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The story
A pop-up store for the game Palworld became a hot topic on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (Geha) board after it abruptly scrapped its planned entry-ticket system and switched to open admission for anyone. In the thread, the theory that “maybe not enough customers showed up” spread as users debated why tickets were no longer needed, and the discussion turned into a comparison between photos posted from the venue and how crowded Pokémon Centers tend to be. The exchange put a spotlight on how attendance is trending at merchandise events for popular IPs.
What people said
If it's a popular IP store, you'd expect a ton of people to show up — are you sure it's fine without tickets?? 🥺
Which part of this funny incident counts as material for the compilation?
Seriously, nothing can top Palworld
I've never seen such a pathetic game
There's no way that could happen with super-popular Palworld 🥺
I mean, without scalpers around that's pretty normal, honestly
But I guess no scalpers swarming just means it's not popular
Um… there was also that SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment) Astro Bot hands-on event in Shibuya that was completely empty, you know
More people than the Pokémon Center lol
Dead empty lol
No wonder the Palworld compilation thread never runs dry lol
https://newsdig.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/2/d/590mw/img_2d68ec8af045f8471d057a36f8dd73fe66061.jpg
https://newsdig.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/b/4/590mw/img_b48aa632058d6b168d71004837d1379163324.jpg
I was thinking of that too lol
This is exactly what I came here to see
in terms of how empty it was
That one was rough too
Scalpers probably bet on the Palworld cards as a long shot, got burned, and gave up on it
Oh yeah, that happened lol
And I think the production run was tiny too
Maybe this store is just a clearance sale for that leftover unsold merch
Is that what happened?
Gotta minimize the losses however you can
Smart of whoever's in charge to do damage control
Other branches are just as bare lol
That's the Nagano Tokyu one posted above
https://www.web-komachi.com/?p=296107
> Tickets were handed out from the morning on day one, and a lot of fans showed up right when the store opened.
This, right here
Cut it out with the narrative-spinning
https://www.web-komachi.com/?p=296107
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
Merchandise events typically hand out entry tickets to prevent chaos from attendance exceeding expectations, so when tickets suddenly become unnecessary, it’s often because turnout fell short of projections. The thread split between those who saw this change as “proof nobody showed up” and those who chalked it up to “just a system glitch that forced an abrupt change in operations.” The venue photos posted only capture a specific moment in time, and crowd levels can vary depending on conditions — right after opening versus just before closing, for instance — so judging total attendance from photos alone may be premature. The Pokémon Center photos used for comparison could also be from different stores or times of day, so a simple side-by-side comparison should be taken with a grain of salt.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “[Good News] Palworld’s Pop-Up Store Suddenly Drops Ticket Requirement, Now Open to All ♥“.
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