Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
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| Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | |
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| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platform | Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Release date | Spring 2026[1] |
| Languages | English Japanese Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Dutch French (Canada) French (France) German Italian Korean Portuguese (Brazil) Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Spain) |
| Genre | Platformer |
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is an upcoming side-scrolling platform game in the Yoshi series set to be released for the Nintendo Switch 2 sometime in Spring 2026 as part of the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary celebration. First announced during the September 2025 Nintendo Direct, the game features a distinct art style resembling paper illustration, featuring low-frame rate animations, painterly textures on Yoshi and interactive creatures, and pencil-esque outlines on faraway objects.[1]
Story
While Yoshi is eating fruit from a tree, a sentient book known as Mister Encyclopedia (Mr. E for short) falls from the sky. As he is unable to read his own pages, which hold information on various creatures, Yoshi uses Mr. E's magnifying glass to magically jump into his pages and help investigate.[1]
Gameplay
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a side-scrolling platformer starring Yoshi. The main gameplay is similar to previous Yoshi games, featuring individual levels to be explored. The objective of each level is to study a specific creature, with Yoshi having to discover traits of said creature and have them written down in Mr. E's pages.
Yoshi retains the ability to Flutter Jump, Ground Pound, stick his tongue out to eat various creatures, and turn them into eggs. New to this game is the ability to let creatures ride on Yoshi's back, allowing them to use their unique abilities to Yoshi's benefit. Other creatures instead help Yoshi traverse in new ways, such as riding on them like a surfboard or floating inside bubbles they create.[1]
Characters
| Character | Description |
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 Yoshi |
A green dinosaur and the main playable character of the game.[1] |
 Yoshis |
Other members of Yoshi's species. Pink, Light-Blue and Blue Yoshis can be seen in the game's first teaser.[1] |
 Mr. E |
Short for Mister Encyclopedia; a living magical book that falls onto Yoshi's Island, but is unable to read his own pages. He seeks the aid of the Yoshis in order to catalogue the creatures on his pages.[1] |
 Junior Clown Car |
Bowser Jr.'s flying vehicle, seen by itself holding Mr. E as it falls through the sky[1] |
Creatures
| Creature | Description |
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 Crazee Dayzee |
Flower-like creatures capable of making other flowers bloom around them.[1] |
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Dandelions that can be scattered by walking through them. Their seed heads can take root on other objects, causing boulders to crack and enemies to stop moving.[1] |
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A creature resembling a Spray Fish that has a fishing rod.[1] |
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A teardrop-shaped creature with gray, white and black stripes.[1] |
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A green creature that can create bubbles.[1] |
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A skateboard-like creature that can carry Yoshi over water.[1] |
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A smaller version of the skateboard-like creature that is collected by Yoshi.[1] |
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A umbrella-like bird creature that can be used by Yoshi to fall more slowly.[1] |
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A giant green creature with plants growing over it and a large belly button[1] |
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A large purple fish[1] |
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Smaller red and blue fish that swim in groups[1] |
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Pink fish that give coin-like glyphs when touched[1] |
Items and objects
| Object | Description |
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 Bubbles |
Large bubbles created by the green frog-like creature. They float around and can trap Yoshi inside them.[1] |
 Boulders |
Large rocks in various sizes. They can be weakened by dandelions growing on them, which allows Yoshi to destroy them.[1] |
 Water |
Bodies of water, which can move in waves.[1] |
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Small golden coins shaped like various glyphs.[1] |
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A large square coin with a glyph inscribed on it.[1] |
 
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Patches of grass containing flower buds that bloom when touched by a Crazee Dayzee.[1] |
 
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A large flower bud that blooms when touched by a Crazee Dayzee. It is found in a group of three.[1] |
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A section of a log shaped like a target.[1] |
Gallery
Logos
International logo
Japanese logo
Traditional Chinese logo
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ヨッシーとフカシギの図鑑[2] Yosshī to Fukashigi no Zukan |
Can be read as either "Yoshi and the Mysterious Field Guide" or "Yoshi and Mr. E's Field Guide" | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 耀西與不可思議的圖鑑[3] Yàoxī yǔ Bùkěsīyì de Tújiàn (Mandarin) Yiuhsāi yúh Bāthósīyíh dīk Tòuhgam (Cantonese) |
Yoshi and the Unfathomable Field Guide | |
| Korean | 요시와 신기한 도감[4] Yosi-wa Singihan Dogam |
Yoshi and the Mysterious Field Guide |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Nintendo of America (September 12, 2025). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book – Nintendo Direct 9.12.2025. YouTube. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ September 12, 2025. ヨッシーと見つける、“ふかしぎ”な生き物の世界。『ヨッシーとフカシギの図鑑』が2026年春に発売決定。. nintendo.com (Japanese).
- ^ September 12, 2025. 《耀西與不可思議的圖鑑》的最新資訊公開！本作預定於2026年春季發售。. nintendo.com (Chinese).
- ^ September 12, 2025. 「Nintendo Direct 2025.9.12」에서 공개한 소프트웨어의 최신 정보를 전달!. nintendo.com (Korean).
| Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | ||
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| Protagonists | Playable characters | Yoshis (Yoshi) |
| Allies | Mr. E | |
| Creatures | Crazee Dayzee | |
| Misc. | Boulder • Fruit • Junior Clown Car • Water • Yoshi's Egg | |
