yokai watch
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Pokémon Wasn’t The Biggest Seller In Japan Last Year
In 2014, Japan saw the release of big Pocket Monster games Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. The games sold a ton in Japan, but not enough to reign supreme. A new challenger has taken the crown: Yokai Watch.
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Game And Anime Characters Reborn As Japanese Scarecrows
It’s late September. In Japan, that means rice is being harvested. And where there are crops, there are scarecrows. Some of them are hardly typical. Thank goodness for that!
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Insanely Popular Game Is Drawing Long Lines At McDonald’s In Japan
Yokai Watch is incredibly popular in Japan. The anime, the toys, and the 3DS games are all smash hits. They are the biggest thing going at the moment. So, you know if McDonald’s rolls out a Yokai Watch Happy Meal, then that’s going to be popular too.
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There’s A Good Reason Why This Game Is Japan’s Current Bestseller
Yokai Watch 2 (妖怪ウォッチ2), the sequel to the exceedingly popular Yokai Watch, has been selling like gangbusters in Japan. And for good reason. Not only is the TV anime going strong and related toys disappearing off of store shelves faster than they can stock them, but the game itself is a whole lot of fun.