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==Online== | ==Online== | ||
[[File:Pokémon Center online.png | [[File:Pokémon Center online.png|thumb|The Pokémon Center North America site the day before closing]] | ||
Online stores were available for Japan and North America, as well as an online store which is currently accessible via mobile phones in Japan. Around mid-January 2008, the Pokémon Center online store in North America displayed a closing message, encouraging shoppers to take advantage of closing sales, because the store would be closing at the end of the month. The store did close effective February 1st, but kept a Q & A site in place of the actual store. The reason given for the closing was: "Pokémon USA, Inc. (now part of [[The Pokémon Company International]]) has decided to sell Pokémon merchandise exclusively through its retail partners." The site continued to accept product returns that met their product return standards and were postmarked by February 21st of that year. Now if one visits [http://pokemoncenter.com pokemoncenter.com], it will redirect to [[Pokémon.com|the Pokémon website]]. | Online stores were available for Japan and North America, as well as an online store which is currently accessible via mobile phones in Japan. Around mid-January 2008, the Pokémon Center online store in North America displayed a closing message, encouraging shoppers to take advantage of closing sales, because the store would be closing at the end of the month. The store did close effective February 1st, but kept a Q & A site in place of the actual store. The reason given for the closing was: "Pokémon USA, Inc. (now part of [[The Pokémon Company International]]) has decided to sell Pokémon merchandise exclusively through its retail partners." The site continued to accept product returns that met their product return standards and were postmarked by February 21st of that year. Now if one visits [http://pokemoncenter.com pokemoncenter.com], it will redirect to [[Pokémon.com|the Pokémon website]]. | ||
On August 6, 2014, the Pokémon Center online store will reopen for North America at the same URL. | On August 6, 2014, the Pokémon Center online store will reopen for North America at the same URL. Some fans have been given advance access via mail, where they can access the Pokémon Center website starting July 2, 2014. These fans have been given some special gifts from The Pokémon Company alongside the invitation: an iPhone 5 case, a notebook, a canteen, and a plush Special Delivery Pikachu. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||