So, last week, The Pokémon Company done partnered up with GameStop to give out some free codes for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet players. These codes would get them some shiny versions of Koraidon and Miraidon for free. These dragons are all fancy and stuff, being the mascots of the Switch RPGs and all. And get this, these shiny versions ain’t been available legit-like until now. The whole shebang turned into a bit of a mess though, ’cause instead of sending out the codes digitally, GameStop printed ’em on these limited cards. Can you believe it? Limited cards! So, they could only hand out so many, and of course, the scalpers swooped in like vultures to make a quick buck off ’em.
GameStop tried to save face by gettin’ more codes to print out and give away. But wouldn’t ya know it, artificial scarcity reared its ugly head once again. They announced on Sunday that they got a second batch of codes, but they still limited, even though they printed ’em on receipts this time. The excuse? The Pokémon Company supposedly only gave each store about 50 codes. GameStop’s tryna play nice by sayin’ it wasn’t their call to limit the codes, but hey, who really knows? Some folks are skeptical ’cause other countries’ retailers ain’t playin’ by these rules. The scalpers are still at it, sellin’ codes on eBay for as much as 50 smackers. It’s a real shame, ’cause these shiny legendaries are digital goods, so why the heck are they limited in the first place? Like, who in their right mind thinks that makes sense?
Not really sure why this matters, but it seems that GameStop and The Pokémon Company are pointing fingers at each other over this whole mess. GameStop claims they ain’t the ones who decided to limit the codes, but who knows if that’s the real story. Some people are side-eyeing the whole situation ’cause other countries’ stores ain’t playin’ by the same rules. The scalpers are still takin’ advantage of the situation, sellin’ codes for ridiculous prices online. It’s just a digital product, so why the heck are they makin’ it so hard to get? Seems like a lot of unnecessary drama over some shiny Pokémon that’ll probably never be available again. Oh well, such is life in the world of gaming, I guess.
