Tencent and the Pokémon Co to Collaborate on New Games

Executive Summary

Tencent and the Pokémon Company announced they will collaborate on new games.

• The announcement released on Weibo did not specify for which platform the two companies are developing the games; however, Tencent’s platform is the likely one due to its huge presence in mobile and PC games in China.
• Tencent and Nintendo, which owns a stake in the Pokémon Company, will hold a press event on August 2 in Shanghai at which they are expected to announce the launch of the Nintendo Switch Game System in China.
• Tencent is a leading mobile game company offering Honour of Kings, Game of Peace (formerly called PUBG Mobile), Crossfire and League of Legends.