This story seems artificial. So a "limited quantity" pre-order item is unavailable and tons of other Mei items remaining available, and we're meant to believe t

This story seems artificial. So a "limited quantity" pre-order item is unavailable and tons of other Mei items remaining available, and we're meant to believe this is down to politics rather than the character getting popular and them selling out? If they had removed the Funko and other Mei stuff, sure, but it looks like demand was high and they sold out/exhausted their limited run of an expensive collectable.