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Sunday1st May 2022
Video 7 Nintendo Switch Games Exclusive To Japan That We Really Want Localised
Yo-Kai Watch 4, Dragon Quest X and more!
As much as we love the Nintendo Switch, one downside is the fact so many great games still are still exclusive to Japan. With this in mind, our American-based video producer Zion Grassl has rounded up a bunch of games that we would love to see localised. There are all sorts of games from Yo-Kai Watch 4,...
Tuesday29th Dec 2020
News Level-5 Boss Teases 2021 Announcement, Says He Loves Cyberpunk 2077
New game is unlikely to come to the West
Forgive us this moment of subjective praise in a news story, but Level-5 really is one of the best studios out there. They brought us our beloved, behatted mystery-solver, Professor Layton, as well as the underrated gem that is Fantasy Life, and somehow they also managed to develop Ni No Kuni, Yo-Kai Watch,...
Tuesday1st Oct 2019
News Level-5 Announces Yo-Kai Watch 4++ For Switch
Arrives in Japan this December
If the announcement Yo-Kai Watch 4 would be released on the PlayStation 4 wasn't already enough of a surprise, Level-5 has now revealed Yo-Kai Watch 4++ for both Switch and PS4. According to the official Yo-Kai Watch Twitter account, it launches in Japan on 5th December and adds more content to the existing game such...
Thursday12th Sep 2019
News Yo-Kai Watch 4 Will No Longer Be A Nintendo Switch Exclusive
Level-5 confirms PlayStation 4 release
Yo-Kai Watch has had a good run exclusively on Nintendo systems over the years, but it appears the series will soon branch out. Overlooking the odd mobile spin-off, Level-5 has announced Yo-Kai Watch 4 is coming to PlayStation 4 in the near future. The fourth main entry in the Yo-Kai series was the first one...
Saturday6th Jul 2019
News Level-5 Announces Yo-Kai Watch 4 Western Release At The 2019 Anime Expo
No word on a launch date
During a panel at the 2019 Anime Expo, Level-5 announced Yo-Kai Watch 4 for Nintendo Switch would eventually be released in the west (thanks, HDKirin). Although this isn't the most surprising news, it's nice to know the Japanese developer and publisher hasn't forgotten about the fanbase within this region. Unfortunately,...
Wednesday26th Jun 2019
Japanese Charts Yo-Kai Watch 4 Takes Number One Despite Lower-Than-Usual Series Sales
Switch takes nine of the top ten
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 17th - 23rd June, revealing that Yo-Kai Watch 4 has jumped straight to number one in its first week on sale. The game sold an estimated 150,721 copies during its opening week, easily fending off second place title Yakuza 5 - which also released as a new title this...
Tuesday18th Jun 2019
News Level-5 Is Appearing At Anime Expo For The First Time Ever
"Stay tuned for more details"
Level-5, the Japanese developer and publisher best known for Yo-Kai Watch, Professor Layton and the Inazuma Eleven series has announced it will be appearing at next month's Anime Expo in Los Angeles. It revealed this information over on the Layton series Twitter account and informed followers to "stay tuned for more...
Friday17th May 2019
News Yo-Kai Watch 4 Release Delayed Yet Again In Japan
For the final time?
The upcoming Yo-kai Watch 4 release has been delayed once again in Japan, Level-5 has confirmed. The previously stated 6th June date has now been scrapped, with a new date of 20th June taking its place. The news comes from an official Level-5 notice which states that the delay has been put in place to further increase the...
Monday15th Apr 2019
News New Yo-Kai Watch 4 Characters, Explorable World And More Revealed
Launches in Japan this June
Yo-kai Watch 4 will be launching in Japan in just under two months' time and, while we still haven't heard any news of a western release just yet, Level-5 has shared some new information about the game. First up is 'Yo-makai', the fourth world that you'll be able to explore and home to the Yo-kai. This world was first...
Tuesday12th Mar 2019
News Yo-Kai Watch 4 Finally Gets A Solid Release Date, In Japan At Least
Another slight delay
Level-5 has revealed the Japanese release date for the upcoming Yo-Kai Watch 4 in the latest issue of Corocoro magazine. Those in Japan, or anyone with a Japanese eShop account, can get their hands on the game from 6th June. No pricing has been revealed for the region just yet, but having a solid release date is definitely...
Wednesday13th Feb 2019
News Yo-Kai Watch Popularity Declines Sharply Against Steady Ol' Pokémon
Yokai ain't afraid of no ghost, but indifference gives them the willies
It seems the Yo-Kai Watch bubble is bursting fast in the Land of the Rising Sun. In fact, it burst a while ago, but the game and its accompanying media and merch were so incredibly popular in Japan that residual interest keeps the whole shebang running on fumes. While the craze...
Sunday27th Jan 2019
Video Level-5 Showcases Yo-Kai Watch 4 Gameplay At World Hobby Fair Winter 2019
Looks marvellous
Exactly a week ago, Level-5 released a new trailer for its upcoming Switch game Yo-Kai Watch 4 at World Hobby Fair Winter 2019. This clip provided a glimpse of the world you'll be able to explore and the Yo-Kai you can expect to encounter in battle. If this wasn't enough to satisfy you, Level-5 has now uploaded a direct-feed...
Sunday20th Jan 2019
News Level-5 Shares New Yo-Kai Watch 4 Trailer
Out this spring in Japan
After being delayed last October, the next installment in the Yo-Kai Watch video game franchise - Yo-Kai Watch 4 - arrives this spring in Japan. To help build hype, Level-5 has released a new trailer for the upcoming Switch release at World Hobby Fair 2019, currently taking place in Nagoya, Japan. The trailer stars Keita -...
Monday31st Dec 2018
Rumour Level-5 Game Delays Linked To Mass "Employee Exodus"
Tough times ahead?
Another day, another rumour. This latest one is somewhat different and arguably more believable, as it's not about a specific game series making its way across to the Nintendo Switch and the source is a Japanese media outlet rather than a random listing by a distributor or retailer. The rumour stems from the delays of Yo-Kai...
Monday17th Dec 2018
News Yo-Kai Watch 4 Receives New Screens And Details Surrounding Its Battle System
Feast your eyes
Level-5 has updated the official Japanese website for Yo-kai Watch 4, adding a batch of new stills and providing a little more info on how the game's battle system will work. In Yo-kai Watch 4, players will be jumping into the battlefield alongside their Yo-kai partners, running around and dodging attacks in real time. Markers...
Friday12th Oct 2018
Video See Yo-Kai Watch 4 Running On Switch With This 10-Minute Gameplay Video And Trailer
Two videos for the price of none
Level 5 has today shared two videos for Yo-Kai Watch 4 on Nintendo Switch, giving us plenty of gameplay footage to sink our teeth into ahead of its upcoming release. The video above is the Tokyo Game Show 2018 trailer for the game. This gives us a quick look at some of the gameplay elements you can expect to enjoy...
Thursday11th Oct 2018
News Yo-Kai Watch 4 Has Been Delayed Until Spring 2019 In Japan
While we still wait for Yo-Kai 3
Yo-Kai Watch 4 - the next entry in the Yo-Kai Watch series and the first to appear on Switch - has seen a delay in Japan, it has been confirmed. Originally, the game had been scheduled to arrive in winter 2018, but the latest issue of Japanese magazine CoroCoro has revealed that it has now been pushed back to spring...
Tuesday12th Jun 2018
News Yo-Kai Watch Is Getting A New Game In A 'Shock Reveal' Set For 27th June
It's not Yo-Kai Watch 4, though
The Yo-Kai series already has Yo-Kai Watch 4 in development, and the brawling action of the Yo-Kai Busters series, but now Level-5 has revealed there's another one in the works, and it's set to unveil the game in a 'shock reveal' set for the 27th June. The broadcast will celebrate the franchise's fifth anniversary,...
Tuesday10th Apr 2018
News Yo-Kai Watch 4 Coming To The Nintendo Switch This Year In Japan
Super high-grade power up
In what should come as a surprise to basically no-one, the next instalment in the Yo-Kai Watch series, simply known as Yo-Kai Watch 4 for the time being, will be coming to the Switch rather than the 3DS. This will be welcome news to many Nintendo gamers who only want to play games on the latest and greatest hardware. This...
