Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Lands Switch 2 Release Date

There goes that general Direct hope down the drain.
I hope we will see more of this game soon! I am still unsure what it is exactly.
EDIT: did not see we also got a new trailer!

I'm almost certainly passing on it. Not because I think it looks bad or anything, but because I don't have a Switch 2 quite yet, I have other priorities, and I'm still giving NOA less of my money lately because of... reasons (something to do with Neptunia).

Still, hopefully anyone who does play this game enjoys it.

Only 2 months away, excited. Considering the Mario Movie launches during April this is going to have a lot of kids hyped up for a new Switch Mario / Yoshi game.

Yeah, so it's not looking good for a direct, since now we likely know all of Nintendo's main releases through May. Although we don't know what the June game is going to be, so maybe we'll get a direct a bit earlier than June to announce the summer games?

Is this Good Feel's work, we reckon? I'm intrigued.

I'd wager we're going to get a May/June Direct this year, hopefully with some Zelda 40th business and some release details on Fire Emblem and Splatoon Raiders.

Possibly a Day 1 for us so glad to hear it but bummed this probably does mean no Direct until June. I'm really looking forward to Splatoon Adventure more than Yoshi and I guess it's going to be awhile.

Idc how I get announcements. Switch 2 has been getting a lot of software in the last few weeks and there is something from this month to May that we know about. A Direct will happen, but I suspect Nintendo is trying to make it one with about the same reception as the last Indie World had, which was generally great.

Also, about the game in question. This seems like it will be another decent entry in the Yoshi series. People need to realize it will be on the easy side because of who they're geared towards.

I really hope this is good, I love Yoshi ☺️ Yoshi’s Island and Woolly World are two all time greats as far as I’m concerned, and it’s my birthday in May.

Yippee. I am so looking forward to it! It is really going for something different on this one and I am all here for it. Looks delightful.

This is just too cute! Really liking the relaxing and exploring vibe this gives of! Hope it is good!

It would have been more exiting to put all these announcements with the direct yesterday but I guess they wanted to have something new to justify a mario direct

This looks awesome! Sounds good, too. Hope there's more than just bubbles, but as is, I'm sold.

It's just another 2D yoshi game nothing new but this time are charging $70 for

In both this trailer and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer yesterday, we hear Yoshi saying its name and then shortly afterwards hear an American saying it wrong. These guys just love yanking my chain.

In a world short of Switch 2 physical releases, this could be my next Switch 2 game. Day 1. I'm glubbin' it.

Having seen the new trailer, I still cannot tell if this is a game for my 7-year old daughter or for me or for both of us or...

@foursider Would be devastated if there was only bubbles, but I'm 99.9% confident there's more. Glubbit is the bubble machine creature, but there's definitely other creatures involved, so they will logically have their own uses. Looks splendid.

New Yoshi movie. New Yoshi game. Makes sense. 😊

@joventer567 I would guess we get a Nintendo Today annoucement of a Switch 2 edition for June. And then the early June "E3" Direct.

@Broch83 I think it would be a good parent and child game. Though, I say this having no children, only a very young niece. so you will know far better.

I am still getting it for me as I have a very soft spot for Yoshi games. ❤

Can't wait for Yoshi. Looks so good. Seeing as its Mario day I wonder will we get some more Mario related news?

Ok this game is starting to look really cool. It would probably be a bigger release if they didn’t aim it towards babies tho

Not a fan of the bubble gimmick but I guess I was never going to be the target demographic for this game.

Eh. Wooly World was the last Yoshi game I was excited for. I wish we got a port of that honestly.

Very interesting to see more gameplay, almost seems like it's a more chill, exploratory platformer like Yoshi's Story with more unique mission objectives. Honestly would make a lot of since now that I think about it considering how much like a pop-up book Yoshi's Story was. Might have to wait and see how expansive the game is for how much it might cost

I still can't get a feel for this game. I hope they release a demo.

If this one does well, maybe Yoshi's Woolly World will be back, one day...?

Any idea on the price? Not yet actual live on the E-shop page for it. Not listed on Amazon yet. I assume £60?

It looks so incredibly cute! This will be a day one buy for me as a huge Yoshi fan!

That must be the most beautiful level select screen I've ever seen

"We found it already! Let's try eating it."

Read that in David Attenborough's voice.

As long as it's not a game key card/digital only. I'm all in. Yoshi games are so charming and fun to play.

Looks very cute! I’ll play this for certain together with my daughter

Also fills out Nintendo’s release schedule till June, just in time for their June general direct: i predict Mario in March, Tomodachi life in April, Yoshi in May, rhythm heaven in June, Fire Emblem in July, maybe some switch 2 versions in the mix such as the datamined Pikmin one or a Paper Mario (TTYD remake will be 1 year old soon, and when looking at DK and Xenoblade Chronicles X, both received a switch 2 version ~1 year after release).

...I'm going to guess Rhythm Heaven is in June, then.

I'm gonna call him Burpble. Because he burps bubbles. 🤪🫧

@Game_n_Watch_it_pal Difficult to say as it would seem like quite a tight turnaround after Princess Peach and their other recent projects, could it be in-house??

Looks perfectly pleasant but I don't think this one's for me.

I definitely want to play it but I'm getting Yoshi's Story vibes as to how long this game will be.

Also allowing you to name the creatures is a nice touch. I name you 'Felcher'. 😁

With this announcement, no ND until early june

Looks beautiful, but the presentation/announcer really give off a hand-hold-y, made-for-kiddies vibe.

Great trailer, looks like there's actually meat and bones on this one too!

@billiybob76 yup, that's what I thought as well! Such a bummer!

It is come out on my birthday 21st May!! I will turn 41 years old by time celebrating my birthday with Yoshi making comeback on my birthday!! Thank you Nintendo!!

Very adorable! Not sure if it'll top Woolly World but it looks better than Crafted World

This still feels very much like a children's game (similar to Princess Peach's Showtime), which is fine - they are still a key audience for Nintendo so it makes sense they'd make some of their games targeted to a younger audience. It does look incredibly charming, though, and seems to be encouraging children to think about how to interact with the world in different ways. As a scientist, I would have been all over this sort of game as a child.

A GOTY contender. Wow! It looks amazing.

@psyraven76 yoshi games still reach that bare minimum engagement for me to play them as an adult, unlike showtime which i could tell would be way too simple for me.

i do get confused by the people who seem to forget yoshi has been aimed towards younger kids for a while. like yeah, some later levels have challenge, but they're very simple and quaint games.

@N8tiveT3ch keep in mind that's not the only gimmick. the whole concept involves discovering and studying a whole bunch of enemies. this freak is just one of them.

@joventer567 June game is Fire Emblem

Ok nice. Maybe one for the kids.

The commentator of this video makes me want to kick his bottom. The most annoying trailer of the year.

I know some are disappointed Yoshi has moved away from core platformers like the original SMW2 Yoshi's Island. Every time I see this game I'm struck by how polished it looks though, and the potential with the mechanics. Like it could be better than Wooly and Crafted world, both which I played but wasn't all that engaged.

However, there's no question Nintendo is marketing it for really young children, and that gives me pause. It's a sharp contrast with how they market Mario platformers, where Mario is meant to be Cool.

I love the way you have to experiment with the environment and creatures. I think this will be a very fun game to go for 100%. Will probably get this as a gift.

This looks really interesting and fun, and love the art style. Definitely will pick this up at some point.

IDK what to feel about this game. The focus on documenting behaviors of enemies in this game is an interesting one, but will that be enough for a $70 game? I'm really not sure. I'm waiting to hear more.

EDIT: So it may in fact be $60? I certainly hope so, I would better consider it at that price. But I still need to know if there's anything else to do in this game besides mess around with enemy behavior and typical collection elements.

This isn't an instabuy for me, but I'll pick up Yoshi when it's on sale down the line.

@N8tiveT3ch The bubble gimmick isn't the gimmick for the game, just that level. The gimmick for the entire game is you experiment with the environment and enemies to document different behaviors. They probably could've done a better job of showing this off by showing another enemy.

I'm just glad the music seems to be more than kazoos and baby noises. I've enjoyed the Yoshi games but the OSTs were not why

Awesome, I’ll be grabbing it day 1

This looks very fun. Physical copy is on the pre-order list. Hopefully it appeals to more than just the extremely young audience the trailers have so far targeted.

I’m also a big fan of Woolly World and will be first in line when it releases. I hope they announce a Switch 2 version soon. Best soundtrack in any video game ever.

Hopefully there's a true physical release. The reduced price compared to past Switch 2 exclusives (MK World, DK Bananza, Age of Imprisonment, Air Riders, Mario Tennis Fever, Pokopia) is nice but Pokopia makes me worried Yoshi will be a Key Card.

Glubbit? I'm calling it a Blowfrog.

Looks pretty good! Hope it doesn't force you to replay the same levels over and over for completion like Crafted World did though. That game was such a drag compared to Wooly World.

Not sure if it's the same in other regions, but here in the UK the game is £50 like regular Switch 1 games rather than £60 like Bananza and Kirby Air Riders. The lower price makes it a bit more appealing to me.

I still want to know what the end goal of the game is, feels a bit aimless at the moment to me, but I do still like the concept

Just watched the trailer, looked nice, but really not feeling the game play. I like exploration, but what little they showed makes it look like every books chapter is just a tutorial for a new gimmick but we don't get a larger story where we can choose between the different gimmicks to play as we like.

Hopefully I'm wrong and like the first 6 chapters of the book are the new learning tutorials and the last 6 we get to actually play the game as we like. If each chapter is just a tutorial with no overarching big storyline gameplay I'll probably skip it.

Hopefully this was just a tutorial trailer and we'll get a full blown game trailer in the weeks ahead. I really want to like it and play it, but not if this is the whole game.

I still don't understand what the target demographic here is.

These trailers are HARD toddler-coded, not gonna lie. They need to show more or just say it's baby's first platformer. I love Yoshi's Island, Woolly World and have some nostalgia for Story.

But this looks boring AF and the only appeal rn is the artstyle.

@billiybob76 There have been nintendo announcements prior to directs. So no those aren't connected. Also Nintendo is still on a weekly schedule for releasing new info, new games, etc. since the start of the year.

"Mr. E." 🤦🏼‍♂️
I like how the narrator goes, "Let's try eating it." Obviously the first thing you would do. Kids, don't try that at home.
What I really want to know is if we'll be able to bring our named creature friends into the next generation of Yoshi games. Nay, I demand it!

All that aside, this looks like it will be really fun. At least for me. I hope I'm right!

Looks incredibly boring.
I would rather have a "Yoshi's Woolly World 2".

Hope this isn't the only new platformer game, to celebrate Mario 40th.

This looks like it's gonna be yet another slow year, for Switch 2...

@Grumblevolcano Why would it be? Pokopia is in it's core a multiplayer game, and a small download size. This game is 20 GB (according to the Nintendo US site) and it looks single player to me. I'd say this is a cartridge game.

According to the Dutch My Nintendo store it's full cartridge release. The boxart show the "Nederlandstalig" text to indicate it has the Dutch language. But there is no text indicating it is a GKC. There is a €10 upsell for the Cartridge release as usually, though. https://store.nintendo.nl/nl/yoshi-and-the-mysterious-book-70010000119860

The yoshi games are pretty easy but fun. I wish nintendo would do a baked in hard mode in platformers for more experience players. Wooly world was a lot of fun but also easy

This looks like a great game for very very very little kids, like 4 to 6 or something. Surprised to see so many adults excited for this lol

Expect a Direct in June or July for the 2nd half of the year launches, like Fortunes Weave.

On the one hand it appears to be very slow paced,
presumably suitable for younger gamers,
on the other hand it actually looks much less colourful and vibrant than other Yoshi games, which presumably wouldn't be as appealing to young children.

@billiybob76 Why? They could have a Nintendo Direct in April. They had two Nintendo Directs in April last year, one for the Switch 1, one for the Switch 2.

@Dang_69 it's kind of like kirby, these are great chill-out series.

you know, if you ignore the endgame horrors.

@Grumblevolcano Where are you seeing this reduced price?

@ShadLink When I made my comment, the My Nintendo Store physical listing wasn't up yet. Thanks for the info.

@RushDawg On the eshop, the digital preorder price for Yoshi is £49.99 meanwhile the price of the other games I listed were £58.99 (except MK World which is £66.99).

Just need updates on Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem now, do Nintendo even have anything for a Direct I wonder.

This is actually reminding me heavily of Pokemon Legends Arceus, with the part of discovering creatures and making some sort of Pokédex-like log.
I'm actually really interested on that concept in a Yoshi game, the Island Museum of Yoshi's Island DS made me want one for so much..

One of my favorite series, so I don’t want to know anything else besides the release date. Very excited.

For people who think it’s too easy, often 100%ing a yoshi game is slightly harder than beating an average-difficulty game, which is just right for me (not counting original yoshis island which gets very difficult)

I have to admit it looks way more interesting than I thought it would be. That being said I think I really should abandon all hope that they would one day release a successor to Yoshi's Island, still one of the best 2d platformers ever.

I can't wait until Nintendo and Playstation stop doing physical releases so we don't have to discuss it every time a game is coming out...DO IT NOW!

@RushDawg I'm not trying to sound like a nerd here, but there was actually only one 'Nintendo Direct' presentation in April of last year, which was entirety devoted to the 'Nintendo Switch 2', whereas the direct that was focused on the original 'Nintendo Switch' actually took place on March 27th of that year. Hopefully that makes sense!

@PinchedCake6 You're technically correct. My broader point was that just because we didn't get a Nintendo Direct on Mario Day doesn't mean we have to wait until June and last year's Directs are proof of this. I misremembered last year's spring Switch 1 and Switch 2 Directs both being in April.

@Grumblevolcano Nintendo promised that ALL 1st party-developed titles would be on normal game cards. The only reason that Yoshi and the Mysterious Book would end up like Pokopia is if- like Pokemon Pokopia- the game is not developed by Nintendo. If it's developed by Good-Feel, then there is a chance, unfortunately.

I'm really really hoping this game will be good. This feels like a pretty experimental game, which can go either way. But I do like what I've seen so far.

I'm definitely buying it day 1!

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is shaping up to be an essential purchase... For nurseries worldwide.

@Nintendofanatic994 Just because Nintendo said that before doesn't mean it can't change in the future. Circumstances can easily change like see how quickly Nintendo went from saying the Mario Kart bundle would be discontinued in Fall 2025 to it still being readily available in March 2026.

Seems I was right in assuming this was gonna be more of a Princess Peach Showtime affair than a conventionally challenging platformer. Which isn't a problem if the gameplay loop is fun enough.

But I'm not a fan of how they keep giving these Yoshi-focused games such a "Baby's first video game" vibe to them. Yoshi Story and Wooly World proved you can aim for a chill and whimsical energy without basically patronizing your audience. Hope there's some surprises in the main release.

@Paulo Classic case of "don't judge a book by its cover". Or a mysterious book, in this case.

I mean, it looks awesome and I'll likely be picking it up day 1 (unless the reviews are terrible), but this does make me worry about the future of Directs.

Is this game aimed at everyone or young kids? The voice over in the trailer makes it feel like it's for four year olds. I don't mind things being "kiddie" or anything but idk, this gave me toddler tv show vibes. Like an 8 year old would feel like they're being condescended to.

The gameplay looks like pretty normal (and fun) Nintendo platformer stuff though so I presume it's just the vibe of the trailer.

So, I wonder what the big game(s) will be for the Fall line up?

I'm very much going to wait for reviews on it. Yoshi games are wildly inconsistent in quality.

It's a neat concept and has a lot of potential for puzzle-crafting. But Good Feel's games are always so braindead that I wouldn't expect much from them.
Guess I'll keep an eye out post release and see what it's like

If I see the Mario Movie and I get super hyped for Yoshi then I might buy this day one! But otherwise, I'm looking forward to picking this up for $50-60 on sale within the next year. Not really feeling like a $70 purchase, and I hope lower sales confirm that my sentiment isn't alone. Smaller AA games like this aren't worth the $70 price tag, not just yet.

It‘s going to be 60 Euro apparently so with a few discounts I will get it for about 30 Euro. Looking forward to it.

@Grumblevolcano that's because they made a bunch to get ahead of demand, discontinuing a product means to stop producing it, not take every item in the SKU off the shelf

Can't make up my mind here. Art style is gorgeous and the emphasis on experimentation and discovery around species is really appealing. On the flip side though the marketing is very child orientated and it looks pretty simple.
Fingers crossed it gets reviewed well.

@Grumblevolcano But Nintendo PROMISED that their 1st party-developed games would be on normal game cards. They're not going to lie about that!