The number of stores that stop selling Pokemon card games due to safety concerns is increasing rapidly



'Pokemon Card Game, ' the first trading card game in Japan to celebrate its 25th anniversary in October 2021, has become increasingly popular both in Japan and overseas in recent years. It has become clear that the handling of such Pokemon card games has been suspended by major overseas retail sales chains such as Target and Wal-Mart.

Pokemon cards pulled from Target and Walmart due to safety concerns --Eurogamer.net
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-13-pokemon-cards-pulled-from-target-and-walmart-due-to-safety-concerns

Target will stop selling Pokemon cards in stores, citing employee safety --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/12/22433236/target-halts-sale-pokemon-mlb-nba-nfl-trading-cards-may-14

Target Stores To Halt Sales Of All Trading Cards From May 14th Forward
https://bleedingcool.com/games/target-stores-to-halt-sales-of-all-trading-cards-from-may-14th-forward/

Target has announced that it will suspend the handling of all types of trading cards at all stores in the United States after May 14. 'To ensure the safety of our customers and team members, we will stop selling MLB, NFL, NBA, and Pokemon trading cards in stores until we announce them later,' said the store's card counter. The written paper is pasted. It is unknown at the time of writing whether this measure extends to other trading cards such as Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Duel Monsters.



It seems that the same poster is posted at another target store.



Similar steps have been taken at Wal-Mart, leaking a notice stating, 'The trading card category will be discontinued in stores due to increased demand and improper behavior of our customers.' However, in the case of Wal-Mart, trading cards have been suspended at least in some stores, but it is unclear if the same measures are being taken in all stores.





The reason why trading cards are suspended at multiple stores due to safety concerns is that 'the demand for trading cards is increasing rapidly, promoting resale and some very dangerous behaviors' overseas. Game media Eurogamer.net points out. On May 7, 2021 at the target of the parking lot which is in Wisconsin, that the men occur quarrel over the trading card is taken out of the gun incident occurred is.

In Japan, a 28-year-old man has been arrested for stealing a Pokemon card game worth 1 million yen.

Invade with a rope that steals 1 million yen worth of Pokemon cards etc.-YouTube


Officials seem to be aware of the surge in demand for trading cards, and the Pokemon official also said, 'The demand for cards is so high that some fans are having trouble buying certain Pokemon card games. We are aware. We are considering reselling the affected products so that more fans can enjoy them in response to supply shortages. '



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