Yo-Kai Watch 4 may not have been localised for the Switch yet, but that doesn't mean Level-5 hasn't been busy on other projects. In September the Japanese company revealed it would be bringing the series to the PlayStation 4 and this followed with the announcement of Yo-Kai Watch 4++ in October.
If that wasn't already enough for all of the Yo-Kai Watch fans out there, earlier this week, Level-5'S CEO Akihiro Hino announced a new title called Yo-Kai Academy Y, by sharing a screenshot of the game on his Twitter account.
According to Siliconera, this new game will "look and play differently" to the previous Yo-Kai Watch games. The screenshot above features Jinpei Jiba (a human version of the Yo-Kai Jibanyan) outside of Y-Academy.
Yo-Kai Watch Academy Y is a spin-off that started out as a movie earlier this month known as Yo-Kai Watch Jam the Movie: Yo-Kai Academy Y - Can a Cat be a Hero? (see video above) and an anime was released earlier this week - Yo-Kai Academy Y: Encounter with N - continuing the story. Yo-Kai Academy is focused on Jinpei and his friends, who are all human in this alternate Yo-Kai world and attend a supernatural school where they investigate mysteries requiring them to fuse with Yo-Kai.
At this point in time, no platforms have been announced for this new Yo-Kai Watch game. Given the series' history, there's a good chance the game will come to the Switch.
[source siliconera.com]
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I would say it's a as certain as death and taxes.
Wait so if the yo Kai are humans......
LOL
Jiban Nyan, Whisper, etc in human version. 🤣
I saw it was upcoming on Kissanime. I can't wait to see it get subbed!
@ShankyMcSpanky Yes, that means Keita is technically dead in this version.
If we're lucky, this might make its way West by 2025.
@benj2687 Aren't you being a bit overly optimistic there?
Interesting....I like the franchise but haven't been keeping tabs on it lately. I wasn't aware there was a new spin-off.
i'm starting to think Yo Kai Watch 4 isn't coming to the West
I was hoping there would be gameplay footage in the video.
Pokemon is better
Level-5 and Atlus competing for slowest localization teams.
This looks like a mobile game to me
@LoveEmpath you can't say a game is better than the other. so either way pokemon is not better.
i honestly can't wait for this! this could be Yo-kai Watch Blasters 3. but either if it's not i can't wait for the release! Will preorder on sat one
@ShankyMcSpanky anything is possible
I can't keep up with this series. I thought the 3ds games were fun but then before i knew it got Bionicle sized lore.
Looks like the kind of Yokai Watch game I'd enjoy. Hope it makes to the other side of the planet
this will honestly be the very first yokai watch game that i might possibly get into -since i didn't really like the gross theme they had for the games :/.....not appealing to me, but this one won't hopefully be that bad lol.
I was actually referring to the “human” yo Kai as furries,but ok
Now, if only we could get one over here
@umbreonerick no you aren't
@LoveEmpath yes I am i have all there games. also stop trying to start a argument
@MidnightLaces it has the same things like the other games but it is more charming and pleasant!
@umbreonerick ; A ; i do hope the creatures look less gross,,, cause i cannot do ugly things...i just can't -i can do monster hunter cause the monsters looking freaking cool but this -ahh
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