nɪntˈɛndoʊ hæd æt ðə tˈaɪm sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə ʃˈɛɹz ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni, wˌaɪl θˈɜːtiːn.θɹˈiː pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə ʃˈɛɹz wɜːɹ ˈoʊnd baɪ dˈɛntsuː ænd ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðɪ ˈeɪt.sˈɛvən pɚsˈɛnt wɜːɹ ˈoʊnd baɪ ˈʌðɚ ʃˈɛɹhoʊldɚz.
Nintendo had at the time 78% of the shares of the company, while 13.3% of the shares were owned by Dentsu and the rest of the 8.7% were owned by other shareholders.