| Yo-kai Watch 3 | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Level-5 |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Ken Motomura |
| Producer(s) | Akihiro Hino |
| Designer(s) | Tatsuya Shinkai |
| Programmer(s) | Yuji Mori Tetsuo Mori |
| Artist(s) | Takuzo Nagano Miho Tanaka |
| Writer(s) | Akihiro Hino Keitaro Sato |
| Composer(s) | Kenichiro Saigo |
| Series | Yo-kai Watch |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Yo-kai Watch 3[1] is a role-playing video game developed by Level-5 for the Nintendo 3DS which is the third game of the main series of Yo-kai Watch video games. It was initially released in two versions, Sushi and Tempura, in Japan in July 2016.[2] A third version of the game, branded Sukiyaki, was released in Japan in December 2016, adding minor enhancements upon the original versions of the game. An English version based on Sukiyaki published by Nintendo was released in PAL regions in December 2018, and in North America two months later.[3][4]
The game follows the interconnected stories of two protagonists who both possess the Yo-kai Watch, allowing them to see, befriend, and summon Japanese mythical spirits called Yo-kai: Nathan "Nate" Adams, an 11-year-old boy who recently moved to the fictitious Southern United States city of BBQ, and Hailey Anne Thomas, a self-styled otaku "outcast" who deals with Yo-kai in the upstate city of Springdale. Unlike the first two games, the player is not given a choice to select Katie Forester as the protagonist instead of Nathan Adams.
The game received generally positive reviews from critics, but was considered a commercial failure outside of Japan and is, to date, the last title in the series to be released internationally. The next game in the series Yo-kai Watch 4 has only been released in Japan.
- ^ 妖怪ウォッチ３
- ^ Seedhouse, Alex (April 13, 2016). "Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi & Tempura Announced in Japan". Nintendo Insider. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Western Yo-Kai Watch 3 Release Is Like 'Sukiyaki+'". Siliconera. December 7, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Yo-kai Watch 3 launches December 7 in Europe". Gematsu. October 30, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.