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Level-5 registers US trademark for 3DS game 'Yo-kai Watch'
Youkai Watch, Level-5's tale of a magical watch that lets its user see spiritual beings, released in Japan last July for the 3DS. Localizing software isn't exactly free though, so we've resigned to just imagining what it's ... wait, Level-5 recently filed a trademark for "Yo-kai Watch" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office? Huh. You can't print out and play trademarks in the 3DS' cartridge slot though, so take this as a potential hint instead of an outright confirmation of a planned Western release. This isn't the only hint that we've seen recently for localized Level-5 projects - soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven popped up (and has since disappeared) on Nintendo's release calendar for the 3DS earlier this month. The weapons shopkeep simulator Rental Bukiya de Omasse also received a content rating from the Australian Classification Board. Hopefully the next Nintendo Direct brings a slew of Level-5 announcements, similar to the October reveal of plans to localize the Guild 01 series. You can check out the trademark for yourself by searching for "Yo-kai Watch" with the USPTO's Basic Word Mark Search.
Report: Level-5's other new 3DS jam is Ghost Watch
Youkai Watch, also known as Ghost Watch in North America, is coming to 3DS, according to the latest CoroCoro magazine, translated by Siliconera. The game was first announced by developer Level-5 one year ago at its Vision event.Of course, until Level-5 confirms that the game even exists anymore, we're putting it in our box of rumors. We do know that Level-5's Liberation Maiden will be heading to the North American 3DS eShop October 25, however. We've embedded the original announcement trailer for Ghost Watch for your amusement above.
Level-5's 'Vision' event, in trailers
We'll forgive you if you weren't up late this past Friday evening watching the livestream of Level-5's "Vision" event with us -- it was kind of in the middle of the night. The Japanese publisher showed off several of its upcoming titles, and revealed a few neat surprises (Ghost Watch, anyone?). Luckily for you, Level-5 has now released all the trailers from Vision and we've compiled them below the break for your viewing pleasure.
'Ghost Watch' unveiled at Level-5 Vision event
As terrified as we are of ghosts, we can't help but find the one in Level-5's just revealed "Yokai Watch" ("Ghost Watch") to be particularly adorable. A brief trailer of the game slash anime slash manga project rolled at the end of the Japanese publisher's "Level-5 Vision" event this evening (early afternoon in Tokyo), teasing out a game where a young boy finds a watch that allows him to see ghost, then befriends a ghost and -- of course -- partners with the apparition to -- what else -- make friends with other ghosts. A tale as old as time, we say. Level-5 isn't revealing platforms for the game or a launch window just yet, but we're just gonna go ahead and put it all out there right now: today on Jaguar. Boom.
