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Yo-Kai Watch Developer Open to Bringing Franchises to Wii U, NX

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Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino wants to get Yo-Kai Watch into the hands of as many players as possible. In an interview, Hino told us this means potential Yo-Kai Watch games on Wii U and potentially, Nintendo's next-gen platform known as NX.

Hino told us that if Level-5 has a title that would be served well as a Wii U game, "I would definitely want to proactively consider it." Recently Level-5 collaborated with Ubisoft on a Wii U, Yo-Kai Watch-themed version of Ubisoft's Let's Dance, but so far that's as close as the series has come to Nintendo's home console.

As for the next generation of hardware, Hino expressed interest in developing game for the platform, if the console can "bring Level-5 games to as many kids as possible." If the company determines that to be the case, Hino told us "it wouldn’t be impossible" to see Level-5 developing games for it.

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