McDonald’s latest Pokémon-themed Happy Meals promised a playful mix of nostalgia and excitement. Instead, the launch sparked an unexpected frenzy that swept across Japan, leaving restaurants ...

A guy set one rule for his day in Tokyo: only Pokémon-branded food and drinks, nothing else. What started as a fun challenge turned into a deep dive into Japan's franchise food economy — where themed ...

You've probably heard the rumors, and yes, the McDonald's gold card is real. It's kind of legendary. If you're lucky enough to get one, it means free McDonald's, sometimes for life, sometimes just in ...

For most of us, the words “Pokémon Cafe” mean that free-to-play video game, Pokémon Cafe Remix. But if you’re lucky enough to live in Osaka or Tokyo, it’s a real-life restaurant, that serves food that ...

We thought it would be really, really fun to do three decades of Pokémon at Decades,” said Marketing and Sales Manager, Tony ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...

A McDonald's Happy Meal deal with Pokémon cards was supposed to run from August 9 to 11, 2025. - Winhorse/Getty Images Piles of untouched Happy Meals littered sidewalks outside McDonald’s restaurants ...

(CNN) — Piles of untouched Happy Meals littered sidewalks outside McDonald’s restaurants in Japan over the weekend, as frenzied customers scrambled to buy limited-edition sets with Pokémon cards. The ...