Nintendo riporta in vita una rara carta Pokémon 23 anni dopo dopo che il famoso mago ha fatto causa: "Sono stato uno sciocco"

Un Pokémon che è stato assente dal GCC Pokémon per oltre due decenni sta finalmente tornando, dopo che l'illusionista Uri Geller (che sosteneva che il Pokémon fosse basato sulla sua somiglianza) apparentemente aveva una nuova prospettiva sulla vita. Geller ha fatto causa a Nintendo per la prima volta nel 2000 dopo aver visto un'immagine delle carte Kadabra in Giappone, che ha il nome "Yungerer" o "Yungeller" (un chiaro riferimento dice Geller al proprio nome), chiedendo $ 60 milioni di danni. Mentre la causa è stata archiviata nel 2003 in America, Geller ha continuato a perseguirla in altre regioni.

Nintendo remained tight-lipped about the matter, though fans noted that Kadabra began to be used more sparingly outside of the games and, in the case of the cards, eventually not at all. The Pokémon was removed from the trading card game in 2002 but will return in this year's Pokémon Card 151, which features the very first game's roster (including Kadabra). 

Questa notizia è stata rotta dal sito PokéBeach (si apre in una nuova scheda), che ha ricevuto anche un messaggio post-pubblicazione da Geller. 

"I am pleased Pokémon fans are excited to see Kadabra return to the card game," said Geller. "Look, I want to thank the Pokémon fans who reached out to me over the last [few] years. Including the ones from PokéBeach, who kept contacting me non-stop. So basically, it was you and my granddaughters that got me to change my mind.

"Now we can all see Kadabra reunited with the original Pokémon in the card game this summer. I love you all. And I admit, totally open and honest. I was a fool. It was a devastating mistake for me to sue Pokémon. [Kadabra] was basically a tribute to Uri Geller. But it’s back now. Forgive me. I love you all. Much love and energy."

Sebbene Geller abbia una storia di litigio, potrebbe anche aver avuto un po 'di ragione qui. Kadabra è stato sicuramente ispirato da Geller, che è un illusionista di fama mondiale ed è stato costantemente sugli schermi nei decenni passati. Il resto dei Pokémon Alakazam sono basati su altri maghi: Abra è Edgar Cayce; Alakazam è Harry Houdini.

Geller apparently wrote to Nintendo in late 2020 to tell them he'd changed his mind about things, and in December 2020 the president of The Pokémon company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, wrote a letter of thanks (and to give credit where it is definitely due, this seems sparked by a PokéBeach campaign that began on its forums in 2018).

In August 2022, Geller had basically announced this was coming. "The reason I changed my mind—first of all, I did a stupid thing for suing them," said Geller. "I was just angry that my name appeared on a Pokémon card out of the blue without ever being asked. The most important thing is in these 20 years I became a grandfather. I saw my granddaughters and I thought 'Come on, you gotta release the Pokemon card back into circulation again.' Hence my letter. And what a nice letter [Ishihara] sent back. I’m really happy about it."

This is a very Friday story, in which a notoriously litigious corporation is finally no longer under the threat of litigation, and can do a nice thing, but arguably they also deserved it, so… I'm throwing my hands up. I guess at least Nintendo knows Houdini isn't gonna sue.

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• Fonte: https://www.pcgamer.com/nintendo-brings-back-rare-pokemon-card-23-years-later-after-famous-magician-drops-lawsuit-i-was-a-fool