Yoshi™ and the Mysterious Book
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...?
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.
Yoshi
Yoshi and his friends are ready to delve into Mr. E’s pages and discover what mysterious creatures live there.
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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.
Can be found across multiple habitats in a wide variety of colours.
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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.
Gameplay video of Yoshi using his sticky tongue to swallow a creature and spit them out as an egg.
Gobble
Taste a creature with Yoshi’s tongue and possibly turn it into an egg.
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Leaf through each chapter
Leap into a chapter to explore its rich environment and the creatures that inhabit it.
Chapter 1:
Wildwoods
A lush forest filled with creatures like Crayzee Dayzee, which appear throughout the game.
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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.
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.
*amiibo sold separately. Visit amiibo.com for details on amiibo functionality.
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