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Yoshi™ and the Mysterious Book

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Nintendo Switch 2

Yoshi™ and the Mysterious Book

Discover a world of quirky creatures

Play as Yoshi and help a mysterious talking book named Mr. E remember the creatures living within his pages. Open him up, explore colorful habitats, and experiment with each creature to learn all kinds of surprising facts across every page.

On your journey, you might find Bowser Jr. popping up in habitats! What could he be up to...?

A flower-like creature, Crazee Dayzee, rides on Yoshi's back with magnifying monocle that moves closer to Yoshi as you scroll.

Highlight reel of Yoshi interacting with various creatures in different environments, including capturing a creature, swinging from one platform to another, flying through the air on clouds, and approaching a purple cloud with eyes.

Meet the characters

Get to know the friends and rivals of this tale.

An illustration of Yoshi catching a Bunchabee with his sticky tongue.
Scrolling marquee of gameplay screenshots

Study the creatures

Discover all kinds of fascinating creatures, then give each one a name! Check out some of the creatures you’ll find on your expeditions.

Make exciting discoveries

Hop into a creature’s habitat and interact with it to learn its characteristics and abilities. Smash it, carry it around, even give it a taste! Who knows what you’ll find? Some discoveries can help you learn about other creatures, including things from previous chapters you might have missed...

Yoshi being inhaled by a giant green creature laying on it's back, spitting Yoshi up into the air.

What happens when it inhales something?

This creature spits out a Smiley Flower when it inhales a Crazee Dayzee, but it doesn’t seem to care for Yoshi.

Yoshi swallowing a pink, round creature that pops in Yoshi's mouth.

How does it react to Yoshi?

This creature pops when you jump on its head or gobble it up. You can even use it to blow a bubble.

Yoshi flutter jumping past three large flowers with a Crazee Dayzee on Yoshi's back, making three large flowers bloom as they move past them.

Find your next big discovery

Each habitat has a big discovery to uncover. Once you find it, you’ll be able to move on to the next area. But that doesn’t mean your exploration has to be over. You’ll also get some hints about discoveries you haven’t made yet.

Use moves to make discoveries

Yoshi has a few egg-cellent tricks he can toss out—sometimes literally! Use different moves to find out how various creatures react, which can lead to a new discovery.

Leaf through each chapter

Leap into a chapter to explore its rich environment and the creatures that inhabit it.

An illustration of three Croakaokes, which look like bird-like creatures, with the middle Croakaoke singing with its mouth open and music notes surrounding it.

Chapter 1:

Wildwoods

A lush forest filled with creatures like Crayzee Dayzee, which appear throughout the game.

Active chapter: 1 of 3

Yoshi Amiibo figurine.

Get your fortune read with amiibo

Tap a compatible amiibo™ figure* each day to get your fortune read by Mr. E. You’ll earn in-game tokens based on which fortune you receive, which you can use to unlock hints about discoveries.

An illustration of Yoshi trapped in a bubble created by a Glubbit, a creature that blows big bubbles.

Only on Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch™ 2 system is the way to play the Yoshi and the Mysterious Book game, along with more fun titles starring Yoshi and friends.

An illustration of a concerned Kamek riding on a broom with Bowser Junior riding on his back and pointing where to go.

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About this item

Game file size

19.6 GB

Supported play modes

TV mode
Tabletop mode
Handheld mode

Nintendo Account family-group lending

Supported

Nintendo Switch Online

Play online, access classic NES™ and Super NES™ games, and more with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. Learn more

Publisher

Supported languages

Japanese, British English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Dutch, Simplified Chinese, Latin American Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, American English

Release date

May 21, 2026