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New Yo-Kai Watch title Sangokushi has claimed its third No.1 in the Japanese charts according to data from Famitsu. Sales of the 3DS title fell by 64 per cent week-on-week, a slightly higher drop than the 57 per cent the week before. In second place is Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch holds No.1 in Japan as Far Cry Primal debuts in third place
The latest entry in the hugely popular Yo-Kai Watch series holds the top spot in Japan for the second week running, according to data from Famitsu. Though Yo-Kai Watch Sangokushi’s launch week sales were comparatively low for the blockbuster 3DS franchise, the drop off in sales for its second week …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch is No.1 in Japan AGAIN
A new title in Level 5’s Yo-Kai Watch series has once again gone straight to No.1 in Japan. Called Sangokushi, this release is a crossover between the popular Yo-Kai Watch franchise and Koei Tecmo’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. Though Yo-Kai Watch claims yet another No.1, its initial sales …
Read More »Bigger than Star Wars: Is Yo-kai Watch about to conquer Europe?
Forget NX and smartphone games – the product that might just come to define Nintendo’s 2016 is a 3DS title. Yo-kai Watch is a monster of a Japanese phenomenon. Created by Level-5 (the company responsible for the Professor Layton series), the last Yo-kai Watch movie attracted more viewers in its …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch launching on 3DS this April
The Yo-Kai Watch video game has been confirmed to launch in Europe at the end of April. Nintendo has announced that the hit Japanese monster title is going to come to 3DS on April 29th. This comes shortly after Viz Media Europe revealed that the animated series based on the …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch TV series set for April debut in UK
An animated series based on Japanese super brand Yo-Kai Watch will debut in over 100 countries in Europe and Africa in the coming months. That’s according todistributorViz Media Europe, which has announced that the Yo-Kai Watch TV show will debut on April 23rd in the UK. In January, the company …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch TV series confirmed for UK
The Yo-Kai Watch anime series will be broadcast in the UK this spring. Having spawned what is currently the biggest video game series in Japan, the TV series is coming to Europe courtesy of VIZ Media Europe. A Hasbro toyline will also accompany the series’ arrival. All 26 episode of …
Read More »Can Yo-Kai Watch repeat Pokémon’s success in the West?
A kids game for handhelds that involves capturing fantastical creatures, then battling them against rival monsters. Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. No, it’s not Pokmon we speak of, but newcomer Yo-Kai Watch. Like Nintendo’s critter-catcher, the ghost-hunting series has taken Japan by storm, crossing from 3DS into …
Read More »Nintendo demoing games lineup across select US malls this holiday season
Nintendo will again travel to over a dozen malls scattered throughout the US to showcase its latest wares available for the holiday season. Running from November 23rd through December 20th, the company will have demo kiosks set up in 16 locations. Games that will be on display include Super Mario …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch is ‘the next Pokémon’
Japanese smash hit 3DS game Yo-Kai Watch will take the UK by storm, predicts Viz Media Europe. The firm – which is handling the release of the recent TV show in Europe – expects the franchise to have the same effect on the West that Pokmon had in the late …
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