Icons (2022 TV series)/Episode 5 transcript

Introduction
Narrator: "On the heels of a doomed franchise..."

AbdallahSmash026: "It was a really crucial time for Level-5."

Narrator: "A phenomenon was born."

Heidi Kemps: "And they really wanted a global hit, so they put out Yo-kai Watch."

Narrator: "It survived an executive's death..."

Doug Bowser: "Iwata's death pretty much shocked everyone, both at Nintendo and Level-5."

Narrator: "...and saved a company."

Stephanie Cheng: "Retailers called us in week 2 or 3 saying, 'We're out of stock! We're out of stock! We have to have more software, people are banging down our doors!'"

Narrator: "But the phenomenon was short lived."

Johnny Yong Bosch: "And then it just stopped. I mean, it was just silent. Copies of Yo-kai Watch 1 and 2 sat on store shelves..."

Narrator: "This is the story of Yo-kai Watch.

Johnny Yong Bosch: "Here was a handheld RPG series that was new, that was different...