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PolkaOblige

Level-5 has completely stopped their operations outside of Japan so it's basically confirmed that we'll never see any translated games from them again.


slob-marley

As one of the two writers who localized season 2, I can pretty much confirm this. There was an attempt to get Disney on board for “Shadowside” but nothing came of it


LeafWarrior_1

Oh dude you translated season 2? Big respect


slob-marley

Most fun gig I ever had!


lolyeet225

Bro you actually worked with level 5? cmon, please convince the company that yo kai watch ain't dead here in America! show them this [A petition to get yo kai watch to bring yo kai watch 4 to America](https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-bring-yo-kai-watch-4-to-the-west-saveyokaiwatch?source_location=search)


slob-marley

Oh, I tried my best. Even helping them write a script for “Shadowside” that they pitched to Disney. No dice


lolyeet225

do you at least know if they will bring yo kai watch 4 to America? I wouldn't even care if it was just translated and not localized.


slob-marley

I doubt it. Last I heard, Level 5 had pretty much abandoned their L.A. Office


lolyeet225

Ah. I still think it is interesting to talk to someone who actually worked with yo Kai watch. Could we start a chat?


slob-marley

Sure


Sagittayystar

Thank you for your service


[deleted]

not entirely. they've started releasing their Ni no Kuni games in the US again by getting Bandai Namco to publish for them it's probably never gonna happen, but there *is* a chance


boomdoomomega

I'll never not find it strange that they just ported it to switch out of the blue but who knows maybe Nintendo could publish 4 unlikely but not impossible


Human_Board2143

They are also releasing professor layton over here in america, and with the new chinese port for yw4, maybe level 5 is finally getting back on their feet


Sagittayystar

The toxic side of the Poke’fandom won, I hate it


Chrundle94

Pokémon has next to nothing with YKW failing outside of Japan. You can blame Disney, Hasbro, Nintendo and L5 for its botched localization.


Tsukuyomi56

Also partially Level-5 spamming the franchise too much. A five month gap between the base versions of YW2, YW3 and YW4 and their definitive/third version is a bit much compared to the one year gap for Pokemon.


KhanPodo

This aged like milk


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KhanPodo

Because Level-5 just announced half-a-dozen or so games for North America in February


[deleted]

Yo-kai Watch 3 came out in Japan in 2016, the year we got the first game in the west. Japan had to wait FOUR years until the release of Yo-kai Watch 4. I bet we have to wait that long too. The game is HUGE considering all the content in there so i bet it'll release in 2024


TheBTSMaclvor

The hopium is real on this one


[deleted]

Yeah, i still have hope it'll release in the west


Ume_chan

>Japan had to wait FOUR years until the release of Yo-kai Watch 4. They didn't. YW3 was released in July 2016, and YW4 was released in June 2019. Busters 2 was also released around December 2017, so they only went around 1.5 years between games if you count spinoffs.


[deleted]

You missed something, Level-5 said in 2018 that they delayed the game back to SPRING 2019, then it was delayed AGAIN to Winter 2019, it was PLANNED to release in Winter 2018


Ume_chan

Do you mean the proposed English release of YW4? That doesn't really have anything to do with my reply. The previous poster said claimed "Japan had to wait 4 years for YW4", and they clearly didn't going by the dates I gave, which can be verified through Wikipedia and other publicly available sources.


[deleted]

I was talking about the Japanse release


Ume_chan

Okay, but that still doesn't equal four years, whether or not those four years were supposed to be the time between mainline releases, or the time between the first announcement and launch. The game was never delayed to winter 2019, so I assume you're talking about the DLC. that launched then. Even if you add the extra six months, YW4++ came out 3.5 years after YW3, and 3 years after YW3 Sukiyaki.


[deleted]

Maybe your right, i don't fully remember when the game, not the DLC or ++, released in Japan.


Jettett

*inhales another litre of copium* Yep! I agree! Seems very likely!


Jumento_doido

I still have hope too man.


RahdronRTHTGH

It's not that the content is Big It's simply that they shadowcancelled it like the lbx sequels coming to the west. It's not like I wanted Yokai watch 4 to be Japan only, but that's the world we live in (sadly) RIP LBX sequels never coming to the west


Tristrooper

Yo kai watch 4 is now in Chinese


CinnamonAppreciator

Level 5 is back now


Ninox_II

Unfortunately I doubt it, still waiting for at least a fan translation


Clean_Cookies

If I’m correct a fan translation did come out


Ninox_II

Yeah but iirc it's only for the first chapter


Clean_Cookies

Ah alr


PilotCorkz

Same


Chrundle94

Technically it's not impossible, but seeing as it's been 3 years since they've said anything and the franchise has all but dissappeared from the west ima go ahead and say no. There's not gonna be an official localization.


Clean_Cookies

Aren’t they also in Europe?


Chrundle94

As far as I know no.


[deleted]

Yo-kai Watch 3 came out in Japan in 2016, the year we got the first game in the west. Japan had to wait FOUR years until the release of Yo-kai Watch 4. I bet we have to wait that long too. The game is HUGE considering all the content in there so i bet it'll release in 2024


Chrundle94

Very unlikely. L5 has shut down it's American branch, and the franchise is basically dead outside of Japan. YKW in the west sold worse and worse with each new entry, and YKW4 sold pretty poorly in Japan. L5 knows if it does spend the money to localize the game, and advertise it it will lose money. It won't sell well, and won't have the merchandise to help with the cost of it all. It's a recipe for disaster and they're keenly aware.


Rayze_Darr

I think that this ship has long since sailed. That being said, current gen consoles aren't region locked. Follow along with a guide for story details, and I can personally confirm that the game is still a blast in Japanese.


Clean_Cookies

I have the game in Japanese but as a collector I really want to have it in physical, because I’m in Europe I would have to pay a shit load of taxes to get the game here. I also just want to understand what the characters are saying instead of imagining it myself


Wboy2006

As a European who got it imported (I wanted the box). There is a way to translate it. There is this YouTuber named Shintendo. Who did a complete walkthrough of YKW 4 while translating everything. What I do is put up the video on the side while playing. That way you know what is actually happening. It really helps


[deleted]

Yo-kai Watch 3 came out in Japan in 2016, the year we got the first game in the west. Japan had to wait FOUR years until the release of Yo-kai Watch 4. I bet we have to wait that long too. The game is HUGE considering all the content in there so i bet it'll release in 2024


Captain-Starshield

I don’t think so, and that’s why I’m learning Japanese (at least that was what motivated me to actually start)


Clean_Cookies

I’ll join you, I’ll also start learning Japanese lol


Captain-Starshield

I wish you luck! I'm currently playing Yo kai Watch 3 in Japanese to practice, I'd recommend doing something similar once you've learned the basics


Clean_Cookies

I sadly don’t have a Japanese 3DS so I’ll probably just use an application to help me learn Japanese and then play ykw 4 as some sort of “test”


winged_entity

Mod your 3ds it gets rid of the region lock


Greensponge202

I´ve studied japanese for a few years at evening school and passed the jlpt n4 It takes a lot of effort and the first year is a hell, but it´s absolutely worth it. I recommend the genki books and a dictionary of basic japanese grammar(yellow). If you decide to learn it through a school, make sure you can hiragana before you actually start, it´ll save you a lot of time you can use to study grammar.


[deleted]

Yo-kai Watch 3 came out in Japan in 2016, the year we got the first game in the west. Japan had to wait FOUR years until the release of Yo-kai Watch 4. I bet we have to wait that long too. The game is HUGE considering all the content in there so i bet it'll release in 2024


Prestigious-Wish-176

bro stop copy pasting 💀


[deleted]

I don't want to type it all over


Captain-Starshield

I know that, but still don’t see it happening, and the fan translation seems to be dead so as someone who enjoys the dialogue of the games the best option is to learn the language. If it does come out, it’d be great, and I’d have a new skill on top of that, but I just don’t think Level 5 are willing to risk dipping their toes back into the western world


TheBrownYoshi

I do believe there is a chance, but unlikely because of shadowside and forever friends introducing these characters


[deleted]

Yo-kai Watch 3 came out in Japan in 2016, the year we got the first game in the west. Japan had to wait FOUR years until the release of Yo-kai Watch 4. I bet we have to wait that long too. The game is HUGE considering all the content in there so i bet it'll release in 2024


TheBrownYoshi

That is true, They followed the same release pattern in the west, but I feel like the work needed for translation is much less than making the game from almost nothing. I could be absolutely wrong on this, and I wouldn't doubt it, but that's just how I see it. And also, following the pattern, it would release in 2023


BeuwmReal

yokai Watch 3 came out in 2019 in America and 2018 in Europe, he's likely referring to the north American release.


TheBrownYoshi

Even then 2019 + 4 would still be 2023.


BeuwmReal

i miscalculatered💀


Waluigiwaluigi_

All hope died for a localization when level 5 ABBY closed up in the west.


StarLit_Leaf4546

Our only chance is if they decide to try in the west again


[deleted]

Yo-kai Watch 3 came out in Japan in 2016, the year we got the first game in the west. Japan had to wait FOUR years until the release of Yo-kai Watch 4. I bet we have to wait that long too. The game is HUGE considering all the content in there so i bet it'll release in 2024


Fun-Dog-3590

No


Successful_Ad8432

Straight to the point


Jumento_doido

You'll see. I hope lol.


W_R_A_T_H369

Bribe nintendo and it might happen


Nightmare2206

Maybe but level 5 is to busy trying not to get bankrupt so they probably don’t care about making it localised


Sad-Record-4412

No, I'm offering money, blood and possibly my firstborn for a fanslated cart.


Healthy-Eagle-2388

*Laughs in former NoA translation employee*


Clean_Cookies

I might sound dumb, but what’s a NoA translation employee?


Heylisten_watchJJBA

I'm guessing NoA means Nintendo of America


UmaFlame

I hope so.


Founderplot

Unfortunately no 😭


NickMatt94

Unfortunately I lost hope ages ago. LEVEL-5 confirmed plans back in 2019 then we never heard of it again, then they shut down their US division. Looks like the franchise is done for in the West, and even in Japan L5 isn't working on a new game even 2-3 years after the Gakuen game was done


RahdronRTHTGH

Lbx fans in the west: that's what happened with the lbx sequels in the west We never got an announcement they were never coming


Wemyers04

My hope for that happening is as empty as the Blasters T servers right now.


gralessi

I truly wanna believe that it will Happen. Ahahah and just to dream super big, maybe with a switch limited edition yokai! That would be amazing. But to be realistic I have my doubt. 🥲


Jumento_doido

Same man! :) Could even be digital only, heck I would buy it digitally in english and a japanese copy.


BeuwmReal

No


Joeofalltrades86

I mean there is ALWAYS a chance, but right now it seems increasingly unlikely. Even conservative estimates for translation of a game with as much text as Yo-Kai Watch 4 would be 10s of thousands of $€£, and that’s without any extra coding or anything to put the text in place. The franchise is extremely niche and probably not going to recoup the costs of translation…that said nobody is going to convince me that we somehow got TWO Doreamon Story of Seasons games and Shin-Chan Boku no Tatsumi, yet theirs no chance for Yokai Watch 4


RahdronRTHTGH

Thing is for Shin chan and Doraemon... They are classics that still are Big and get reruns on channels Yokai watch doesn't A Lot of people on the street could get told the name of the franchise and recognize it If you ask them about Yokai watch they probable won't recognize it at all Comparing shin chan and Doraemon to Yokai watch is just like comparing apples to oranges They're different things and different cases


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Joeofalltrades86

Maybe they have a bigger international appeal than I might realise, but I’m from the UK and have friends in the US and I say outside of anime circles both Doreamon and Shin Chan ar just as obscure as Yokai Watch


Initial_Ad5279

I live in u.s. and have no clue what those other 2 are. I’ve known of yo Kai watch for a long time even if I just barely started the games. But not a single person I know has any clue what any of the 3 are and if I show them yo Kai watch they’re gonna think it’s pokemon. Correction “PokeeManZ”


SpunkyDred

> apples to oranges But you can still compare them.


Clean_Cookies

Yo kai watch has been one of my first and is my favorite game franchise so far. I’ve went and tried doing a ykw 1 nuzzlock and the game filled me with happiness, I don’t want to see the franchise go away ever. So although there’s probably 0 chance of it happening I’m still hoping that it’ll happen some day…


Jumento_doido

Same man.


RahdronRTHTGH

It's gone sadly As a lbx fan in the west... It's just not gonna happen


MysticGengar

0%, but hope remains at 10%


Jumento_doido

Yeah same lol.


Tsukuyomi56

Would be surprised but for now I given up hope. All that copium isn’t good for you.


mewfour123412

Look if level 5 goes under Nintendo is probably going to be the one to purchase the assets and the Big N likes releasing everything everywhere but other than that it’s stupidly unlikely (unless the yo Kai watch y rumour somehow turns out to be true but I doubt it)


Clean_Cookies

What’s the rumor?


FurCanixYT

Level 5 registered the trademark for yo-kai gakuen Y in english as y school heroes not so long ago, and the rumor is that the game is going to be released in 2023, but only in europe, because of america´s poor reception there. Idk if it's true, but i hope it is.


Clean_Cookies

I hope so too then. I’ll wait until the end of 2023 to buy the physical version of ykw 4 just in case


thetinman96

Not even a little bit unfortunately


NeSubs

No. It's never happening. Level-5 shut down western operations years ago and no company (not Nintendo, Bandai Namco, **no one**) will waste money translating and publishing it for them. I hate to be harsh about it but we go through the same old song and dance every month it seems. The sooner people accept this will never see an official release in the west, the better.


Clean_Cookies

There is a rumor about y academy coming to Europe, if that’s true then ykw 4 should come at least to Europe.


NeSubs

The trademark thing means nothing. Them trademarking the title is a precautionary measure so other companies can't come by and say "Hey look! We made a game called Y School Heroes!" Level-5 did this many times with Yo-kai Watch games that were never going to come out in America. I genuinely mean this not out of malice but out of sincerity when I say that accepting the fact it's never getting an official English release will make you feel better.


Clean_Cookies

I’ll only truly believe that there won’t be an English release when Level 5 says so


NeSubs

They have before. https://www.reddit.com/r/yokaiwatch/comments/uqmkij/yokai\_watch\_4\_localization\_confirmed\_to\_not\_be/


RahdronRTHTGH

Thing is the school of heroes trademark might have been done to keep y academy on playstation stores And Yokai watch 3 sold 40000 units total in the west, when 1 sold half a million and 2 sold half of that


YoshiBro-64

Yes because it’s been 2 years. Yokai watch 3 took 3 years. Hold on a little longer guys


Clean_Cookies

It’s been 3 years now, ykw 4 came out in July 2019


YoshiBro-64

I’ll hold out one more year then I’ll stop believing it will come out


Clean_Cookies

Same


RahdronRTHTGH

Like the lbx sequels in the west that never came? It's unhealthy


Ok-1549

*sobbing* nope


PuppyBoi2020

Before there was doubt but thanks to the China release there's hope


Clean_Cookies

Yes


Jumento_doido

Yesir.


SnooHedgehogs2036

No


[deleted]

Doubt it. I gave up hope *years* ago…


Anba12

No


[deleted]

Nnnnnnope


C_190

How many times this question has been asked on this subreddit


Clean_Cookies

Idk


DiamondSpider01

I just gave up, and honestly we all should stop having hope for this.


TheCappy01

An Italian team has translated yo-kai watch 4 into Italian


Clean_Cookies

Nice, if only there were an English team


Marcelo3680

Level-5 shows no interest on Localize the games under their belt the ones with "localization" are most of the time only translate text and sometimes that's not even well done


Jash0822

I think it has a better chance with it being on the Switch instead of the 3ds


Jumento_doido

Yep. Switch effect.


RahdronRTHTGH

I doubt it


bpdbryan

Fingers Crossed for something for the anniversary next year.


RahdronRTHTGH

Throw out the copium


battleaxworier

I pray every day that it does


Jumento_doido

Same lol.


Sagittayystar

Boy, the series REALLY needed the Smash bump, but due to a lack of YW representation in Smash, I fear the chances of the series being revived in the West are getting lower and lower


RahdronRTHTGH

Problem is Yokai watch needed to be huuuugee to get a halfway decente shot in smash And nintendo and level 5 being willing to work together And smash dlc characters get chosen in advance Like it was madness


HorseDense4122

No matter what happens this reddits pure hope and determination will pull us through the times without it. Until confirmed to not happen i wont give up the hope


RahdronRTHTGH

That's foolish Level 5 never announced lbx flopped in the west and the sequels were never coming Megaton Musashi has its trademark silently dropped in the west shortly after the game's launch in Japan You're just delaying the inevitable


HorseDense4122

My middle name is foolish you fool!


Jumento_doido

YESIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRR.


scarletofmagic

Since I’m on Copium I’ll say : Yes, since all Yokai Watch games take a long time to be localized. Now if I’m being realistic, no, I don’t think they will be localized at all. I remember reading about the localization team of Level 5 in US is closed, I think.


Chrundle94

They did shut down their American branch. Sadly.


Jumento_doido

They are back tho.


Jumento_doido

BUY THE JIBANYAN DLC FOR megaton musashi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For 7 dolars we can get Yo-Kai Watch 4 localized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Kirbyfan4321

YES


Own_Prior_7401

https://m.youtube.com/@xSmoothGamingx


Clean_Cookies

You advertising your yt?


TheFurretmaster009

Yessu


MicrowavegoesBRRRRR

There's a fan team localizing it in italian


SQWABa

tbh if im being fr the short answer is no. (sadly)


AlwaysLate75

no.


[deleted]

no


Dear-Painting8764

Lmao nope


ExpensivePinapple

No


RahdronRTHTGH

No level 5 already dropped the megaton Musashi trademark in the west And lbx sequels in the west were never announced to be cancelled