Many ‘Ultra Prism’ Prereleases Cancelled in Europe Due to Theft
Where's Detective Pikachu when you need him?!
Several Ultra Prism prereleases that were to take place in the United Kingdom this weekend have been cancelled after someone stole the entire shipment of Ultra Prism product while it was in transit to the distributor, which sends out the product to stores. Unfortunately, a request to send additional stock to the U.K. cannot be fulfilled in time because of the current weather delays in the U.S.
According to witnesses, three suspicious figures were seen near the delivery truck before it was robbed -- one was described as a brash young woman with red hair, the other an effeminate male, and the third a talking cat.
Here's the official story from the UK's distributor, Asmodee, which leaves out some of the aforementioned details.
Ultra Prism Pre-Release Stock Theft and Pre-Release Cancellation
We have been made aware this morning that the Pokémon Ultra Prism pre-release stock has been stolen in transit to Asmodee UK. We are working on sourcing additional product to allow stores to run events next weekend, however it will not be possible for the below listed stores to run pre-release events for the Pokémon Ultra Prism set this weekend. Please expect an update later this week as to the situation of the Ultra Prism pre-release. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
The effected stores are as follows:-
8Bit Planet
A Fistful of Dice
Acme Games
Angry Cherry
Antics Hobby Store
Athena Games
Bag of holding
BattleQuest Games
Bazbo Comics Truro
Beanie Games
Bus Stop Toy Shop
Calamity Comics
Cataclysm Games
Chaos Cards Tabletop Gaming Centre
Chase Games
Chimera Leisure Ltd
Comicrazy
Comics, Games & Coffee
Common Ground Games
Critical Hit Games Cafe
Dark Matter Cafe
Daydream Nation
Den 11
eclectic games
Excelsior games
Famous Collectibles
Fan Boy Three
Firestorm Games Cardiff
Firestorm Games Newport
Galleon Games
Game HQ ltd
Gamers World
Games hub
Geek Retreat
Geeks Headquarters
Golden Sun TCG
GTG Games
Harlequins Blackpool
Heroes (formerly Cheap Thrills)
Highlander Games`
Ibuywargames Ltd
IQ Games Centre
Just Games
Kabooom Entertainment GmbH
KD Games
Kids Stuff Toys
Mad for Miniatures
Magic Madhouse EXP
Mana Gaming
ManaFlux Gaming
Marquee Models
Nerd World
Netherworld
Netherworld Chester
Patriot Games
Patriot Games: Leeds
Portal Games & Entertainment
Premier Express, 2 Coles Lane
Proud Lion
Questing Knight Games
Rewind Collectables
Robins Hobby Cafe
Shadow Games Ltd
Shogun Games/GamesLoft
Skyward Fire Games
Sneak Attack Games
Soda
Stans games
The Gamers’ Emporium
The Games Pit
The Games Shop
The Grove, Goodies, and Geekery
The Hobbit Hole
Toys & Games of Worcester
Travelling Man (Leeds)
Vault 14
Warboar Games
Wargames Workshop MK
Waterstones, University of Hull
Weekend Warlords
