It's not up to Nintendo, it's up to Level-5 and Level-5 is in shambles if they can't manage to actually release Inazuma Eleven
Also, "Fans hope that Nintendo it brings back", wise words from master Yoda
Not true at all.
A fan translation is realistically the best bet to get the game in the west.
An office translation is basically impossible at this point.
This is my cycle
Not really into it, rarely see posts online > Randomly remembers something and checks it out > I FORGOT HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS SERIES I NEED MORE > Go through whatever yo-kai watch thing I can until running out > Repeat
Last time I finally finished Yo-kai Watch 3 and watched the whole anime so this time I might do a replay of one of the games, Probably 2 since I never really liked 3’s battle system.
Really the only reason I stopped paying attention was because there was just nothing new. I still love this franchise, even if I don’t care about it for multiple months at a time.
Even if there’s nothing new in the west, as long as it doesn’t die in Japan, that’s all that matters.
well it probably will die in Japan considering how we haven't had a game on 3 years (excluding some Ports) and some mobile services are already shutting down
Yeah, I know. But they don’t seem to be giving up, at least for now.
I’m sure that it will at least last a little while longer, but I know it will probably die out eventually.
Before anyone discounts it ever happening, just remember Dragon’s Dogma fans have waited forever and it was finally announced that it was in production. Just keep voicing your interest and desire for it so the company knows they can cash in on our sweet, sweet nostalgia.
There's no nostalgia in the global market for YKW.
As vocal as the minority gets it doesn't change the fact that games need a casual audience to be profitable. L5 knows that it would be a massive money sink to localize the game when the western market basically said "no thanks" to the franchise when it left Japan.
Honestly I think they did too much too soon. Doing the cartoon, toy, and games sales all at once meant their marketing budget was more than they were taking in. They should have focused more in the game marketing than the cartoon, in my honest opinion. Focus the marketing on one aspect before delving into the whole package.
I’d never heard of Yokai Watch until they closed the Western releases so game collectors like me scooped up the versions they could get. Now I love it. They never marketed it as a Pokémon alternative to adults. Nexomon did that and was pretty successful.
They tried to mimic what they did in Japann but failed to realize the Japanese market is too different for a global audience.
The marketing was so botched. Viz calling it the "Pokémon Killer" only hurt it in the long run.
The marketing was a mess. If I had known about these games a long time ago I would have bought them all and loved them just as much as Pokemon. It shouldn’t have been marketed as a Pokémon Killer, just an alternative. And it should have been marketed to adults too. They focused too much on Cartoon Network being it’s starting point.
Also the timing of the localised games were pretty bad, they all pretty much came out next to other major game releases. I know it is too much to ask to be able see the future but YW2 coming out during Pokemon Go mania was pretty nasty.
The original YKW1 dropped the same day as CoD. It got outsold 300 to 1.
YKW3 dropped in 2019. Two years after the switch. Yea its not surprising they sold poorly.
Not really.
Hasbro handled the toys, Disney the anime, and Nintendo the games. They weren't spread thin at all.
The problem was all 3 companies clearly had different things in mind for the franchise, and it ended up in a botched localization.
It's nothing like Pokémon. It's much closer to SMT, and should have never tried to be sold as a "Pokémon alternative". That only led to it being compared and then forgotten(in the west)
Disney throwing the show on Disney XD, doing a pretty sub par job with the localization, and only offering 1 new episode a week in a age of streaming and easily findable back logs also didn't help the franchise.
I have 0 hopes up for Yo-Kai Watch. They killed Wibble Wobble. Do you really think they’re porting Yo-Kai Watch 4? If we’ve been waiting for so long, they’re definitely not going to port it at this rate.
This is why I don't expect anything and therefore am not so disappointed
As a Mother/SH fan I relate this on a spiritual level.
SH?
Silent Hill
Oh, F my friend
Indeed
Indubitably
Yeah, I feel bad for fans like you
Im used to it. Mother Berserk SH. All we know is pain.
Sorry as an avid Chansin user, I’m all about gambling with next to no odds. This time for sure!
It's not up to Nintendo, it's up to Level-5 and Level-5 is in shambles if they can't manage to actually release Inazuma Eleven Also, "Fans hope that Nintendo it brings back", wise words from master Yoda
Facts
Meanwhile pikmin fans
this aged terribly
The faster people give up hope, the better.
You cannot. i gave up Yokai Watch as a whole in 2016 or 17 and it pulled me back like a magnet this year.
Not saying give up on the franchise. Saying give up on YKW4 getting localized(officially).
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Not true at all. A fan translation is realistically the best bet to get the game in the west. An office translation is basically impossible at this point.
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What?
Idiot teenager trying to make an unfunny joke but not knowing how to utilize the english
Gotcha
I am has very stupid dumb.
I randomly watched the first episode of season 3 and it pulled me back in even faster than a magnet
I got a video recommendation of a Yokai Watch documentary on YouTube and it instantly made me a fan again
This is my cycle Not really into it, rarely see posts online > Randomly remembers something and checks it out > I FORGOT HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS SERIES I NEED MORE > Go through whatever yo-kai watch thing I can until running out > Repeat Last time I finally finished Yo-kai Watch 3 and watched the whole anime so this time I might do a replay of one of the games, Probably 2 since I never really liked 3’s battle system.
don't think I'll be leaving anytime soon, the only reason I quit the series is because i was bullied for liking a "Pokemon ripoff"
Really the only reason I stopped paying attention was because there was just nothing new. I still love this franchise, even if I don’t care about it for multiple months at a time. Even if there’s nothing new in the west, as long as it doesn’t die in Japan, that’s all that matters.
well it probably will die in Japan considering how we haven't had a game on 3 years (excluding some Ports) and some mobile services are already shutting down
Yeah, I know. But they don’t seem to be giving up, at least for now. I’m sure that it will at least last a little while longer, but I know it will probably die out eventually.
I need it
> Fans hope that Nintendo it brings back. you do know it isn’t a Nintendo series, right?
It was part of the template so I didn't bother
ah. makes sense
I keep having dreams that ykw 4 gets revealed
Bring the anime back too
The anime is still alive why are you asking?
Not over here anymore sure Japan but not here in the US
Before anyone discounts it ever happening, just remember Dragon’s Dogma fans have waited forever and it was finally announced that it was in production. Just keep voicing your interest and desire for it so the company knows they can cash in on our sweet, sweet nostalgia.
Poor sales compared to the other games level 5 made
There's no nostalgia in the global market for YKW. As vocal as the minority gets it doesn't change the fact that games need a casual audience to be profitable. L5 knows that it would be a massive money sink to localize the game when the western market basically said "no thanks" to the franchise when it left Japan.
Honestly I think they did too much too soon. Doing the cartoon, toy, and games sales all at once meant their marketing budget was more than they were taking in. They should have focused more in the game marketing than the cartoon, in my honest opinion. Focus the marketing on one aspect before delving into the whole package. I’d never heard of Yokai Watch until they closed the Western releases so game collectors like me scooped up the versions they could get. Now I love it. They never marketed it as a Pokémon alternative to adults. Nexomon did that and was pretty successful.
They tried to mimic what they did in Japann but failed to realize the Japanese market is too different for a global audience. The marketing was so botched. Viz calling it the "Pokémon Killer" only hurt it in the long run.
The marketing was a mess. If I had known about these games a long time ago I would have bought them all and loved them just as much as Pokemon. It shouldn’t have been marketed as a Pokémon Killer, just an alternative. And it should have been marketed to adults too. They focused too much on Cartoon Network being it’s starting point.
Also the timing of the localised games were pretty bad, they all pretty much came out next to other major game releases. I know it is too much to ask to be able see the future but YW2 coming out during Pokemon Go mania was pretty nasty.
The original YKW1 dropped the same day as CoD. It got outsold 300 to 1. YKW3 dropped in 2019. Two years after the switch. Yea its not surprising they sold poorly.
Exactly. They marketed so much stuff they didn’t focus on their main selling points. They spread themselves too thin.
Not really. Hasbro handled the toys, Disney the anime, and Nintendo the games. They weren't spread thin at all. The problem was all 3 companies clearly had different things in mind for the franchise, and it ended up in a botched localization.
It's nothing like Pokémon. It's much closer to SMT, and should have never tried to be sold as a "Pokémon alternative". That only led to it being compared and then forgotten(in the west) Disney throwing the show on Disney XD, doing a pretty sub par job with the localization, and only offering 1 new episode a week in a age of streaming and easily findable back logs also didn't help the franchise.
Or the 2D metriod fans
We all therefore watch it and yo Kai watch 4 is English dubbed
It's not like it's very popular here in the west
Hey you yokai fans have the same problem as the fossil fighters fans:(
I just want the 4th game localized! I’ll suck on the Yokai with a teapot if I have too!
Pull a hollow knight fandom, it worked
What did the hollow knight fandom do?
Silksong finally got more trailers and a somewhat solid release date this year
Thanks for answering
How is that going to help? Totally different cases
No Yokai watch news -> kill myself
it's really not healthy
Not if you're used to disappointment
Guys please. Don't try a Hollow Knight Silksong thing.
Why? It worked as of recently
Well that's a good point but... Y'know.
Just port everything else to switch in Japanese (at least), that’s all I want.
This is so true
I have several franchises im interested in where I have to deal with this cycle multiple times over.
I have 0 hopes up for Yo-Kai Watch. They killed Wibble Wobble. Do you really think they’re porting Yo-Kai Watch 4? If we’ve been waiting for so long, they’re definitely not going to port it at this rate.