Pokémon Pokopia has been a massive success for Nintendo, The Pokémon Company and developer Omega Force. The game commands an average critic score of 89 on OpenCritic, emphasising how beloved the title is. We don't have any official sales data—which is unlikely to change until The Pokemon Company's next earnings call—but Pokopia is sold out at many retailers, and Amazon has raised the price to $80 due to high demand, both of which are indicative of strong sales.
The Pokémon Company's ownership is split in three ways between Game Freak, Nintendo and Creatures Inc.
There are murmurings that Pokopia has been dubbed a "system seller" for the Nintendo Switch 2, a console that currently lacks exclusives outside of Mario Kart, Donkey Kong Bananza and now, Pokémon Pokopia. You don't have to be a market analyst to know that Animal Crossing meets Pokémon would be popular, but Omega Force went above and beyond what people probably expected from the title.
In light of the strong sales, Nintendo's stock price has surged over 13 per cent in the five days since Pokemon Pokopia released. This is an investor response to the success of Pokopia, which could drive sales of the Nintendo Switch...
