Pre‑orders hungry collectors for Pokémon’s 30th anniversary merchandise on the official Pokémon Center site the flagship website went live Wednesday, triggering extensive global server failures as demand overwhelmed the platform, bringing the site to a halt.
Queues lines lasted up to six hours in extreme cases, with customers racing to secure rare gear online.
Early leaks sneak peeks on Tuesday also showed the full trading card game set list all the new cards before its official rollout the scheduled launch, firing up excitement ahead of release.
In Australia Down under, initial 30th anniversary boxes will also make their debut in McDonald’s Happy Meals this week, marking a historic moment as the themed menus at last include the collectibles.