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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Youkai Watch’s success doesn’t stop at gaming and television. The series is making a splash in theaters, too.

Youkai Watch’s new movie earned $13.6 million (?1.6 billion) at the Japanese box office over a two day period this past weekend. The next closest film was Big Hero 6, which pulled in $5.4 million (?642 million). Despite being shown on only 408 screens, Youkai Watch doubled up on Disney’s movie (shown at 540 locations).

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 9 Comments

Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi sold over 1.2 million copies in its first two days in Japan. Those strong sales also came with a very high sell-through rate. According to Media Create, Shinuchi sold through 84.77 percent of its initial shipment.

Strong sales of Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi helped boost the Japanese market as a whole. Total software sales came in at 2.263 million units last week, up 210.80 percent from the previous week.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

The Youkai Watch anime is heading overseas, Level-5 president Akihiro Hino confirmed to Wedge Infinity. Some character names will be changed, but popular names like Whisper and Jibanyan will be kept in tact. The anime will air in the United States, Europe, and other regions.

Also while speaking with Wedge Infinity, Hino teased a new franchise coming next year that will be even bigger than Youkai Watch:

“It takes a lot of time to craft new installments of Yokai Watch, but on some weeks, we’re actually spending more time on our ‘new title.’ Around this time next year, I think we’ll have something out that’s different not just from Yokai Watch, but anything else we’ve ever done before. 2015 is going to be yet another big year of change for us. 2015 will be a year where we usher in a hit bigger than Yokai Watch.”

With Level-5’s unannounced franchise, Hino wants it to resemble the things he enjoyed as a kid, but more modernized. It will consist of games, anime, and manga.

Last but not least, Hino mentioned that Level-5 will not be moved to Tokyo since he wants to foster its current location of Fukuoka to be the ‘Hollywood’ of games.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

Level-5 will be holding a holiday sale on the eShop next week. Starting on December 25, Inazuma Eleven will be available for half off. Other eShop exclusives will be dropped to $2.99/£2.69/€2.99.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Level-5 continues to announce positive sales news Youkai Watch 2. Between the first two versions that came out in July and the just-launched Shinuchi edition, sales have now surpassed five million units in Japan.

Naturally, Level-5 is far from done with Youkai Watch. The company said in its announcement today that various developments for the series are currently being prepared.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

The newest Youkai Watch game is off to a fast start in Japan. Famitsu is reporting that debut sales for Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi came in at 1,211,918 units. Those sales, which account for a two-day period, do not include units downloaded from the eShop.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Level-5 has picked up two new Youkai Watch-related trademarks in the United States. “Jibanyan” and “Whisper” – important characters from Level-5’s series – had filings on December 9.

Back in January, Level-5 trademarked “Yo-kai Watch” in the states.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

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A couple of new Youkai Watch 3DS themes are now available in Japan. The ones pictured above cost 200 yen each.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 9 Comments

Youkai Watch is very, very big in Japan. So it should come as no surprise that the series’ latest entry, Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi, is already causing a craze.

Famitsu took a few photos outside Biccamera in Toshima, Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district. Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi went on sale starting at 8 AM at most stores, though Famitsu arrived an hour earlier. The line started out with 50 people, but quickly grew to 100 by the time the game went on sale.

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