The Pokemon CompanyA key Norwegian pension fund that helps power investment into the national oil sector has allegedly earned at least US$148 million (NOK1 billion) from the global Pokémon Go craze. The sovereign wealth fund officially known as the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), but often referred to as the Oil Fund, has a 0.73 percent stake in Nintendo as of December 31, 2015, according to The Local.

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