Pokémon Pokopia seems to be selling out in multiple parts of the world, with a whole host of major retailers appearing to have no stock left. In the US, Amazon initially listed Pokémon Pokopia for $69.99, but suddenly raised the game’s price to $79.99 on March 9. Despite this, the title now appears to be ‘temporarily out of stock’, at least at the time of writing. I’ve spotted shortages outside of the US, however, with retailers like Currys, Smyths Toys, and even My Nintendo Store looking to have no physical copies left in the UK.I even had an issue buying the game myself, with no in-person stores having any copies in my city. My go-to online retailers seemed to be running low too, which surprised me at first – after all, I don’t remember the last time a new game I wanted wasn’t in stock. But anyway, this shortage suggests that physical copies were undersupplied at the retail level, and a few reports have started to circulate suggesting this. Of course, there could be a number of reasons for specific retailers being short on stock. But from the outside, it seems that – above all – both Nintendo and the Pokémon Company seriously underestimated the positivity of critic and user reception.
