A Mysterious New Pokémon Studio Just Opened And No One Knows What It's Making

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There's no shortage of content but it seems that The Pokémon Company is gearing up to produce even more spinoffs of the massive monster-taming franchise. Beyond the mainline Pokémon games, fans have been treated to a plethora of projects designed to capture the spirit of the franchise within a unique context. Some notably successful spinoffs include the wildly popular , the picture-taking, the competitive, and even apps designed to help people track their sleep and brush their teeth.

Per VG247, players are looking at several more products in the coming years as The Pokémon Company has opened a new development team simply titled The Pokémon Works. This division's website specifies that its purpose is purely focused on the Pokémon franchise as it will be developing "" like. Aside from these vague details, there's nothing else to go on, leading to plenty of speculation regarding the purpose of The Pokémon Works.

To put it plainly, The Pokémon Works team could be developing anything given the franchise's sheer diversity in products. If it's not working on some kind of spinoff like or it will be focused on moving more into the realm of services; The website specifically calls out, soit could be The Pokémon Company attempting to further capitalize on lifestyle apps. As a brand, has managed to achieve success in so many different sectors that it's difficult to imagine a direction it won't pursue.

If anything, the creation of The Pokémon Works is an indication that the franchise is showing no signs of stagnating or slowing down. With the recent launch of , even more fans are being introduced to one of the series' most successful creations, prompting further growth in the tabletop market. 's success has often stemmed from its strong cross-promotion synergies so funneling more money to a team that can strengthen this aspect of the business makes sense.

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