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How McDonald's big bet on Pokémon cards ended with 24 hours of grown men fighting, pigeons snapping up fries, and scalpers cashing in

McDonald's Japan's Pokémon Happy Meal launch had it all — scalpers, grown men brawling, and pigeons feasting on fries.
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McDonald’s Japan Halts Pokemon Card Giveaway

McDonald’s Japan halts Pokemon card giveaway after crowds and reseller activity overwhelmed stores, left piles of uneaten ...

McDonald’s Gets Tough On Pokémon Scalpers Ahead Of Another Weekend Of Giveaways

Last weekend, Japanese McDonald’s outlets’ attempts to include packs of Pokémon cards in Happy Meals ended not only two days early, but in the complete chaos of miserable children and gross amounts of ...
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Pokémon Happy Meal Sales at McDonald’s Japan Further Limited to Only 3 Sets Per Group, but Trading Cards Will Not Be Distributed

Ltd. said Thursday it will put further limits on sales of its Happy Meal sets, which currently comes with a Pokémon toy, to ...

McDonald's Japan's Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end

Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards. The company ...
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McDonalds sets a strict purchase limit on Pokemon happy meals

McDonald’s Japan set a stricter purchase limit of three happy meal sets per group for the second launch of its Pokemon ...

Thousands of Happy Meals discarded in Pokémon card frenzy

McDonald’s Japan has apologised after a promotional stunt with Pokémon triggered frenzied fans to bulk order Happy Meals, ...

Dumped, uneaten Happy Meals litter Japanese streets after McDonald’s collaboration with Pokémon

A collaboration between McDonald’s Japan and Pokémon sparked concerns about food waste and consumer ethics. CNN’s Hanako ...