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BlazenTech 
18 April 2014
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18 April 2014
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"TV Tokyo and Dentsu Entertainment USA have announced a business arrangement to distribute toys for the popular Japanese Yo-Kai Watch franchise to new markets in Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, North America, and Europe. America-based toy giant Hasbro (the owners of such toy lines as G.I. Joe and My Little Pony) will spearhead the distribution of a new toy line beginning in 2016".
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/02/17-1/yo-kai-watch-toys-coming-to-international-markets-in-2016
"Hasbro has become the first North American licensee announced for the hit Japanese property Yo-Kai Watch; the company will produce toys based on the property under license from Dentsu Entertainment USA and TV Tokyo beginning in 2016, the companies announced.
Yo-Kai Watch emerged as a hit Nintendo 3DS video game franchise from Level 5 in mid-2013, and became a hit anime and manga series and a licensing powerhouse, with a CCG one of the most popular product lines. The video games have sold 6.5 million units in Japan since launch".
http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/30893/first-yo-kai-watch-products-announced-north-america
[EXTRA LINK]
http://www.vg247.com/2015/02/16/yo-kai-watch-toy-deal-confirms-franchises-move-westwards/
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/02/17-1/yo-kai-watch-toys-coming-to-international-markets-in-2016
"Hasbro has become the first North American licensee announced for the hit Japanese property Yo-Kai Watch; the company will produce toys based on the property under license from Dentsu Entertainment USA and TV Tokyo beginning in 2016, the companies announced.
Yo-Kai Watch emerged as a hit Nintendo 3DS video game franchise from Level 5 in mid-2013, and became a hit anime and manga series and a licensing powerhouse, with a CCG one of the most popular product lines. The video games have sold 6.5 million units in Japan since launch".
http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/30893/first-yo-kai-watch-products-announced-north-america
[EXTRA LINK]
http://www.vg247.com/2015/02/16/yo-kai-watch-toy-deal-confirms-franchises-move-westwards/
IkariX 
16 September 2008
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16 September 2008
1646
Sinncross 
09 February 2007
8489
09 February 2007
8489
YW is only becoming more popular than Pokemon among elementary children, the target demographic of the entire series.
The game was initially not popular at all. What has made YW the sensation it is atm, is the anime series, which again is directed at young children.
While JHS kids and up still have various liking towards the IP, Pokemon is most definitely still more popular and will remain so for a good time.
On another note, I do not see the game doing well outside of Japan. And that is because of its battle system. This game is no Pokemon. Its no Ni No Kuni. It plays like a mobile game.
That is to say, in combat you have no control over what actions your creatures do. Nor can you tell them who to attack. Everything is automatically done.
I am not sure if that will appeal to a large crowd.
That said, when I finally pick up a 3DS I will pick up YW, but only because I want it for Japanese practice, and because its cute.
Will be interesting to see how the IP is leveraged in the West. Nintendo should jump on a WiiU version though... the console could seriously use the help in Japan. But whether Level 5 cares enough to do that is another question.
The game was initially not popular at all. What has made YW the sensation it is atm, is the anime series, which again is directed at young children.
While JHS kids and up still have various liking towards the IP, Pokemon is most definitely still more popular and will remain so for a good time.
On another note, I do not see the game doing well outside of Japan. And that is because of its battle system. This game is no Pokemon. Its no Ni No Kuni. It plays like a mobile game.
That is to say, in combat you have no control over what actions your creatures do. Nor can you tell them who to attack. Everything is automatically done.
I am not sure if that will appeal to a large crowd.
That said, when I finally pick up a 3DS I will pick up YW, but only because I want it for Japanese practice, and because its cute.
Will be interesting to see how the IP is leveraged in the West. Nintendo should jump on a WiiU version though... the console could seriously use the help in Japan. But whether Level 5 cares enough to do that is another question.
IkariX 16 September 2008
1646
16 September 2008
1646
