Nintendo has announced a brand-new 2D platformer starring Yoshi for Nintendo Switch 2.
Rounding out the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary segment in today’s Nintendo Direct presentation was the reveal of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book.
When a talking book called Mister Encyclopedia (Mr. E for short) falls from the sky, Yoshi jumps into its pages to explore the mysterious creatures illustrated within. As he explores, more of the book fills out.
Join Yoshi on a new adventure as you discover a world full of unusual creatures when Yoshi and the Mysterious Book launches on #NintendoSwitch2 next spring. #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/HkejPMnkGY
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 12, 2025
It has a very adorable and unique visual style, with slow-frame animation reminiscent of a stop-motion style.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will launch exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 in Spring 2026.
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Written by Reece Heather
A lifelong Nintendo fan and a longtime editor at Zelda Universe, Reece will forever be grateful that he somehow dodged the Naughty List of Christmas 1998, when Santa delivered the life-changing gift of a Nintendo 64 with Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, and Mario Kart 64. When he's not playing games, Reece is usually reading Punisher comics, delving helplessly into the weirdest depths of anime and manga, or spending time with his cocker spaniel Gracie -- the goodest girl ever!
