Demo Version

This is a sub-page of Yo-kai Watch (Nintendo 3DS).

To do: More hidden content. List of changed files; ese0002.xc is different, but the textures are identical. c000140_ev_mot.xc t101d01.xc/t101d01.xi/t101d01_funcpt.bin (A battle map, textures identical) t101g00 (multiple files) battle_command_0.02f.cfg.bin common_enc_0.02f.cfg.bin chara_param_0.02f.cfg.bin effect_config_cfg.bin effect_define_battle.cfg.bin effect_define_field.cfg.bin effect_define_static.cfg.bin earlier layouts in data/res/map Changed text in system_text_ja_cfg.bin and help_text_ja.cfg.bin Cut tutorial text? phrase_purpose_text_c89 Compare with international demo?

A demo of Yo-kai Watch was originally released on July 3, 2013 on the Nintendo eShop, over a week before the official release, and in 2015/2016 for overseas territories. Though it may seem uninteresting at first, some elements of the Japanese build date back to some earlier builds.

Demo Lockouts#

• Only a small portion of Uptown Springdale can be explored, rendering some buildings out of reach.
• Yo-kai cannot be befriended.
• Dismarelda cannot be beaten, no matter how strong the player's Yo-kai Friends are. Managing to get her HP down to 0 through grinding will show her as invincible.

Early Graphics#

Tutorial Graphics#

hlp_901.xi#

Early	Final (JP)

• The Yo-kai Wheel did not have quotation marks.
• The order of the Yo-kai Friends were different.

Early	Final (JP)

• The tutorial text was changed.
• The early image showed the fully-charged Soultimate Moves in battle while the final shows which one should be selected.

Early	Final (JP)

• The battle background was brighter, resulting in some Yo-kai being shaded differently.
• Tattletell was bigger in size.
• The cloud texture was different.

hlp_902.xi#

Early	Final (JP)

• Walkappa's icon was different.
• Inspirited Yo-kai were represented with crosses, which are absent in the final.

Early	Final (JP)

• Possibly the most interesting tutorial image from the batch; Jibanyan uses his old model dating back to October 2012 prerelease versions of the game, as shown by the ivory colour scheme and the stuck-together twin tails.

Demo-Specific Graphics#

The graphics in that section use a far later build, compared to the unused apparent earlier graphics found in the final.

Title Screen (title_u00_trial.xa)#

The 2013 copyright was added in comparison to the earlier graphic.

Early	Final (JP)

Early	Final (JP, Unused)

The demo disclaimer text was slightly changed, with a small grammar difference.

Early	Final (JP, Unused)

Uptown Springdale Map#

Early	Final

Strangely, the map of Uptown Springdale matches the style of the early 2013 builds, despite the final map graphic being present.

Unused Graphics#

ev_pic0180_000#

A generic image for the demo, showing a view of Springdale and Yo-kai.