Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

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Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
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Publisher(s) Nintendo
Series Yoshi
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch 2
ReleaseSpring 2026
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book [a] is an upcoming platform game published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch 2. It will be the seventh main installment in the Yoshi series, following Yoshi's Crafted World (2019), and is scheduled to be released in the Spring of 2026. Set in a living encyclopedia, the game follows the dinosaur Yoshi as he searches for and interacts with creatures in the book's pages in order to solve puzzles, complete objectives, and traverse through levels.

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Gameplay

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a side-scrolling platform game set primarily in a living encyclopedia. [1]

The premise revolves around the dinosaur Yoshi entering the book'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 game 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] The reveal showed off gameplay mechanics and announced that the game will be released in the Spring of 2026. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ヨッシーとフカシギの図鑑, Hepburn: Yosshī to Fukashigi no Zukan; lit. "Yoshi and the Indescribable Illustrated Encyclopedia"

References

  1. ↑ Compendio, Chris (2025-09-12). "Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Looks Like A Proper Yoshi's Story Successor". GameSpot . Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  2. ↑ Wallace, Mitch (2025-09-12). "Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Brings Stop-Motion To Switch 2". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Claire (2025-09-12). "Everything We Saw At The September 2025 Nintendo Direct". Kotaku. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Ollie (2025-09-12). "Round Up: Everything Announced For Super Mario's 40th Anniversary". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  5. ↑ Cripe, Michael (2025-09-12). "Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Revealed as New Nintendo Switch 2 Game Coming in Spring 2026". IGN . Retrieved 2025-09-12.
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