The demand for Pokémon cards has been high in recent weeks, when the series celebrates its 25th anniversary. To accommodate high demand, The Pokémon Company announced today that it will reprint collectible cards.
The Pokémon Company released a statement on its support page that is “aware that some fans are experiencing difficulties purchasing certain Pokémon collectible card products due to very high demand and global shipping restrictions that affect the availability of g” , while confirming that the reprint is affected products at “maximum capacity”.
We are aware that some fans are having trouble purchasing some Pokémon TCG products due to the high demand. In response, we are reprinting impacted products at maximum capacity to ensure that more fans can enjoy Pokémon TCG.
More information here: https://t.co/sClZo3BXsp
– Play Pokémon (@playpokemon) February 10, 2021
There is no specific deadline for when retailers should receive new shipments, but the company has promised that it will “replenish retailers’ inventories as soon as possible”.
In the past few months, Pokémon collectible cards have been in high demand, with products being sold quickly at retailers and older cards being sold for up to $ 375,000 by third parties. Meanwhile, card opening videos exploded on YouTube last year – in some cases, getting millions of views.
With the franchise celebrating an important milestone this year, Nintendo has found several ways to celebrate the occasion. This includes partnering with McDonald’s to distribute collectible cards when you buy a Happy Meal from the fast food chain, but as our sister site Polygon points out that the demand for these items is high and some people are taking advantage of the situation.