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Will Youkai Watch Succeed In The U.S. of A?

Success! 46 38.98%
 
Failure :( 25 21.19%
 
Meh... 38 32.20%
 
Pokemon Z! 9 7.63%
 
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kopstudent89 on 30 July 2015

Hasn't had enough coverage yet. Is the anime being aired in the West soon?



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Augen on 30 July 2015

My guess is the target audience isn't represented on this forum. They have an anime coming over too, correct? My guess is modest success on first game, but possibly see it grow with each successive installment. Certainly have plenty of games already to pick from to localize.



Teeqoz on 30 July 2015
Ljink96 said:
twintail said:
it's an extremely simplified Pokemon game that is designed for elementary kids.
that is why there is little hype on forums.


Kinda what I guessed but the same thing could have been said about Pokemon in the 90's when we were kids and we loved it and still do. Maybe it'll be this generation's Pokemon or something. And I'm being optimistic here, hoping that it'll take off like Pokemon like Nintendo is hoping but I just don't see it happening sadly.


I don't think Nintendo wants this game to be a smashing success, because chances are, it could cannibalize pokemon sales, which would hurt Nintendo.



Skullwaker on 30 July 2015

Depends on how much the anime has an impact on the game's sales.

Since there's no Pokemon this year, it has a good chance of doing well.



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zorg1000 on 30 July 2015

I doubt it will flop, that said I don't expect it to do nearly as well over here as in Japan. I think it may be similar to Dragon Quest or Monster Hunter, able to sell 3-4 million in Japan and another 1 million in the West.



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Ljink96 on 30 July 2015
Koinzell said:
The Game receives a special Nintendo of America Westernization gift. Of course this will distract many people over the age of 10. Look what Nintendo of Europe has done to Inazuma Eleven.

Time will show the Success of Failure of Yo-Kai Watch.

By the way. Is "Meh" the ultimate word for everything you dislike? Gosh, some people overuse this damn word.


Well, I guess Meh is like give or take, might or might not in this situation...or don't really care. I don't usually use it I just know others do.



Ljink96 on 30 July 2015
zorg1000 said:
I doubt it will flop, that said I don't expect it to do nearly as well over here as in Japan. I think it may be similar to Dragon Quest or Monster Hunter, able to sell 3-4 million in Japan and another 1 million in the West.


That's also what I was thinking more towards. The game feels more like Dragon Quest x Pokemon which is why it probably sells so well in Japan. 1M in the west doesn't seem too farfetched and it wouldn't be considered a flop then of course.



Angelv577 on 30 July 2015

Is there a TV show in US?, if not then I don't think so.



Arlo on 30 July 2015

This sort of thing has just been done so many times already. I see little about this series that is even remotely interesting. (Not that I've looked really deep or anything, but the trailers look pretty bleh.)



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outlawauron on 30 July 2015

It depends if it's able to interest kids. The anime is very popular and it's become the thing that all the kids take part in.



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