Nintendo started in the 19th century as a hanafuda maker. To this day, Nintendo still makes hanafuda cards in Japan. But is it making these Pokémon hanafuda cards?
As pointed out by Gigazine, a mysterious Pokémon hanafuda site just went up in Japan. The site states that more details will be made available on October 18.
There are Nintendo, Pokémon, and Game Freak copyrights at the bottom, so I'm assuming Nintendo is making these cards. At least, I hope it is.
ポケモン花札 [Official Site via Gigazine]
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