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Jul 25, 2016, 4:01:30 AM7/25/16

Nintendo Plunges After Saying Pokemon Go Earnings Impact Limited

2016-07-25 00:28:30.460 GMT

By Toshiro Hasegawa

(Bloomberg) -- Shares fall as much as 16%, biggest intraday decline since July 20.

* Co. said Friday after market close that earnings impact from

Pokemon Go game would be limited; has no plans to adjust

forecasts

* SBI Securities senior market analyst Nobuyuki Fujimoto says

by phone he was surprised Nintendo made announcement Friday

night instead of with quarterly earnings; timing likely

disappointing to investors given it came day app was

released in Japan

* Topix today +0.3%

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