First Avenue Entertainment LLLP

First Avenue Entertainment LLLP was the corporate entity set up by Nintendo of America to control its ownership shares in the Seattle Mariners, following its purchase of the team in 1992.

In 2016, the ownership of the shares within the group was restructured, with 17 minority owners, led and represented by John Stanton, buying 90% of Nintendo's shares. This was a change of ownership, but it did not affect the name of the corporate entity under which the shares were owned. Besides Stanton, the other major name among shareholders is Chris Larson, a retired executive from Microsoft.

Further Reading

• Associated Press: "MLB approves sale of Seattle Mariners, Stanton to take over", USA Today, August 18, 2016. [1]