US EditionMcDonald’s Japan Ends Pokemon Card Happy Meal Promotion Early Amid Reports of Food Wastage, Scalping
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Japan: McDonald’s pulls Happy Meal Pokemon cards due to “higher-than-expected sales”
Japan loves Pokemon so when The Pokemon Company and McDonald’s announced that they would be collaborating for a special Happy Meal promotion involving Pokemon cards the public naturally went crazy. This promotion has proved so popular that McDonald’s has pulled the promotion in a number of stores as they just couldn’t keep up with the… Read More »Japan: McDonald’s pulls Happy Meal Pokemon cards due to “higher-than-expected sales” Source
It seems that this campaign has been a real chaos at McDonald’s. After learning about an updated study of the most popular Pokémon in each country by 2024, new collaboration with the fast food chain has now been announced for 2025. However, the Japan McDonald’s closed the promotion of Happy Meal of Pokémon in less than 24 hours. It was going to last for several days, but they have run out of stock ahead of schedule. It seems to be due to Pikachu…
McDonald's Japan announced on the 9th that it has ended the distribution of "Pokemon Cards" with Happy Meals, which had been distributed for a limited time (9th-11th). Sales exceeded expectations, and distribution has now ended at many stores.
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