ROM Hack [WIP] Yo-kai Watch 4 ++ Switch English Translation Project

[UlysesAlvarezz]

can anyone pls update the cheats? most of them dont work

 

[Moe87]

can anyone pls update the cheats? most of them dont work

We asked for it and requested but no one willing to help with update the cheat. I'm sucks with ASM updater, sorry.

 

[DrgnMasterKota]

The final 1.8.0 update is out fully translating the entire game and all post game events etc completing the translation. Enjoy. Remember you need to have your game updated to the latest 2.2.0 version officially for the mod to work.

 

[jomaper]

The final 1.8.0 update is out fully translating the entire game and all post game events etc completing the translation. Enjoy. Remember you need to have your game updated to the latest 2.2.0 version officially for the mod to work.

Thanks for all your hard work. Amazing stuff.

 

[GengarsGhostlyGiggles]

The final 1.8.0 update is out fully translating the entire game and all post game events etc completing the translation. Enjoy. Remember you need to have your game updated to the latest 2.2.0 version officially for the mod to work.

Thanks ! this is awesome. Your hard work is appreciated!

 

[cearp]

The final 1.8.0 update is out fully translating the entire game and all post game events etc completing the translation. Enjoy. Remember you need to have your game updated to the latest 2.2.0 version officially for the mod to work.

That's great! Have you / anyone looked into the PS4 version?
(Not a request, just curious)

The latest patch for PS4 is 1.05, makes the game 2.2.0, so hopefully it wouldn't involve much work.

Post automatically merged: Oct 23, 2025

There is also a WIP fan translation for the PS4 version of the game, which is currently at 99% completion, while only 10% is machine-translated. The next update is said to include annotations for or translation of on-screen texts.

Cool, I should have searched before asking, nice.

 

[jonh2]

hi, i read the readme for the switch but i can only find romfs in the downloaded file should i just drag it and drop in the astmotphere or what ?.

 

[DrgnMasterKota]

hi, i read the readme for the switch but i can only find romfs in the downloaded file should i just drag it and drop in the astmotphere or what ?.

Yes create the game Is folder if you don't already have it in Atmosphere contents and then drop that Romfs folder inside of it and you're good to go. To run the mod on a Emulator just right click the updated version 2.2.0 game and click mods then drop the Romfs folder in that location and you're also good to go.

 

[Xerneas23]

DISCLAIMER:
THIS MOD IS A STRICTLY NON-PROFIT PROJECT CREATED BY THE FANS FOR THE FANS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
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The time has finally come to take on the ultimate adventure of translating Yo-kai Watch 4 ++ for the lovely Yo-kai Watch community! If you aren't aware, I have already translated Yo-kai Watch 1 for the Nintendo Switch and it was a treat and my first introduction to this amazing series and community. If you haven't already, go check out that awesome project at the link below!

Link to the YW1 English Translation Project:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-yo-kai-watch-1-switch-english-translation-project.577591/

CREDITS:
Mad shout outs to MasaGratoR for his help with creating all the tools needed to make this mod possible. And mad props to all the amazing and talented modders that have joined me on this massive translation endeavor to finally localize YW4 into English! Without these guys and all their hard work putting in all the long hours with me, this project would not have been made a reality. I'm talking about you, Light, Sofuto, MegaCatYu, RSM, Inochi-PM, Emanuele, Ruby, Miken, Rena, The YW Italian translation team, and EVERYONE ELSE that has ever worked on or in someway contributed to this mod project! It's here and very much alive, thanks to the work of everyone involved!

Screenshots of the mod:
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Link to download the Mod's latest release version 1.8.0:

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Installation info:
Open the below Readme file in your text editor of choice for installation instructions, update instructions, and a FAQ!

Link to download Readme:

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Game is 94% fully translated.

It opens to 'common' and 'nx' folder only.. Theres no file mentioned above

 

[NebulousNeon]

The final 1.8.0 update is out fully translating the entire game and all post game events etc completing the translation. Enjoy. Remember you need to have your game updated to the latest 2.2.0 version officially for the mod to work.

Just thought it'd be worth pointing out (especially since Kota neglected to do so himself) that this "update" is just a reupload of a patch that someone else made that has been available on Gamebanana for about a year now. It recently reached 100% progress in July. https://gamebanana.com/mods/480884

As someone who is close to the project team, I can definitively say that Kota had no involvement in the development of the patch and had nothing to do with it's final release. If you're going to tip your hat to someone, have it be the people who actually did all the work and not the person ripping them off.

 

[Flame]

@DrgnMasterKota are you the original creator of this translation?

 

[masagrator]

@DrgnMasterKota are you the original creator of this translation?

He is the face of original project and is partially involved, but he was not alone. Many people contributed to this. And there was a drama that resulted in team breakup, dunno how much he was involved later.

 

[NebulousNeon]

@DrgnMasterKota are you the original creator of this translation?

I am listed as staff on the GameBanana release. We parted ways with him in 2023, so he has nothing to do with the current version.

He is the face of original project and is partially involved, but he was not alone. Many people contributed to this. And there was a drama that resulted in team breakup, dunno how much he was involved later.

This is pretty much true. He has had zero influence on the translation in its current form.

 

[alucard_xs]

works on emulators.

 

[matias3ds]

it does not seem to work with Eden .;;

Because it was made for switch, I don't think it will work on emulators

 

[Jaxon]

Yes create the game Is folder if you don't already have it in Atmosphere contents and then drop that Romfs folder inside of it and you're good to go. To run the mod on a Emulator just right click the updated version 2.2.0 game and click mods then drop the Romfs folder in that location and you're also good to go.

Can you clarify? I don't know what the "game Is folder" is.

I have Atmosphere\contents

Do I drop "romfs" into Atmosphere folder? Or the contents folder? Or do I create some other folder, and if so, what precisely should it be named and should it be in "Atmosphere" or "contents"?

Place in here?
SD:\Atmosphere\romfs

Or in here?
SD:\Atmosphere\contents\romfs

Or some other folder like this?
SD:\Atmosphere\NEW_FOLDER_UNKNOWN_NAME\romfs

Or some other folder like this?
SD:\Atmosphere\contents\NEW_FOLDER_UNKNOWN_NAME\romfs

 

[Samus12345]

I can confirm that it works with Eden 0.2.0-rc1.

 

[Ntill45]

I’m confused on how to work it in ryujinx? I have the romfs file in the atmosphere but everytime I boot the game it immediately crashes. I have the 2.0 version so idk what else to do atp.

 

[CocoIchi]

The final 1.8.0 update is out fully translating the entire game and all post game events etc completing the translation. Enjoy. Remember you need to have your game updated to the latest 2.2.0 version officially for the mod to work.

I can't wait to play Thank you for your hard work

welp it seems like the actual patch makers are not okay with this

 

[spedp00l]

Hey so the discord link isn't working and I could do with some additional help installing the translation, could you send a new discord link or an updated guide?