<s>
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bony	I-Application
Spirits	I-Application
and	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fleshy	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
are	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
2014	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Level-5	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2013	O
's	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
late	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
protagonists	O
Nathan	O
"	O
Nate	O
"	O
Adams	O
and	O
Katie	O
Forester	O
are	O
erased	O
when	O
their	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
is	O
stolen	O
,	O
leaving	O
them	O
with	O
no	O
recollection	O
of	O
their	O
past	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
rising	O
popularity	O
,	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
releases	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
to	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
and	O
an	O
overwhelmingly	O
successful	O
commercial	O
response	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
easily	O
became	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
boosted	O
by	O
the	O
established	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
and	O
various	O
merchandising	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
control	O
of	O
player	O
character	O
Nathan	O
Adams	O
or	O
Katie	O
Forester	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
navigate	O
around	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
 '	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
find	O
and	O
befriend	O
various	O
Yo-kai	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
battles	O
is	O
using	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
Model	O
Zero	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
G	O
Soultimate	O
"	O
moves	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
more	O
powerful	O
Soultimate	O
moves	O
that	O
use	O
up	O
the	O
Soul	O
meters	O
of	O
all	O
adjacent	O
Yo-kai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Model	O
Zero	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
“	O
Poking	O
”	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
to	O
find	O
a	O
particular	O
sweetspot	O
on	O
an	O
enemy	O
Yo-kai	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
likelihood	O
of	O
befriending	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	B-Device
is	O
used	O
during	O
battles	O
to	O
rotate	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Yo-kai	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
clear	O
up	O
status	O
effects	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Yo-kai	O
,	O
or	O
charge	O
up	O
the	O
Yo-kai	O
'	O
s	O
Soultimate	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
featured	O
nearly	O
250	O
Yo-kai	O
,	O
Yo-Kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
nearly	O
450	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
that	O
were	O
featured	O
as	O
bosses	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nathan	O
Adams	O
or	O
Katie	O
Forester	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
player	O
choice	O
)	O
are	O
sleeping	O
during	O
summer	O
break	O
,	O
two	O
Yo-kai	O
take	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
away	O
and	O
erase	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
their	O
interactions	O
with	O
Yo-kai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
their	O
memories	O
are	O
regained	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
's	O
activation	O
,	O
they	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
befriend	O
Jibanyan	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
before	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
Memory	O
Store	O
has	O
mysteriously	O
disappeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
go	O
to	O
Timers	O
&	O
More	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
upgraded	O
by	O
Mr.	O
Goodsight	O
but	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
tasks	O
for	O
him	O
beforehand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
encounter	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
inspirited	O
by	O
"	O
Wicked	O
Yo-kai	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
Yo-kai	O
that	O
even	O
the	O
protagonist	O
cannot	O
see	O
with	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
attempting	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
their	O
grandfather	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
n't	O
too	O
keen	O
on	O
letting	O
them	O
help	O
,	O
they	O
come	O
across	O
plans	O
by	O
him	O
for	O
building	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
revealed	O
that	O
their	O
grandfather	O
created	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
meet	O
the	O
two	O
evil	O
Yo-kai	O
who	O
stole	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
and	O
memories	O
,	O
to	O
reveal	O
themselves	O
to	O
be	O
Kin	O
and	O
Gin	O
,	O
Wicked	O
Yo-kai	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
rewind	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
able	O
to	O
accept	O
himself	O
as	O
their	O
friend	O
and	O
someone	O
they	O
see	O
as	O
a	O
hero	O
,	O
Nathaniel/Kenny	O
calls	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
Yo-kai	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
milk	O
bottle	O
tops	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
Yo-kai	O
Medals	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
Model	O
Zero	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
his	O
wrist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
grandfather	O
promises	O
to	O
finish	O
work	O
on	O
creating	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
thanks	O
the	O
protagonist	O
for	O
everything	O
they	O
've	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
booming	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
franchise	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
game	O
were	O
planned	O
from	O
the	O
very	O
beginning	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
plan	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
sequel	O
into	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
Ganso	O
and	O
Honke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
games	O
were	O
originally	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
April	O
2014	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
manga	O
magazine	O
CoroCoro	O
Comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
notably	O
came	O
shortly	O
before	O
Level-5	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
a	O
milestone	O
of	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
shipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
premise	O
and	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
improvements	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
,	O
were	O
detailed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
announcement	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
Ganso	O
and	O
Honke	O
versions	O
of	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
feature	O
Jibanyan	O
Yo-kai	O
Medal	O
toys	O
exclusive	O
to	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
unlocking	O
a	O
unique	O
Soultimate	O
move	O
for	O
the	O
Jibanyan	O
the	O
player	O
befriends	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
copy	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
mascot	B-Application
character	O
Jibanyan	O
pictured	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
and	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
concurrently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
bundled	O
with	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
games	O
and	O
was	O
sold	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
instead	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
six	O
AR	O
cards	O
and	O
a	O
data	O
card	O
featuring	O
the	O
Golnyan	O
Yo-kai	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
by	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
used	O
in-game	O
for	O
Yo-Kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
release	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
was	O
broadcast	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
airing	O
on	O
the	O
TX	O
Network	O
and	O
TV	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
originally	O
created	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
first	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
game	O
,	O
had	O
aired	O
over	O
25	O
episodes	O
and	O
had	O
become	O
a	O
major	O
contributor	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
growing	O
popularity	O
and	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
television	O
commercial	O
created	O
to	O
advertise	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
capitalised	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
by	O
staging	O
a	O
crowd	O
performing	O
the	O
dance	O
to	O
"	O
Yo-kai	O
Exercise	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
a	O
thousand	O
people	O
were	O
gathered	O
in	O
a	O
shopping	O
mall	O
decorated	O
with	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
banners	O
and	O
imagery	O
to	O
film	O
three	O
commercials	O
that	O
aired	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
successes	O
of	O
Ganso	O
and	O
Honke	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
third	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Shinuchi	O
,	O
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Level-5	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
CoroCoro	O
Comic	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
a	O
Buchinyan	O
Yo-kai	O
Medal	O
toy	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
read	O
as	O
a	O
QR	O
code	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
for	O
use	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
December	O
2014	O
release	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
theatrical	O
release	O
of	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
:	O
Tanjō	O
no	O
Himitsu	O
da	O
Nyan	O
!,	O
a	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
different	O
lines	O
of	O
toys	O
were	O
manufactured	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
itself	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
and	O
fastest-selling	O
toys	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
short	O
supply	O
of	O
the	O
toy	O
had	O
prompted	O
high	O
second-hand	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
watch	O
through	O
online	O
auction	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
caused	O
retailers	O
such	O
as	O
Toys	O
R	O
Us	O
to	O
adopt	O
a	O
raffle	O
ticket	O
system	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
partnership	O
between	O
Bandai	O
and	O
with	O
fast	O
food	O
restaurant	O
chain	O
McDonald	O
's	O
also	O
saw	O
sets	O
of	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
cards	O
,	O
featuring	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
being	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
chain	O
's	O
trademark	O
happy	O
meal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Aikatsu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Other	O
merchandise	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
include	O
school	O
utensils	O
and	O
office	O
supplies	O
,	O
plushies	O
,	O
tissues	O
,	O
shampoo	O
,	O
bicycles	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
food	O
such	O
as	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
branded	O
cereal	O
,	O
bread	O
,	O
drinks	O
and	O
furikake	O
,	O
amongst	O
other	O
available	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
have	O
reported	O
having	O
earned	O
¥10	O
billion	O
yen	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
$93	O
million	O
US	O
dollars	O
)	O
off	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
toy	O
lines	O
alone	O
,	O
from	O
April	O
to	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
chart	O
and	O
statistics	O
company	O
Oricon	O
named	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
brand	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
selling	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
behind	O
Disney	O
's	O
Frozen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
kind	O
of	O
love	O
for	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watches	I-Application
transferred	O
to	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
Model	O
Zero	O
was	O
replicated	O
from	O
Japan	O
's	O
Zeroshiki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
a	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
U	O
Prototype	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
Dream	O
officially	O
dubbed	O
with	O
Sushi	O
and	O
Tempura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Normal	O
,	O
Z	O
and	O
Classic	O
Medals	O
were	O
high	O
in	O
numbers	O
for	O
a	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
collector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
scored	O
both	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ganso	I-Application
and	O
Honke	O
a	O
36	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
judges	O
of	O
the	O
review	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
;	O
identical	O
to	O
Famitsus	O
scores	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
score	O
to	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Shinuchi	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
also	O
featuring	O
a	O
dual	O
release	O
with	O
the	O
secondary	O
titles	O
branding	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sushi	I-Application
and	O
Tempura	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
branded	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sukiyaki	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
