Yesterday, retailer Best Buy Canada leaked the existence of the Wii Mini - a smaller, cheaper (and arguably less useful) version of the Wii console which was officially confirmed by Nintendo hours later.
It would appear that Best Buy isn't done with letting cats out of bags, and has published a product page for Yoshi's Land - a forthcoming Wii U title.
The page lacks proper box art and there are no screens, but it does provide a description of the game - although judging from the rather vague nature of the text, it's unlikely that it has come from anyone at Nintendo:
Take Yoshi on an epic adventure to remember in Yoshi Land for Nintendo Wii U. Check out Yoshi as you've never seen him before: in glorious high definition. Enjoy dual-screen control thanks to the Wii U Touchscreen GamePad, while you'll also be able to experience full integration with Nintendo's MiiVerse service.
You may recall that a new Yoshi game was hinted at when Miiverse was "hacked" at the US Wii U launch.
Do you think there's any truth behind this product listing, or has someone at Best Buy put two and two together to make five?
[source eurogamer.net, via bestbuy.ca]
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I sure hope it's real. Yoshi's Island style
I think someone at Best Buy probably just made it up.
Can always hope though.
Aww, I was hoping the SNES one was actually getting rereleased.
Wait...
Yoshi's LAND?
Blasphemy!
Yoshi as I've never seen him before? Realistic or naked.
Burgundy Yoshi?
Please Christ let 'in glorious high definition' mean a HD 2D follow up to Yoshi's Island. If it does, I will revoke my distaste for the WiiU and immediately buy one. The End.
Hmmm... maybe...
@CrimsonMoonMist We can live in hope!
I hope its real just because it gives a bigger chance for that Wii U MGS game to be real too
@fullyilly Sounds good to me
Never played the original... if they pull away from the baby mario aspect then it would be worth me picking up!
Wasn't Yoshi Wii U one of the titles found in the "Oopie" of letting users into the moderator area of MiiVerse? Hope this is true, it will make my Yoshi clan even happier that usual
It's strange that a store would known it before its anounced bij Nintendo however Reggie promised us some surprises so I wouldn't be surprised.
Here's hoping that it is not being developed by Artoon, who were the developers for the less than memorable Yoshi's Island DS.
Does anyone have any salt?
Lets hope this one is alot longer as I remember playing Yoshi Island on the SNES and it only taking like 5 hrs!!!!
Would be great if they do it ala Mario 64 and make it a 3D adventure....fingers crossed.
Now this could just be Best Buy putting it up there because of the Miiverse "hack". I still really hope this is real though. Didn't Reggie mention something about they having a surprise game in the launch window? Maybe Nintendos obsession with fruit on Nintendo Direct is a hint? Am i just over analyzing things?
A new Yoshi game?
Well seeing as Yoshi's Island was the best Mario game ever (ironically), this is definitely something to hope for. :0
i hope this is true, yoshi's island on the SNES was very EPIC! =D
Excellent news... another must-buy for sure!
after the yoshi fruit cart mini game in nintendo land, this could be a sign that it will happen. i'd love to see a yoshi platform game- be it yoshi's island 3 or anything.
that would be great.
Hmmmm... Interesting...
we can only hope.
@RupeeClock I'm hoping Good Feel is making this (if it's true).
It seems to me that Best Buy is just guessing here. I hope I'm wrong.
I heard a rumour that a New Super Mario Bros. game was coming out on the Wii U.
If Yoshi Land came out on Wii U, I would find a way to get the money for the system and game. I am a true Yoshi fan, I use Yoshi in games whenever possible. That reminds me, I need to still get Super Mario 64 DS, Yoshi's Island DS and Yoshi's Topsy-Turvy(or something like that).
It does make sense. Lots of hints. Can't wait to find out the truth.
Miiverse had a yoshi icon back in June as well as a DK icon
They also had an OOT and MK7 one (3DS once it combines, then again yoshi and DK could also be 3DS)
Very nice, I hope it is like Yoshi's Island.
Would love to play this, as long as it's less Yoshi's story, and more Yoshi's Island.
Would probably play it either way though tbh.
Yoshi's Island is my favourite 2D platformer, so I cant't wait to hear more
Last I checked Yoshi's island had a remake already for gba and also a sequel out for ds.. it was also an ambassador reward what we really need is a yoshi story esque title followup
@Buzzthebatgirl yeah thats what im saying! like wth the tittle for the article should be more like "rumor from the hack thing seems to be true" r w.e and so many hints why is this such a surprised? o_O
either way if this game does release im sure to get me a copy as the snes one was epic so cant wait to hear more of this
The fruit WAS a sign?
Make it as beautiul looking as Rayman Legends & im forever yours Nintendo!!
I heard it's going to be called Yo! Shizzes Island and that it's going to have a more "urban" feel.
Hope this is true! last year I played Yoshi's Island on my 3DS, later this year I got the "sequel" for DS, which I didn't like that much (the music was horrifying...) and now this? I just hope it's more like Yoshi Story without the fruit nabbing gimmick pls..
I knew this game would be real since this hack.
I hope it's true... but please....for the love of god... no more crying baby sound effect.
If it's real, I hope it's full 3D and developed by EAD1.
Gasp! A thought crossed my mind:
Maybe this is being developed by Retro Studios!
@rogerwilco - That was an integral motivator to get you to catch the baby quickly. Why should we remove smart game design? >:3
Could this mean that other games that showed up on debug menu that guy stumbled upon could also be coming to Wii U? I hope so!
Please?
I dont know if this rumor is true or not though it is suspicious that it was on the debug page in Miiverse but regardless im excited like a little kid on xmas eve! What would even be better is if the put the original snes "Yoshi's Island" and "Super mario world" on the eshop so i can my fix while waiting for the new Super mario universe and yoshi island U games!!!
I could see it happening,so Nintendo make it.
Make new IPs.
Yoshi is boring!
Wasn't this on the list of games that one guy found when he accidentally hacked the Wii U?
@Tsuchiya
Did you already forget Miyamoto is working on one?
@grimbldoo
Of course not. More than one would be just dandy though
Still, Yoshi is boring
To be fair, retailers sometimes post genuine games...and sometimes they post bogus games
I don't know, Best Buy is always eager to have games up for pre-order before they even begin development, let alone announcement, recently I was offered to pre-order Super Smash Bros. 4 at my Best Buy and there's little to no info on that game.
Now this will make me buy a Wii U.
DO WANT!
It's Best Buy being, erm, Best Buy....I'm not going for it until Nintendo says it themselves.
I believe this is true with the hacked mii story stating yoshi wii U. If only he had found super smash bros Wii U's title also before reporting his findings to the internet.
Or Yoshi's Epic Tongue...
I would LOVE for this to happen! There hasn't been a Yoshi platformer since 2006's Yoshi's lsand DS.
I want a new Yoshi game, like really bad. I hope this is true. I wouldn't count on it but I wouldn't completely cast out the idea either. Only time will tell.
If Nintendo wants the Wii Lame to sell this better be true.
I would LOVE to see a Yoshi game on the Wii U
Second time I saw something about a new Yoshi's Island game being made so I'm taking this as real.
I believe it when I see it! It would be awesome though!
@CowLaunch
Just wanna say, that avatar is so perfect for a comment like that. Bravo.
Yes, This is true, it cant be a coincidence, if it is, imma shoot meself
Wasn't there a Yoshi game on GBA that used motion controls? Maybe it's a sequel to that.
Well, didn't Reggie just say something along the lines of that they have another thing or two up their sleeves for the launch window? This would certainly fit that...
Yoshi´s Island 3. In HD!!!
Woah - thought: what if that's what the fruit thing Iwata and Bill have been doing in the Nintendo Directs is leading up to?!
It seems unlikely that it would be true but I hope it is. A 2D, HD Yoshi platformer developed by Good-Feel would be beautiful but while that would be awesome I would actually like to see a 3D Yoshi platformer even more as there has never been a 3D Yoshi platformer and I would really like to see how Nintendo could bring the series into 3D.
Yeah, me too! But I fear a 3D Yoshi won't happen!
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