Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes Delayed Again, This Time To 2023 Professor Layton series developed a devoted following, and there was a major sales breakthrough when Yo-kai Watch took off in Japan and was rolled out globally; more recently the development side of the business earned praise for its Ni no Kuni titles, too. The publisher / developer's localisation teams also had strong moments, and the world got to enjoy the zany soccer antics of the Unfortunately there have been concerning indications of problems at Level-5 for some time, especially for its business outside of Japan. Talk of a staff exodus started in late 2018, and the company's output has included a number of delay announcements; it seems localisation out of Japan will be heavily dependent on deals with partners, too, as Level-5 has reportedly reduced its America-based operations to a skeleton crew. It's clear, from the varied and consistent reports, that the company is facing challenging times, or at the very least may have significantly downsized.