Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble | |
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Developer(s) | NHN PlayArt Corporation |
Publisher(s) | Level-5 |
Series | Yo-kai Watch |
Platform(s) |
iOS Android |
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Genre(s) | Puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble [a] is a mobile puzzle spin-off title to the Yo-kai Watch video game series. As announced on April 2, 2018, the English versions of the game permanently shut down on May 31, 2018. [3] [4]
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble is a puzzle game and sees the player matching 2 or more matching Wib Wobs ( Yo-kai) to make bigger Wib Wobs, which, when popped (clicked), deal damage, with the damage depending on the size of the Wib Wob. [5] Every Yo-kai has a Soultimate meter that increases every time a Wib Wob of that Yo-kai is popped. When the Soultimate meter is full, the Yo-kai can perform a "Soultimate move", which will aid the player in battle in some way. [5]
The game would also often hold events that would feature unique characters, locations, and or items. [6]
The Japanese release of the game was first announced on April 7, 2015 [7] at a product presentation held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall. [8] The game was later delayed from summer 2015 to October 2015. [9] The English release of the game was first announced later on March 11, 2016, by the game's publisher, Level-5, via a trailer on the official Yo-kai Watch YouTube channel. [10]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 83/100 [11] [b] |
Publication | Score |
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Gamezebo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TouchArcade | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, receiving a 61/100 score on review aggregator Metacritic. [11]
In a review for TouchArcade, Chris Carter criticized the game's story, difficulty, and the Spirit feature, a feature that makes the player need to wait before they play levels (which can be bypassed by spending in-game money), however, he praised how the game "captures the essence" of the original TV-show and how the game rewards skill. [13] Gamezebo's Rob Rich praised how the game's characters were "adorable", the amount of Yo-kai to unlock, and how progression "never stops", but criticized the gameplay for being confusing and also noted that the game's difficulty increases early in the game, making grinding necessary. [12]
On March 11, 2016, the Japanese release of the game, Yo-kai Watch: Puni Puni, was the 28th top-grossing app for iOS in Japan. [10] In December 2016, the English releases of the game surpassed 1 million downloads. [4] In March 22, 2017, the game had achieved over 10 million downloads worldwide. [14] As of January 2019, the Japanese release of Wibble Wobble had surpassed 14 million downloads since its launch in October 2015. [15]
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble | |
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![]() Official artwork | |
Developer(s) | NHN PlayArt Corporation |
Publisher(s) | Level-5 |
Series | Yo-kai Watch |
Platform(s) |
iOS Android |
Release |
|
Genre(s) | Puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble [a] is a mobile puzzle spin-off title to the Yo-kai Watch video game series. As announced on April 2, 2018, the English versions of the game permanently shut down on May 31, 2018. [3] [4]
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble is a puzzle game and sees the player matching 2 or more matching Wib Wobs ( Yo-kai) to make bigger Wib Wobs, which, when popped (clicked), deal damage, with the damage depending on the size of the Wib Wob. [5] Every Yo-kai has a Soultimate meter that increases every time a Wib Wob of that Yo-kai is popped. When the Soultimate meter is full, the Yo-kai can perform a "Soultimate move", which will aid the player in battle in some way. [5]
The game would also often hold events that would feature unique characters, locations, and or items. [6]
The Japanese release of the game was first announced on April 7, 2015 [7] at a product presentation held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall. [8] The game was later delayed from summer 2015 to October 2015. [9] The English release of the game was first announced later on March 11, 2016, by the game's publisher, Level-5, via a trailer on the official Yo-kai Watch YouTube channel. [10]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 83/100 [11] [b] |
Publication | Score |
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Gamezebo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TouchArcade | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, receiving a 61/100 score on review aggregator Metacritic. [11]
In a review for TouchArcade, Chris Carter criticized the game's story, difficulty, and the Spirit feature, a feature that makes the player need to wait before they play levels (which can be bypassed by spending in-game money), however, he praised how the game "captures the essence" of the original TV-show and how the game rewards skill. [13] Gamezebo's Rob Rich praised how the game's characters were "adorable", the amount of Yo-kai to unlock, and how progression "never stops", but criticized the gameplay for being confusing and also noted that the game's difficulty increases early in the game, making grinding necessary. [12]
On March 11, 2016, the Japanese release of the game, Yo-kai Watch: Puni Puni, was the 28th top-grossing app for iOS in Japan. [10] In December 2016, the English releases of the game surpassed 1 million downloads. [4] In March 22, 2017, the game had achieved over 10 million downloads worldwide. [14] As of January 2019, the Japanese release of Wibble Wobble had surpassed 14 million downloads since its launch in October 2015. [15]