Yo-kai Watch ghost-hunting 3DS blockbusters could make a Pokémon-like splash in the West next year

Back in my day, catching ghosts required a degree in paranormal psychology and a firehouse. I guess they do things a little bit differently in Japan, and that style may come our way pretty soon.

Megapopular ghost-catching role-playing game Yo-kai Watch (or Youkai Watch in Japan) may finally come West next year, according to publisher Level-5. The RPGs have you going on adventures to capture different kinds of spectral beings that you can then use in battle. In an interview with Japanese website Zakzak (as spotted by users on the gaming message board NeoGAF via Polygon), Level-5 president Akihiro Hino explained that his company is evaluating how to bring one of its biggest games to other territories. This brand is potentially worth millions as Japanese fads have a tendency to catch on in other territories.