TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo Co., the Japanese maker of Pokemon and Super Mario video games, raised its stake in baseball's major league club the Seattle Mariners to more than 50 percent, a company spokesman said Friday.
Nintendo's U.S. subsidiary spent US$67 million (euro50.5 million) to acquire the stake held by former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi, who acquired his share of the club in 1992, Yasuhiro Minagawa said.
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