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RUMOR: Yo-kai Watch Busters localized, to be released in the US?

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So, Busters launched in South Korea, and then, in its credits...

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(source: https://twitter.com/yokaiwatch_es/status/987983622786506752)

Nintendo of America is credited for its localization. Why would they do that if they were not working on it themselves? Are we looking into an E3 announcement?

I don't know, lock if it's not that much of an indicator, but to me this is clear.
 
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Level 5 has been all talk when it comes to doing things themselves. for a while I thought L5 licensed the localization themselves while Nintendo did publishing.
 
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ILikeFeet said:
Level 5 has been all talk when it comes to doing things themselves. for a while I thought L5 licensed the localization themselves while Nintendo did publishing.
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I hope they changed their minds.

They would have to localize Layton, YW, Inazuma AND NEW IPS. That seems a tad much. Let Nintendo do some of it.
 
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That would be awesome if they announced this and YW3 at E3. 3DS will be alive and well in 2019.
 
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WonderLuigi said:
I hope they changed their minds.

They would have to localize Layton, YW, Inazuma AND NEW IPS. That seems a tad much. Let Nintendo do some of it.
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L5 is moving towards multiplat with some of their IPs. Inazuma Eleven is on PS4 and Mobile, so Nintendo can't do that one. YW4 is only switch right now, so maybe that?
 
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Saw this yesterday on Discord. I'm surprised Nintendo still did the localization.

Please announce it soon! E3 is still so far. At least a mini-Direct? Or just a surprise trailer release? Just something
 
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Busters became the reason I was playing YW2 on a daily basis after the end game. Not sure whether I'd buy a game focused on that, though.

YW3 should come, though, because it looks a step ahead with respect to the previous two games!
 
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I hope they announce it and YW3 soon. With YW4 coming to Switch in just a few months, we're super behind with localization.
 
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I'm not sure why they would announce it at E3 when it will likely get overshadowed by everything else there.

I hope this is a respectful localisation and not an Americanisation like the last one.
 
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They should announce both Busters and 3. They're different enough.

They still need to also release Busters 2 and then 4. They could probably put the former on Switch since it runs the same engine as The Snack World.
 
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Yokai Watch Busters
At this time of 2018
At this time of 3DS' lifespan
Localised entirely by Nintendo of America
 
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DanarchyReigns said:
They should announce both Busters and 3. They're different enough.

They still need to also release Busters 2 and then 4. They could probably put the former on Switch since it runs the same engine as The Snack World.
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That's what I'm thinking. Busters should be out soon and then a random "Spring 2019" release date for YW3
 
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2 killed any interest I had in this franchise, but I am a sucker, so I may still try this game if it is indeed being localized/released here. The fact that it's NOT like the main series in terms of gameplay is actually a huge bonus imo.
 
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Blade24070 said:
2 killed any interest I had in this franchise, but I am a sucker, so I may still try this game if it is indeed being localized/released here. The fact that it's NOT like the main series in terms of gameplay is actually a huge bonus imo.
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2 is... 1 with steroids.

3 is clearly a new game. :} But I don't know what to tell you if you didn't like its gameplay. I don't know if 3 changes it that much.
 

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Not that outlandish, it's standard practice for Level 5 to release late localisations, even well into a system's twilight years (look at the Inazuma Eleven games on DS); and Nintendo is still actively supporting the 3DS into 2019. The games are moderately successful in Europe and Nintendo are keen to keep the 3DS alive for as long as possible.

I'd expect Busters this year and then Yo-kai Watch 3 in 2019. Maybe Busters 2 that year as well. I really doubt we'll get Yo-kai Sangokushi though (yes, we got Pokemon Conquest, but this crossover is probably too niche).

Snack World will probably hit in 2019 on both 3DS and Switch simultaneously as well; if not, then early 2020.

Then Yo-kai Watch 4 in 2020 on Switch as Level 5 finally moves away from 3DS.
 
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I'm sure Nintendo will bring the remaining Yo-kai Watch games over. They're clearly still invested in the 3DS at least until 2019.
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I'm still hoping NOA/NOE grab the 3DS versions of MHXX and DQXI honestly. Unlikely but not impossible.

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Level 5 has been all talk when it comes to doing things themselves. for a while I thought L5 licensed the localization themselves while Nintendo did publishing.
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Treehouse themselves used to do Layton (1-6), Yokai Watch (1-2) and some random others (LBX, Fantasy Life) iirc. I'm not sure about the Inazuma Eleven games though, maybe that was only done by the EFIGS group in Frankfurt? They also did their own english retranslations for Layton actually, and the American PLvsAA even just used the UK script iirc since Treehouse was busy with Layton 6.

Level 5 was given pretty royal treatment imo, not many 3rd party games get Treehouse localizations. This has me wondering who did Katrielle though? I doubt Nintendo spent their internal resources on a mobile-first release. Did Treehouse do YW2.5 too?
 

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Treehouse themselves used to do Layton (1-6), Yokai Watch (1-2) and some random others (LBX, Fantasy Life) iirc. I'm not sure about the Inazuma Eleven games though, maybe that was only done by the EFIGS group in Frankfurt? They also did their own english retranslations for Layton actually, and the American PLvsAA even just used the UK script iirc since Treehouse was busy with Layton 6.

Level 5 was given pretty royal treatment imo, not many 3rd party games get Treehouse localizations. This has me wondering who did Katrielle though? I doubt Nintendo spent their internal resources on a mobile-first release. Did Treehouse do YW2.5 too?
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Katrielle's Mystery Journey was done by Level 5's new internal localisation group, Level 5 abby; I believe it was their first project.
 
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fiendcode said:
I'm still hoping NOA/NOE grab the 3DS versions of MHXX and DQXI honestly. Unlikely but not impossible.


Treehouse themselves used to do Layton (1-6), Yokai Watch (1-2) and some random others (LBX, Fantasy Life) iirc. I'm not sure about the Inazuma Eleven games though, maybe that was only done by the EFIGS group in Frankfurt? They also did their own english retranslations for Layton actually, and the American PLvsAA even just used the UK script iirc since Treehouse was busy with Layton 6.

Level 5 was given pretty royal treatment imo, not many 3rd party games get Treehouse localizations. This has me wondering who did Katrielle though? I doubt Nintendo spent their internal resources on a mobile-first release. Did Treehouse do YW2.5 too?
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treehouse did 2.5, i believe
 
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Nuclear Muffin said:
Katrielle's Mystery Journey was done by Level 5's new internal localisation group, Level 5 abby; I believe it was their first project.
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Ah, good to know. They're rumored to be doing The Snack World now too iirc (3DS? Switch? Both?).

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treehouse did 2.5, i believe
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Good to know, that means they probably did Busters too. It'll be interesting to see how future localizations shake out between NOA Treehouse and L5 abby.
 
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I havent picked up part 2 yet because I dont know the differences between the versions? Can someone kind of enlighten me here? I would prefer the more challenging version.
 
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Nice timing, with Dollar Tree/99 Cent Stores dumping Yokai Watch merch. What a horrible investment by them.
 
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Nuclear Muffin said:
Unless they're packaging Busters 1 & 2 into one game, that's not happening.

There will be releases in 2019, maybe even 2020 if Level 5 is particularly slow.
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Yokai Watch is on a new system this summer. there's no point in drawing out the 3DS games. either 3 happens this year, or it doesnt happen at all. waiting on it would kill YW4 in the west by its lateness
 
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Opa-Pa said:
South Korean version includes english then? Nice.

Yeah I was gonna link this too, it's been largely ignored probably due to coming from a spanish source.

It's great to know at least Busters seems to be already finished though.
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BTW a third season has been known for a while because they recasted everyone to cut costs

 
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NOA has localized games that have only appeared in other regions before. Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue is one of them.

This may mean nothing.
 
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bangai-o said:
I havent picked up part 2 yet because I dont know the differences between the versions? Can someone kind of enlighten me here? I would prefer the more challenging version.
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I did some research because I was in the same boat.

Yokai 2 is a sequel that serves as a remix of Yokai 1, the game starts as if this is the first game in the series and acts as if the first game didn't happen and characters don't remember what happened, they are having deja-vu's from the first game but later do recall what happened in the first game. It's weird. Long story short, you can play 2 without having played the first one since soft reboots the game.

For the different versions of 2 it's pretty simple, Fleshy Souls and Bony Spirits are like Pokemon Red and Blue, either of them have a couple exclusive Yokai, Yokai Psychic Specters is the Pokemon Crystal in which it has both versions in one plus extra story content. So if you wanna hop on board, Psychic Spectres is the way to go.
 
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Yokai 2 is a sequel that serves as a remix of Yokai 1, the game starts as if this is the first game in the series and acts as if the first game didn't happen and characters don't remember what happened, they are having deja-vu's from the first game but later do recall what happened in the first game. It's weird. Long story short, you can play 2 without having played the first one since soft reboots the game.
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I was not expecting that. What a weird sequel. Thanks for the research.
 
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