Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Draws 6-to-8 Reviews Ahead of May 21 Switch 2 Launch
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Updated · Nintendo Everything · May 19
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Draws 6-to-8 Reviews Ahead of May 21 Switch 2 Launch
14 articles · Updated · Nintendo Everything · May 19
Early verdicts for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book landed before its Thursday release, with major outlets scoring Nintendo’s new Switch 2 title from 6/10 to 8/10.
IGN gave it 6/10, while GameSpot scored it 7/10, Game Informer 7.75/10 and Shacknews 8/10; GamesRadar and Eurogamer each rated it 4/5, and Polygon had no score listed.
Nintendo is positioning the game as a puzzle platformer set inside a living encyclopedia, where Yoshi interacts with creatures by jumping on them, carrying them and swallowing them to learn more.
The release marks the first new Yoshi entry since 2019’s Yoshi’s Crafted World, giving Switch 2 an established Nintendo franchise near the console’s launch window.
Does Yoshi’s new adventure justify the Switch 2 console's recent price hike?
With its charming art but low difficulty, does the new Yoshi game sacrifice challenge for accessibility?
Is Nintendo's new pricing for Yoshi the beginning of the end for physical game collectors?