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It\u2019s been a banner year for The Pok\u00e9mon Company: Pok\u00e9mon GO was a global phenomenon and the latest full-on Pok\u00e9game for the 3DS sold very well indeed. One would expect the company to be doing well financially \u2014 perhaps even doubling or tripling last year\u2019s profits. Well, apparently it quinvigintuple<\/span>d<\/em> them, which is to say multiplied by 25 times. (I had to look it up.)<\/p>\n The news comes courtesy of TechCrunch (CrunchGear, technically) alum Serkan Toto, who noticed the line item in Japan\u2019s Kanpo gazette<\/a>. Private companies don\u2019t have to report all their financials, but many post a summary in the gazette regularly.<\/p>\n Last year\u2019s net profit was a mere $5.6 million, down from $18.4 million the year before that (probably owing to Pok\u00e9mon X&Y sales). But this year\u2019s net profit? \u00a515.92 billion, or<\/strong> $143.3 million.<\/strong> That\u2019s more than 25 times last year\u2019s take.<\/p>\n We knew the game was printing money, of course \u2014 it had reportedly created a billion in revenue as early as February<\/a>. Unfortunately, there\u2019s no exact breakdown of these enormous amounts; for example, how much came from in-app purchases and how much came from sponsorship deals. We recently found out that McDonalds and others are paying surprisingly large sums<\/a> to\u2026 lure customers to their stores.<\/p>\n The gravy train won\u2019t stop there, either. Who knows how much they\u2019re making from Magikarp Jump<\/a>?<\/p>\n Featured Image: Bryce Durbin<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/08\/pokemon-money.png?w=680\")
It’s been a banner year for The Pok\u00e9mon Company: Pok\u00e9mon GO was a global phenomenon and the latest full-on Pok\u00e9game for the 3DS sold very well indeed. One would expect the company to be doing well financially — perhaps even doubling or tripling last year’s profits. Well, apparently it quinvigintupled them, which is to say multiplied by 25 times. (I had to look it up.) Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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