McDonald’s locations in Japan were forced to cancel a Happy Meal promotion featuring limited edition Pokémon cards because collectors swarmed stores — leaving behind piles of untouched food and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, ...

McDonald's has announced the early end of a Happy Meal Pokémon card promotion in Japan, after the chain was swamped by fans ...

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

McDonald’s Japan abruptly ended its highly anticipated Pokémon Happy Meal trading card promotion just one day after launch ...

Already this week, scalpers were listing the McDonald’s Pokémon cards on eBay for some 4000 yen (£20) – while a Happy Meal ...

McDonald's Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed ...

The incident meant McDonald's ran out of its cards within hours of its three-day promotion going live, forcing the burger ...

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

What started out innocently enough—a Happy Meal giveaway featuring Pokemon trading cards—has turned into complete pandemonium ...

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 ...

As per the statement released by the multinational food joint, the Pokémon Happy Meal will not come along with a limited edition Pokémon card. The corrective measure has been taken by the company in ...