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Yo-Kai Watch has been officially announced for North America and Europe. Level-5, the game’s developer and publisher in Japan, is teaming up with Nintendo for the overseas release.

Nintendo will also bring Yo-Kai Watch to Australia, New Zealand, and Korea.

Today’s announcement does not specify any sort of timeframe for Yo-Kai Watch’s western launch.

Head past the break for the press release in full.

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At its “Vision” event held in Japan today, Level-5 announced its next cross-media franchise called “The Snack World”.

Level-5 has various plans for The Snack World. In terms of gaming, the IP will be represented on 3DS and mobile. A TV anime, manga, movie, and toys are also planned.

Level-5 did show a small glimpse of The Snack World on 3DS. By hitting the “Jara” command, players scan the items using the 3DS’ NFC functionality. They’ll then receive a map to go find it in the game. It’s also possible to obtain better drop odds by scanning some items in.

You can get a brief look at The Snack World running on 3DS below.

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During today’s Level-5 Vision event, we received a first look at Yo-Kai Watch 3 for 3DS.

Yo-Kai Watch 3 is set in the town of St. Peanutsburg in the United States of America. Previous entries in the series took place in Japan’s Sakura New Town.

Yo-Kai Watch 3 features a new heroine named Inaho Misora as well as a new yo-kai named USA-Pyon. Both are debuting in the second season of the Yo-Kai Watch anime in July.

Level-5 will be supporting Yo-Kai Watch 3 with free, major updates in the future. The game will eventually be patched to versions 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0.

A release date for Yo-Kai Watch 3 was not announced.

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Yo-Kai Watch Busters is launching in Japan on July 11, Level-5 announced during its “Vision” event today.

Two versions of Busters will be available: Red Cat Troupe and White Dog Unit. Both feature online multiplayer, the ability to level-up weapons, and over 25 bosses.

Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino said Busters was created thanks to fan demand.

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During today’s Level-5 Vision 2015 event, CEO Akihiro Hino briefly touched on the company’s western plans for Yo-Kai watch. Level-5 will be teaming up with Nintendo, who will publish the games in the west. As was previously announced, Hasbro is handling the toys outside of Japan.

We’ll be seeing Yo-Kai Watch in North America next year. Level-5 and Hasbro intend to roll out the series to other territories month-by-month, with the global launch finishing off by the end of 2016.

I’ll also briefly mention that Level-5 announced a new collaboration with Koei Tecmo titled “Yo-kai Watch: Three Kingdoms”. Since there’s little information out there currently (and it may not end up on Nintendo platforms), we won’t be covering this game in-depth just yet.

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Level-5 Vision 2015 will begin at 5 AM ET / 2 AM PT (an hour from now). It should last around 90 minutes. Expect news on Fantasy Life 2, Yo-Kai Watch 2, Layton 7, and more.

You can watch a live stream for Level-5 Vision 2015 below. Depending on how things go, updates will appear in real time below as well.

– Well, so far this event is a bust for Nintendo fans! Layton 7 an Fantasy Life 2 appear to be mobile exclusives…
– Level-5 teaming up with Nintendo for Yo-Kai Watch in the west

Yo-Kai Watch Busters

– Busters comes in 2 versions
– Internet play, level up weapons, etc
– Expanded version of the Yo-Kai Watch 2 mini-game
– Coming to Japan on July 11
– Aka Neko-Dan, Shiro Inu-Tai. All Yo-Kai will be playable
– Over 25 bosses

– Yo-Kai Sangoku-shi is a new collaboration between Level-5 and Koei Tecmo; platforms not announced
– Yo-Kai Watch anime – second season begins in Japan in July
– Yo-Kai Watch U, the prototype watch shown for the anime; new and old characters
– New Yo-Kai Watch movie in December

Yo-Kai Watch 3

– Set in America
– Game will evolve over time with free updates
– Updates: Ver 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 planned for the future
– Set in the town of St. Peanutsburg in the United States of America
– New heroine named Inaho Misora as well as a new yo-kai named USA-Pyon

Yo-Kai Watch U Prototype (toy)

– New medals
– They tried to incorporate the feel of USA into the toys and themes etc.
– You can plug SD cards into the Yo-Kai Watch U Prototype to add new songs and data
– Comes out in August
– 4,200 yen

The Snack World

– Cross-media franchise
– 3DS, mobile
– TV, anime, movie, toys planned

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Yo-Kai Watch’s manga is coming stateside in September, VIZ Media announced today. Anime and toys relating to the series are also expected “around the same time”.

VIZ Media intends to publish the Yo-Kai Watch manga under its kids-friendly Perfect Square imprint. Fans can look forward to new volumes every other month.

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