I think we all could have predicted that the newest era of Pokémon would sell out fast as the series normally does a great job of that, but the question this time was \”How fast?\”

Amazon Japan: the retailer had an allowance of about 100,000 units (it’s not specified if the number refers only to the bundles or to the whole stock). The embargo on preorders was lifted at 10 in the morning. One hour later (11 AM), the Pokemon Center (PokeSen) bundle with a limited edition golden 3DS was sold out. At 19:00 (7 PM) the standard 3DS bundle was sold out as well. At the moment they only have the game by itself in stock.

Selling out in 9 hours. Now that’s fast.