Yo-Kai Watch

Yo-Kai Watch (妖怪ウォッチ, Yōkai Wotchi, trademarked in Japan as Youkai Watch and Yokai Watch) (lit. Monster Watch) is a series of role-playing video games developed and published by Level-5. The original game was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on July 11, 2013 and was released in North America by Nintendo on November 6, 2015. A sequel, Yo-Kai Watch 2, was released in three versions; Ganso and Honke, which were released in Japan on July 10, 2014, and Shinuchi, released on December 13, 2014. A spin-off game, Yo-Kai Busters, was released on July 11, 2015. A third title, Yo-Kai Watch 3 will be released in Summer 2016.

Two manga adaptations have been produced; a shōnen manga series that began serialization in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic from December 15, 2012, and a shōjo manga series that began serialization in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine from December 27, 2013. An anime television series produced by OLM, Inc. began airing in Japan from January 2014 and began airing in North America from October 5, 2015. An animated film was released on December 20, 2014, with a second film released on December 19, 2015.

Yo-Kai Watch 2

Yo-Kai Watch 2: Ganso (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチ2 元祖, Hepburn: Yōkai Wotchi 2 Ganso) and Yo-Kai Watch 2: Honke (妖怪ウォッチ2 本家, Yōkai Wotchi 2 Honke) are a pair of role-playing video games developed and published by Level-5 for the Nintendo 3DS. Released concurrently on July 10, 2014 in Japan, the games are a sequel to 2013's Yo-Kai Watch. Much like their predecessor, the games put players in an open world, befriending and battling various yōkai; ghosts and apparitions originating in Japanese folklore, that cause mischief in daily life. In Yo-Kai Watch 2, the memories of the protagonist Keita Amano (or Fumika "Fumi-chan" Kodama) are erased and the Yo-Kai Watch itself taken away, leaving him with no recollection of his past adventures. However, he soon stumbles across the butler Yo-Kai Whisper once again, and his adventures resume, with Whisper giving him a brand new model of the Yo-Kai Watch.

Developed in the wake of the first game's rising popularity, Yo-Kai Watch 2 became one of the most highly anticipated releases in Japan in 2014. Released to positive critical reception and an overwhelmingly successful commercial response, the games easily became two of the best-selling games on the Nintendo 3DS, boosted by the popularity of the Yo-Kai Watch anime series and various merchandising efforts. As of February 2015, the games have sold an accumulative 3.1 million copies. An third version of the game, Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi (妖怪ウォッチ2 真打, Yōkai Wotchi 2 Shin'uchi), was released in December 2014, which further expanded upon the changes introduced in the original Ganso and Honke versions of the game. As of June 2015, Shinuchi had sold 2.6 million copies. With the localization of the Yo-Kai Watch series in western countries, Level-5 is currently in discussions with Nintendo to release Yo-Kai Watch 2 outside Japan, however, no plans have been made official as of late.

Watch

A watch is a small timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep working despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is designed to be worn on a wrist, attached by a watch strap or other type of bracelet. A pocket watch is designed for a person to carry in a pocket.

Watches evolved in the 17th century from spring-powered clocks, which appeared as early as the 14th century. The first watches were strictly mechanical, driven by clockwork. As technology progressed, mechanical devices, used to control the speed of the watch, were largely superseded by vibrating quartz crystals that produce accurately timed electronic pulses. Some watches use radio clock technology to regularly correct the time. The first digital electronic watch was developed in 1970.

Most inexpensive and medium-priced watches, used mainly for timekeeping, are electronic watches with quartz movements. Expensive collectible watches, valued more for their elaborate craftsmanship, aesthetic appeal and glamorous design than for simple timekeeping, often have purely mechanical movements and are powered by springs, even though these movements are generally less accurate and more expensive than electronic ones. Various extra features, called "complications", such as moon-phase displays and the different types of tourbillon, are sometimes included. Modern watches often display the day, date, month and year, and electronic watches may have many other functions. Time-related features such as timers, chronographs and alarm functions are common. Some modern designs incorporate calculators, GPS and Bluetooth technology or have heart-rate monitoring capabilities. Watches incorporating GPS receivers use them not only to determine their position. They also receive and use time signals from the satellites, which make them essentially perfectly accurate timekeepers, even over long periods of time.

Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS (Japanese: ニンテンドー3DS, Hepburn: Nintendō Surī Dī Esu, abbreviated to 3DS) is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. It is capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or additional accessories. Nintendo announced the device in March 2010 and officially unveiled it at E3 2010 on June 15, 2010. The console succeeds the Nintendo DS, featuring backward compatibility with older Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi video games, and competes with the Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld console.

The handheld offers new features such as the StreetPass and SpotPass tag modes, powered by Nintendo Network; augmented reality, using its 3D cameras; and Virtual Console, which allows owners to download and play games originally released on older video game systems. It is also pre-loaded with various applications including these: an online distribution store called Nintendo eShop, a social networking service called Miiverse; an Internet Browser; the Netflix, Hulu Plus and YouTube streaming video services; Nintendo Video; a messaging application called Swapnote (known as Nintendo Letter Box in Europe and Australia); and Mii Maker.

N'oubliez pas

"N'oubliez pas" (English: Don't forget) is a song performed by French singer Lisa Angell. The song represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. But ultimately it finished in 25 out of 27 songs at Eurovision with only 4 points, one point below United Kingdom and slightly better than 2014's entry Moustache by Twin Twin, which finished in last place.

Background

The song was written by Robert Goldman (credited as M. Albert) for Lisa Angell, with the idea of creating "a great and beautiful chanson that evokes the First World War and at heart all wars".

On 23 January 2015, Lisa Angell was announced by France 2 as the French representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with "N'oubliez pas".

Live performances

The song was performed for the first time on a concert in November 2014 that conmemorated the First World War centenary. Lisa Angell performed the song live on television for the first time during Le Grand Show, aired on France 2 on 28 February 2015.

On 23 May 2015 Angell performed the song live during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.