The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon
* Mewtwo Returns
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate!
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Time and Darkness Exposition

References