But will they learn from their McSteaks?
McDonald’s restaurants in Japan seem to have got a little more than they bargained for over this past weekend, as a promotion between Pokémon and the company’s Happy Meals had to shut down early. The reason? “Higher-than-expected sales”. However, it appears there’s more going on here — and, as you can guess, scalpers seem to be involved.
Reported on by Yahoo Japan and as seen on social media (cheers, MyNintendoNews) customers have been showing off counters in stores that are lined with wasted food, purchased only for the Pokémon cards inside. The promotion was originally due to run between 9th and 11th August, but was pulled after just 24 hours.
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