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Akihiro Hino revealed after giving an interview on the Japanese news site Zak Zak that the western version of the game is already in development and that it will be released next year by saying: ''“In regards to foreign markets, we have been taking a look at it in regards to Yokai Watch. We are in development planning to release it sometime next year. We think it has a big appeal as a very Japanese-ish fantasy story. We already have support from a foreign toy maker company saying that it will be a definite success.”''
Akihiro Hino revealed more information about the western release of ''Yo-kai Watch'' during an interview with {{w|Gematsu}} after the franchise's first movie. Akihiro Hino stated that the animation of the franchise will come along to the west as well, and that they are planning on something that is even bigger than ''Yo-kai Watch''. Weeks afterwards, it was discovered that Jibanyan and Whisper were both trademarked in the west.
However, the game sold poorly in the United States, with Nintendo of America not giving any information about the sales rating of the game despite heavy marketing it. The game was released in Europe on April 29, 2016 with a demo two weeks prior. As of June 6, 2016 the game has sold 400,000 copies in North America which is very poor for its debut in the western world. However, the game became a huge success in Europe selling 680,000 copies which is also much faster than the initial sales in Japan. The game is mostly popular in France and Spain with the merchandise of the game being sold the most. As of 2017, ''Yo-kai Watch'' has a total sales of 2.55 million.
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