‘Yo-kai Watch 2’ Is Coming Stateside This Fall!

Japanese gamers may be awaiting the third installment to Yo-kai Watch but fans in North America will finally get their hands on Yo-kai Watch 2 on September 30. Readers may remember the original getting high marks in our review and hopefully this next round will follow in its footsteps.

There are a few changes this time, however. For starters, taking a page from Pokémon‘s playbook, there are now two versions of the game, each containing different rare yo-kai to befriend. The subtitles for those games are, um, unconventional. Okay, they are straight-up weird as in we-probably-should-have-thought-this-over-more weird. The two options for fans to chose between are Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls. Ridiculous naming choices aside, the game will also have a different setting. Your character will be making a visit to your hometown of Springdale as it was 100 years in the past. Prepare for some time travel shenanigans!

In support of the upcoming titles, Hasbro will sell an updated model of Yo-kai Watch to match the new game’s design along with new Medals called “Yo-motion Yo-kai Medals.” Custom accessories, large plushes, and electronic figures are also in the works. And TCG fans will be excited to learn that a Yo-kai Watch Trading Card Game is coming their way.