If you can’t wait for Pokémon, you should totally play Yo-kai Watch

If you’ve heard of Yo-kai Watch before, it was likely being compared to Pokémon. The series — which began in Japan in 2013 before debuting in English last year — has much in common with Nintendo’s monster-battling phenomenon. Both series are about collecting and fighting adorable creatures; both are games accompanied by an animated show and lots of tie-in toys; and both try to take an intrinsically Japanese style of game and translate it for a global audience. The