[N-Direct] Yo-kai Watch 2: more details, footage, screenshots; demo coming soon

Since it’s already available in Japan, and won’t release before Spring 2017 in Europe, it’s only in the North American Nintendo 3DS Direct presentation that Yo-kai Watch 2 was showcased yesterday.

In this sequel, you get to travel to the past, in order to discover the origins of the Yo-kai Watch. Along the way, you will end up involved in a Yo-kai war between two rivals factions.

Their leaders are:

• Bony Spirits: Arachnus
• Fleshy Souls: Toadal Dude

Gameplay-wise, Yo-kai Watch 2 features the brand new Yo-kai Watch Model Zero, which gives you two new tactics to use (making for more strategic battles).

The first one: you can now poke some enemy Yo-kai when they’re weakened. If you’re fast enough, you can earn a bonus, and even deal some extra damage. The second one: if you fill up the soul meter one of your Yo-kai, and of an adjacent Yo-kai, you can use a powerful M Move.

Since there’s two versions (Fleshy Souls / Bony Spirits), players are encouraged to trade the Yo-kai they cannot get in the one they went with.  Nintendo also mentions the first-print bonus, previously revealed:

• Retail version: physical medal, unlocks a new Soultimate move  for Jibanyan
• Digital version: Robonyan or Sailornyan (in-game)

Finally, it was announced that the Yo-kai Watch 2 demo would be released in mid-September, most likely on September 15th (usual Nintendo eShop update day).

Here’s some screenshots and artworks for the game:

 

Finally, here’s the segment from yesterday’s Nintendo 3DS Direct:

Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Spirits / Bony Souls (3DS) comes out on September 30th in North America, October 15th in Australia, and Spring 2017 in Europe.