Nintendo's Yo-Kai Watch Is Coming to North America

By Sonya Davidson

It's been dubbed a cultural phenomenon in Japan and it's coming! After selling millions, Nintendo has announced the colourful role-playing game YO-KAI WATCH will be made available in North America for the Nintendo 3DS systems. 

YO-KAI WATCH centres on a boy who gets a special watch that lets him befriend and help mischievous Yo-Kai and later summon them to fight other Yo-kai. Players can overcome challenges and help various characters solve everyday problems with the help of Yo-kai freinds. The Yi-kai characters resemble anything from inanimate objects to mythical creatures. 

The game launched in Japan in 2013 and quickly became a top seller. Along with anime and manga, the YO-KAI WATCH became popular especially among children.  But it wasn't just kids who loved it, so did the critics as the game had decent reviews. Could this be the next Pokemon success story here?

Spin-offs in merchandise have also contributed to more than $1 billion in retail sales of toys and other merchandise not counting games, music or publishing. 

Official date for release has yet to be confirmed.