After selling millions and becoming a cultural phenomenon in Japan, it has been revealed the popular Yo-Kai Watch series will receive a Just Dance spin-off.
The latest issue of Japan’s CoroCoro Magazine explains Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is on the way to the Wii U courtesy of a surprising collaboration between Level-5 and Ubisoft.
As can be seen from the above scan, Just Dance characters will be appropriately themed as Yo-Kai Watch characters, with up to four users able to participate cooperatively or competitively in the series’ infamous “Gera Gera Po” dance.
This is the first time Level-5 will work with Nintendo’s latest home console. As for Ubisoft, this is one of many Just Dance titles to arrive on the Wii U so far. Yo-Kai Watch Dance is currently confirmed for Japan with a release date and price not yet announced.
Given the confirmation in April that Yo-Kai Watch for 3DS would receive a local release in 2016, as well as the popularity of Ubisoft’s Just Dance series here in the west, perhaps there is a chance of a local Yo-Kai Watch Dance release.
Let us know in the comments if you are excited about the reveal of Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version for Wii U and if you would like to see a western release.
[source gematsu.com]
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That's just messed up , seriously ?! Even Nintendo didn't do a Just Dance : Gotta Catch em All pokemon edition .
Shouldn't this have the tag, 'Weirdness'?!
This just in: Yo-kai Watch is already dead
This should shift a good few Wii U's ,smart move.
Nice. Hopefully this will mean that the Wii U can sell a lot more Wii Us in Japan as Youkai Watch is or at least was really popular in Japan ^^.
I can't say how much Youkai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version will be able to sell in Japan, but hopefully it will lead around 500 000 if not over a million Wii Us .
Still Nintendo has to market the Youkai Watch Dance game for real and maybe even more than Splatoo in Japan or at least a lot so they manage to sell more Wii Us .
But... then again Youkai Watch Dance might be able to sell itself on its own ^^.
Hey look, a 3rd party Wii U game. It's a collaboration too!
Omg... I've never liked the Just Dance series but if it's got Captain Bully in it (which it will because Gera Gera Po) then it's definitely worth keeping an eye on.
Japanese people will buy everything the word Yo-kai watch on it. So they will sell many Wii U's hopefully
Omg amazing news!
I like a bit of drunken Just Dance action as much as the next guy, but lemme tell ya: WHAT A WASTE!!!
Not interested in this since I don't like Just Dance games, but I'll still pick up the regular Yo-Kai Watch game when that's released.
Well... That was that for the Yokai Watch franchise. On to the next hype!!!!
Looking forward to playing this
I genuinely double checked to see whether it was April 1st.
I guess this is the Wii U version of Metroid Prime Federation Force. Oh wait, we already got that w/ Animal Crossing amiibo Festival. Wii U needs it's own designation for shovelware.
Though I suppose 3DS did get AC Happy Home Designer. Why does Nintendo make consoles again?
Maybe if this moves Wii U by the truckload Ubi$oft will finally release their mysterious hostage Wii U game.
NO MORE!
kicks Ubisoft and Level-5 in the nuts
i miss level 5...he was such a good boy.now the man is crazy...still better than regular just dance probally
I was expecting it to be more if a dlc like "Just Mario" in Just Dance 3. Well whatever helps. If Mario can have a dance game with his stubby legs, why not them.
Oh boy, it's Yo-Kai Watch: Dancing All Night!
F-/10 terrible idea.
Surprised they do not make this sooner given the huge success Yo-Kai Watch has had in Japan. This will definitely shift more Wii Us in Japan at least.
Go look up the mad queues just for Mcdonalds Yo-Kai Watch Happy Meals in Japan. It's crazy...
I'm mad because I might buy this. Darn it Ubisoft!
@Megapokepaul
True...on the other hand an on-rails game in which you take photographs of this Yokai creatures in their natural habitat would be far more tasteful from Level-5.
To all those saying this game marks the end of Yo-kai Watch's popularity, let me point something out: The several different theme songs to the Yo-kai Watch anime all have excercise dances as the animation with very catchy beats. So this game actually makes a lot of sense. Look up "Yo-kai Watch dance" and you'll see what I mean
Just look like another sign saying for me to avoid Yo Kai Watch.
Level 5 really goes milky-mily on the Yokai franchise...
@Megapokepaul You must have missed the Mario track in Just Dance 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39L-M5nhx6Y
it is 10 songs...10! sorry won't bite for that price.
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