The Pokémon empire continues to expand with the creation of a new subsidiary: Pokémon Works. It has not yet announced the projects it will focus on, but one detail is intriguing. This new subsidiary of The Pokémon Company opened its doors in the same building as ILCA, the studio behind
Pokémon HOME, Pokémon Sparkling Diamond And
Sparkling Pearl. Enough to raise some questions.
It is at Joe Merrick (Serebii.net) that we owe this news. The independent journalist noted that the brand was filed and registered a week ago. It would therefore be a new studio that could work on future Pokémon games. And why not support ILCA in the development of future remakes. However, nothing is confirmed yet. The company hasn’t even been made official yet, and it may not have anything to do with video games.
However, having established this new subsidiary in the same building would allow The Pokémon Company to have an internal team directly linked to the studio. And if the next major title is based around Legends, this does not exclude the return of remakes in the future.
For ILCA, this would be a great opportunity. From a supporting studio, they could become a major partner of The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. The Japanese firm could even want to buy the studio to offer them a wider field of action. While controlling their projects more effectively, obviously.