Arriving in April, demo available on the 3DS eShop now
Yo-Kai Watch is coming to Europe on April 29th, and to mark that news, Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata has performed a dance which is sure to generate a near-endless stream of gifs over the next few months.
The game has taken Japan by a storm and launched in North America not that long ago. A demo is now available on the European 3DS eShop, so you can give it a try now to see what all the fuss is about.
Anyway, here's that dance. You're welcome.
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I said it in the Rhythm Heaven news article, I'll say it again. Shibata is a legend.
Satoru shibata certainly has a wild side.
That's the way to use Shibata! The man is your go to guy with his silky smooth voice and dance moves. Also a good call not to torture him with the repeated pronounciation of 'Lost Reavers'.
Both him and Trinnen really do keep that feeling of fun Iwata had in these Directs.
The demo hasn't appeared yet. When they said "shortly after this presentation" and "for EU" they must have meant "available for everyone not in England".
His dancing was very funny to watch.
The other thing he did that I found amusing was when he nicely mentioned the previous fan's negativity of Metroid Prime Federation Force by introducing it as the game that left big impressions at E3.
I find that Shibata really started to behave less like he did before (he was more of a 'Shy Guy', and didn't do so many cheesy things and didn't regularly participate at events), but now he reminds me of Iwata (doing videos like this and going to some big European events). I really miss that wonderful man, though.
I mean if you're a Nintendo president than this is a must. You've gotta have them Moves. Shibata just did moves he thought he could never pull off Its not like he wasn't prepared or somethin haha
not yo kai watch
What a guy!
That dance totally caught me off guard during the direct XD
One of those "Yep, that's why I love Nintendo" moments!
I'm glad the importance of this moment has been captured for posterity.
This put a smile on my face. I'm really looking forward to Yo-Kai Watch!
After Iwata passed and the question of who should host directs was brought up, I was the only one in comments saying Shibata would be a good replacement, because he has an Iwata like candor.
.....This is the best video I've ever seen.
I just tried the demo. It's all right, but it's not on the top of my list.
That trailer though, that is why I love Nintendo. It's right up there with scenes like Iwatuigi and Luigiyamoto. Also, that gag with Mr. Shibata as a Chorus Kid made me laugh out loud.
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