Pokemon Pokopia is Omega Force’s biggest game to date

One of the biggest first-party Nintendo titles scheduled to release this year (so far) is Pokemon Pokopia – a life-sim sandbox experience “devoted to crafting, creating, and building”. While initial impressions upon its reveal left plenty to be desired, the spin-off appears to be more than meets the eye, with Pokopia said to be partner studio Omega Force’s biggest project to date.

Ahead of the game’s launch on the 5th of March, the Japanese publication Famitsu sat down with Pokopia’s leads to discuss the upcoming title. When asked about the scale of the game and its development, Omega Force’s Takuto Edagawa stated (as translated by ResetEra user Neha):

“I can't share the exact number of staff, but among all the titles developed by ω-Force [Omega Force] up to now, this one involves the largest number of people in the team's history.”

While Omega Force has never been the biggest studio in the world, its history stretches back to the 1990s with their repertoire of releases including the Dynasty Warriors series; licensed musou partnerships and perhaps most appropriately Dragon Quest Builders 2.

As such, it is interesting to see Pokemon Pokopia be the team’s biggest project to date (especially as Game Freak’s own entries typically land on the cheaper side of things development-wise).

All that said, with a price tag of $70, Pokemon Pokopia could be a bit of a tough sell for fans – even with it being Omega Force’s biggest game so far.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Pokemon Pokopia? Does this latest revelation give you more hope for the project? Have you tried Dragon Quest Builders 2 previously? Let us know down below.

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