Nightengale
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I love how your argument against them not having it is that "they don't care."
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Youkai Watch 2 sold over 1.2 million units during first 4 days in Japan (Famitsu)
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I love how your argument against them not having it is that "they don't care."
DaSorcerer7
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Well done, level-5. Well done.
Legendarylemur
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I don't think Inazuma Eleven is gonna continue though. They've exhausted all possibilities. Best team in all of history, best team in all of space. It's kinda like when Pokemon made Arceus, and now every Pokemon from then on is not ever gonna be the best, except unlike Inazuma Eleven, you can still make more Pokemon without the worry of making them stronger than the last generation.
Though I'd love to see Inazuma Eleven Go's cast come back older as well, but then the original Inazuma Eleven cast is gonna be super old by the time that happens... >.>
I think the point is, at the same time, don't give level-5 too much credit. I think GAF has every right to be worried for a series. They sure love exhausting series
Though I'd love to see Inazuma Eleven Go's cast come back older as well, but then the original Inazuma Eleven cast is gonna be super old by the time that happens... >.>
I think the point is, at the same time, don't give level-5 too much credit. I think GAF has every right to be worried for a series. They sure love exhausting series
What other platforms are even relevant in Japan? Answer: none.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
There's a world cup once in four years and jus tbecause your team has won the cup in one year this doesn't render it not interesting for fans the next time. They could have the characters age and have a new team composition or outright let the players assume the role of a new team challenging the old team.
test_account
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Mobile is also very relevant. I dont know how much a ~5000 yen game like Yokai Watch would sell on mobile though, but generally speaking, mobile is a relevant platform in Japan.
. . . seems a bit redundant.
Probably never, not as a game at least. I could see some Pokémon appearing in Youkai Watch (and vice-versa, some YW characters in Pokémon), but not really sure to be honest.
How would it work?
Maybe a special anime or something... problem is, despite the many similarities, they are quite different (definitely not the same kind of universe/atmosphere).
Then again, it's Level-5, they could cook up some crazy time/dimension travelling story, ha ha.
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Posting those here since they got totally ignored in the other thread
90s version of the TV ad: YouTube
Making-off: YouTube
Probably never, not as a game at least. I could see some Pokémon appearing in Youkai Watch (and vice-versa, some YW characters in Pokémon), but not really sure to be honest.
How would it work?
Maybe a special anime or something... problem is, despite the many similarities, they are quite different (definitely not the same kind of universe/atmosphere).
Then again, it's Level-5, they could cook up some crazy time/dimension travelling story, ha ha.
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Posting those here since they got totally ignored in the other thread
90s version of the TV ad: YouTube
Making-off: YouTube
The Youkai Watch and Pokemon anime air on the same channel and are animated by the same studio so it probably could happen if the companies really wanted to.
Well, I was very wrong. I was fairly certain that while YW2 would sell well, I didn't think it could sell, at launch, to 80% or so of the userbase of the first game (the percentage, roughly, needed to hit 1M in the launch week); that's a massive loyalty retention. To have done significantly more than that - to have sold to well over 100% - is very impressive indeed.
I wonder if the YW1 sales as were frequently reported didn't include the free promotional copies in Japan, because that's a factor I didn't think to take into account.
I wonder if the YW1 sales as were frequently reported didn't include the free promotional copies in Japan, because that's a factor I didn't think to take into account.
I know people who buy and play through every single Professor Layton. It's kinda like their CoD or FIFA. Insanely popular franchise here in Germany.
Lives from a multiplat in the vein of Pokemon and Monster Hunter. Splitting the userbase would be dumb
I think the problem, outside the hate that it gets on GAF, is that it's a risky proposition. If for some reason they are unable to find their next big thing in 2 or 3 years they could be on financial problems.
I agree that going with multimedia projects is a "temporary" success unless you're talking about anomalies like Pokemon, which now isn't only fueled by kids but the young adults that kept playing because of the competitive aspect / nostalgia / whatever.
Pokemon anime is brilliant. The story is light and simple, most chapters are standalone (aside the Gym / Pokemon League part). Main character doesn't get older, you don't need to go through the whole thing to start watching the series. I'm sure I could start watching the latest season while skipping the older stuff and it'd be ok.
The game series has nailed the elements that usually the most succesful series share.
- Standalone chapters: Instead of continuing the previous game story, each one is on a different continent and has a different main character.
- A formula: Badges + Team Something + Pokemon league in Pokemon are the crystals in Classic FF and the elemental Spirits in Tales.
For what I've heard Assassin's Creed is a nice example of a non-JRPG series that has nailed those factors. They have different ages and the Assassin's vs Templar formula.
I think Layton could have stayed relevant longer due to how each investigation is pretty much standalone. I don't think Inazuma could have worked well for them.
I'd like to see Level-5 trying to do a Skylanders-like game. They seem like the most suites company to do this kind of project.
Poor PS3.
Layton was quite succesful among adults and women, for what I've seen. I know some people whose parents have a DS just to play those two games. And they loved them.
Sadly most now play Candy Crush Saga
phoenix3934
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How did this get over 15M views? That's just insane!
Sammy Samusu
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Outsold YW1 in 4 days. :lol
Congrats to Hino!
Congrats to Hino!
Sammy Samusu
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Nothing! Nintendo is the one who localizes their stuff (Layton, Inazuma and Fantasy).
Thirteenth. I can't list them now but they are on the Famitsu site.
The Japanese level required to understand this game is pretty low from what I found. It is a kids game after all
Ipsoclipso
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djplaeskool
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Pokemon-esque + successful cross-media campaign
The Japanese level required to understand this game is pretty low from what I found. It is a kids game after all
Ah sweet I'll be starting TextFugu when i get back so it might come in handy down the road anyway. Thanks for the input!
Cool. I didn't know this game is 3DS 13th million seller. (totally forgot Yo-kai Watch)
Yeah. I was actually thinking the same thing.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
I guess they know where their bread is buttered.
This right here is the inherent problem I have with Level 5 IPs. They don't end. Level 5 spends so much effort to give us all these stories and settings but once the money dries up and popularity's gone, there is no proper ending to these huge IPs. They just kill them off. Layton 3's ending made me go "that's it"? Danball Senki's ending made me go "so many questions unanswered". And IEGO's ending made me go "wow, this series can't possibly get any worse or crazy".
Hell, I would've take a special final episode of Endou marrying Natsumi than all of IEGO. Because at least that would've been an ending.
Pokémon X / Y
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Monster Hunter 4
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Mario Kart 7
Super Mario 3D Land
Tomodachi Life
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Puzzle & Dragons Z
Dragon Quest VII
Yo-Kai Watch 2
Yo-Kai Watch
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
At the end of the year we'll be able to add Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Super Smash Bros. 3DS and Pokémon ORAS.
He got cut off!
Herbspiceguy
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I bet a huge appeal comes from the excellent job they did on translating ghosts of folklore to a modern, kid oriented platform.
The designs of all the youkai are cool, charming & fun. Some of them a bit freaky and outlandish. I can see how any kid would want to summon these guys.
Even with it's roots in Japanese folklore I can see this franchise taking off in the west as well.
Parakeetman
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2 copies in dat million are mine
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