Nintendo Requests Name Change for Robbed Pokémon Store in New York

A store located in New York, which operates under a name referencing the Pokémon franchise, was recently targeted in a burglary. Following the incident, Nintendo has contacted the business to request that it change its name.

The request comes in the wake of the theft, though no further details regarding the legal status of the store or the specifics of the burglary have been provided by the company. The store remains the subject of this naming dispute as it continues to operate in the city.