A woman uses a mobile phone prior to a parade where Pokemon's character Pikachu attends, in Yokohama, Japan, August 7, 2016. Picture taken on August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO: Nintendo cut its full-year outlook blaming disappointing Wii U game sales and a strong yen, but it remained profitable thanks to the sale of the Seattle Mariners baseball team.
The warning came despite the immense global popularity of the Pokémon Go app this summer, which was downloaded by millions, as the franchise-creator does not own the game’s licence.
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