Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
| Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | |
|---|---|
Cover art depicting Yoshi surrounded by illustrations of interactable creatures | |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Series | Yoshi |
| Platform | Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Release | May 21, 2026 |
| Genre | Platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book[a] is an upcoming platform game published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch 2. The game follows Yoshi as he enters a living encyclopedia, where he seeks and interacts with peculiar creatures in the book's pages in order to solve puzzles, complete objectives, and traverse through levels. It will be the ninth main installment in the Yoshi series, following Yoshi's Crafted World (2019), and is scheduled to be released on May 21, 2026.
Gameplay
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a side-scrolling platform game set primarily in a living encyclopedia called "Mr. E".[1]
The premise revolves around Yoshi as he enters Mr. E's pages in order to search for and interact with various creatures. Each level, or chapter, of the game has different creatures, each with unique attributes. When Yoshi finds a creature, he can utilize its traits and abilities to solve puzzles and traverse levels. The world inside Mr. E's pages is animated in a style similar to traditional stop-motion animation, with a lower frame rate in certain character actions such as when jumping.[2]
Development
The game was announced in a Nintendo Direct presentation on September 12, 2025, as a part of the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. (1985),[3][4] and revealed gameplay mechanics such as interacting with creatures.[5] On March 10, 2026, for the celebration of Mario Day,[6] a trailer was released detailing further gameplay features and announced the game's release date as May 21, 2026.[7][8]
Notes
References
- ^ Compendio, Chris (September 12, 2025). "Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Looks Like A Proper Yoshi's Story Successor". GameSpot. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ Wallace, Mitch (2025-09-12). "Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Brings Stop-Motion To Switch 2". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ Reynolds, Ollie (September 12, 2025). "Round Up: Everything Announced For Super Mario's 40th Anniversary". Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (September 12, 2025). "Every big announcement from Nintendo Direct September 2025". Polygon. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ Cripe, Michael (September 12, 2025). "Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Revealed as New Nintendo Switch 2 Game Coming in Spring 2026". IGN. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ Compendio, Chris (March 10, 2026). "The Adorable Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Gets A May Release Date". GameSpot. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ Theriault, Donald (March 10, 2026). "Yoshi Opens The Mysterious Book May 21". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ Makar, Connor (March 10, 2026). "Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is coming to the Switch 2 later this Spring, features bubble-blowing freaky fellas you can eat". Eurogamer. Retrieved March 10, 2026.