"There were no tickets or lines, so I turned around at 10am, and there was a lot of people rushing into the store from all the entrances, pushing each other, fighting, screaming, children crying because they were being hit by other customers, it was total war."
"Several posts online have blamed the ongoing Pokémon scalping epidemic for the desperate scenes. However, if that is true, fans can take solace in the fact that, less than 24 hours later, the Pokémon Company announced that the monochrome Pikachu plushie will be available to order through their website in the near future."
Pokémon celebrated its 30th anniversary on February 27th by releasing exclusive merchandise, including a black and white Game Boy-inspired Pikachu plush. The Tokyo Bay Pokémon Center experienced severe chaos when the store opened without ticketing or queue systems, resulting in customers rushing through multiple entrances, pushing, fighting, and screaming. Children were reportedly injured in the pandemonium. Similar disruptions occurred at other Japanese Pokémon Centers. The Pokémon Company attributed the frenzy partly to ongoing scalping issues. However, within 24 hours, the company announced the monochrome Pikachu plush would become available for online ordering, providing broader access to the limited-edition item.
Read at Kotaku
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