KFC and Pokémon Provide Treats and Good Fun.
Starting on May 18 and running through June 1, the promotion presents two dining choices. There's a larger 129.00 CNY (17.79 USD) dinner and a smaller, 69.90 CNY (9.64 USD). Customers are given their choice of five Pokémon characters in both cases: Pikachu, Psyduck (Koduck), Mimikyu, Togepi, and Gengar.
Every character also features interactivity. Pikachu's figure, for example, plays songs on a CD player, while Gengar owns a mini-gaming console running games. If fans purchase the larger meal option, though, they also get a Pokémon handheld game in addition to their choice of a character. Comicbook.com claims that the figures are special in that they are exclusively available in China during this campaign.
KFC and Pokémon: An Effective Team
With Pokémon and KFC their winning combo on Children's Day, Pikachu and Colonel Sanders seem to be a winning duo in China.
Not only does KFC collaborate with kid-friendly entertainment companies to honor Children's Day in China, but other fast-food chains also To provide a comparable meal and, gift choice to KFC, Pizza Hut, for example, has partnered up with Hello Kitty creator Sanrio. Another fast-food restaurant frequented by Chinese children is McDonald's, which is providing the McWalkie-Talkie so that users may interact with other wearers from a distance.
Pokémon, the Phenomenon
Comprising more than twenty-25 years, Pokemon—also known as Pocket Monsters in Japan—is the multimedia franchise produced in concert by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. Designed by Satoshi Tajiri in collaboration with Ken Sugimori and Junichi Masuda, Pokemon is set in fictitious worlds where humans coexist with tamable monsters. Pokemon Trainers are people that catch, raise, fight the animals. To raise their Pokemon with the ultimate aim of competing in events to become the champion, they travel great distances over their continents. From a long-running animated series to a successful trading card game to the medium that began it all, video games, Pokemon encompasses several huge assets. Pokemon also started the "two-game" trend whereby two variants of a game would release and incorporate different Pokemon/features between the versions, therefore motivating players to meet with others and exchange so they could "catch 'em all."
Globally occurring, the Pokémon series has evolved into among the most popular media franchises ever created. It has brought in billions of income and is still somewhat popular today.
KFC Children's Day and Pokémon
With a Pokémon toy and a KFC meal, or at least that's what the two venerable companies wanted the Chinese public to believe when they decided to team up to offer a new collection of Pokémon figures as part of their special menu for the forthcoming Children's Day holiday. There is no better way to enjoy the weekend.
Countries all throughout the world have set aside Children's Day over a century to commemorate and respect children. Children's Days are utilized, on the one hand, to commemorate the pleasures of youth and increase awareness of the concerns dear to children - therefore promoting youngsters themselves. Children's Day, on the other hand, honors the "inner child" inside every adult and motivates people to indulge in unfettered fun - for a brief period - evocative of the carefree days of childhood.
People Unable to Seem to Get Enough of Pokémon
To celebrate Children's Day in China, KFC is not the only fast-food chain collaborating with child-friendly entertainment companies. To provide a comparable meal and, gift choice to KFC, Pizza Hut, for example, has partnered up with Hello Kitty creator Sanrio. Another fast-food establishment frequented by Chinese children, McDonald's, is providing the McWalkie-Talkie, which lets users interact with other wearers over distance.
Still, according on Morning News, a local newspaper, most children all around tend to desire the Pokémon toy if given the option. The study claims that indeed, false iterations of the character have already started to surface here and there. This is not the first time KFC and Pokémon have worked together either. The two businesses teamed last November to provide four Pokémon characters to restaurant customers as a part of their special holiday promotions.
