McDonald’s Japan Soars as Game-Starved Diners Catch Pokemon Toys
- Burger chain giving out Pokemon toys along with Happy Meals
- Popular Pokemon Go game still not yet launched in Japan
Pokemon Go Mania Pushes Nintendo to the Next Level
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It seems the only way you can catch a Pokemon in Japan is to buy a burger at McDonald’s.
McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) saw its shares jump as much as 23 percent, the biggest daily gain since its July 2001 listing after it started giving away figurines based on Pokemon characters such as Pikachu with sales of Happy Meals on Friday. Nintendo Co.’s mobile game Pokemon Go, which has sparked a worldwide frenzy, still isn’t available in Japan where the cartoon series was first created.