Yo-kai Watch is a week away from its launch in North America. With its release date so close and Halloween taking place on Saturday, Nintendo is doing some extra promotion for the game.

First, here’s an overview of three of the 200 Yo-kai characters in the game:

Jibanyan
Jibanyan is a slacker cat who saps your energy. When he’s not lying around eating chocolate bars, Jibanyan likes to practice his fighting moves on passing trucks — usually with painful results!
Walkappa
Walkappa makes you want to go for a swim — or jump in a lake! Most kappas stay in the water, but this one is a landlubber. He keeps a bottle of water to pour on his head to stay wet, though.
Tattletell
Ever revealed a secret without realizing it? It might be the work of Tattletell, a mischievous Yo-kai who takes the form of an elderly woman.

Nintendo has also passed along a few Halloween posters in spirit of the event. Those are in the gallery below.

Source: Nintendo PR

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VIZ Media thinks Yo-kai Watch will be the next Pokemon

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VIZ Media has high hopes for Yo-kai Watch. Waell Oueslati, EMEA associate brand manager at Viz Media, recently told MCV that he believes the franchise could be the next Pokemon.

Oueslati said:

“This will be the next big boys’ brand, essentially the next Pokémon. We have very high expectations for the market and for the UK. We are certainly bigger than Pokémon in Japan; we currently have 95 per cent market share in that region.”

In case you’re curious, VIZ Media is in charge of Yo-kai Watch’s comics and TV show in both North America and Europe.

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North American Yo-kai Watch commercial

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Nintendo has a video up on its YouTube page for Yo-kai Watch’s North American commercial. Watch it below.

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Yo-kai Watch 3DS puzzle out now in North America

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Yo-kai Watch’s North American launch is just on the horizon. To celebrate the upcoming release, Nintendo has released a new 3DS puzzle based on the game. You should receive your first piece via SpotPass.

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Prima bringing out a Yo-kai Watch guide

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Prima has been publishing guides for a number of Nintendo games as of late, and that will be continuing with Yo-kai Watch. A listing on Amazon gives us an idea as to what we can expect from it:

Find hidden Yo-kai: With the power of the Yo-kai Watch, find and befriend more than 200 hidden Yo-kai and call upon their powers when you need their help.
Critical skills and strengths: Each Yo-kai has its own unique skills and strengths. Use strategy to assemble your team to address different problems and fight evil Yo-kai.
Upgrade strategies: Make your Yo-kai Watch more powerful and upgrade your Yo-kai while playing through the story.
Defeat evil: Assemble the best team of six Yo-kai in your watch to defeat evil and help people in need.
Free mobile-friendly eGuide! Includes a code to access the eGuide, a digital version of the complete strategy guide optimized for a second-screen experience.

The one strange thing here is that the Yo-kai Watch guide apparently won’t be available until December 7. That’s odd since the game itself launches about a month earlier!

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Yo-kai Watch – full demo footage

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Nintendo published a demo for Yo-kai Watch on the 3DS eShop a couple of days ago. View some footage from the download below.

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Yo-kai Watch file size

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Now that Yo-kai Watch is available for pre-load, Nintendo has revealed the game’s file size. The download takes up 869MB of space. For those curious, that should be roughly 6,952 blocks.

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Yo-kai Watch demo, pre-load now live in North America

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Last week, Nintendo said on its Twitter account that a demo for Yo-kai Watch would be going live today in North America. They’ve now followed through on that, and the download should be up on the eShop.

Yo-kai Watch is also available for pre-load. 3DS owners can purchase and download most of the game today, and then obtain a small update at launch to unlock the full thing.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.