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Nintendo 3DS game The Snack World has been delayed. Originally scheduled for a July 13 release in Japan, it has been moved to August 10. The reason developer Level-5 gives is to “further improve quality” and to make playing enjoyable for all.

Here’s the latest trailer for Layton Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy, which features loads of wonderful animation from A-1 Pictures. The iOS and Android versions will be released in the US on July 20. 

Level-5's next big game The Snack World: Trejarers will be released in Japan on July 13. A new trailer gives a closer look at the 3DS title, which has an RPG setting, but with smartphones and modern convenience stores. Nintendo calls it a “hyper casual fantasy.” No word about an international release.

Here’s your first look at the new Inazuma Eleven anime. Titled Inazuma Eleven Ares no Tenpin, it’s the latest entry in Level-5's soccer series. The show will be broadcasting this October in Japan. 

Here’s the latest trailer for Level-5's newest project The Snack World. It will get a TV anime series in Japan starting this spring, a 3DS game this summer, and an smartphone title this December. Might be worth keeping an eye out on this one. 

Many people have pinged me asking what Hasbro is showing for Yo-Kai Watch at Toy Fair. We’ll have to wait until we’re closer to season three to see new toys, but they did have connectable Wibble Wobble figures, as mimicked here by the best demo guy ever, Eric. Eric Von Demoguy.

An official Yokai Watch shop is finally opening in Japan’s Kansai region, joining an outlet in Tokyo. According to Famitsu, this March the shop will open at LaLaport Koshien shopping mall in Hyogo Prefecture. 

Level-5 recently showed off its upcoming Inazuma Eleven game. The hardware is still TBA, but as folks are pointing out in Japan, it sure doesn’t look like a Wii U title or a 3DS one, for that matter. Hrm...

A fourth (yes, fourth!) Yokai Watch movie has been announced. It will be released in winter 2017 in Japan. Wonder if they’ll do a fifth? I bet they do!

Don’t expect a Level-5 game for the Nintendo Switch’s launch. Level-5 honcho Akihiro Hino is quoted (via Siliconera) as saying, “there surely won’t be a title of ours on launch, but when we find the way to take advantage of it, we will work with it.”

Here’s the English-language trailer for the Yokai Watch movie. As ANN points out, this is the dubbed version of the first film, which will be shown in select U.S. theaters on October 15.