Nintendo President Promises To Tackle Pokémon Card Scalpers After Billions Printed Fail To Satisfy Market

Kotaku | 06.07.2026 01:31
We are so far away from the world where you had to convince your mom how rare Charizards are. The frenzy surrounding trading card games, Pokémon above all, has become a circus of obsession, scamming, violence and Pikachu. While the Pokémon Company and Nintendo have sparsely addressed this surreal state of affairs directly, President Shuntaro Furukawa recently assured shareholders that it’s on Nintendo’s radar, and that they will be taking greater measures to address the crisis.