… Yoshi and the Mysterious Book itself is a great example of that; you can see a little bit of every Yoshi game reflected in it, and even the ethos of the original Super Mario Bros. When it finally takes you to space, it’s taking you on a tour through over three decades of Nintendo history too. …
… It's a delight." Polygon's Giovanni Colantonio agreed in theory, but felt Mysterious Book didn't quite deliver on this promise. " Yoshi and the Mysterious Book puts its entire focus on playful research to create a low-stakes game aimed at Nintendo’s youngest players," he said. …
… Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will be released May 21 on Nintendo Switch 2. The game was reviewed on Nintendo Switch 2 using a prerelease download code provided by Nintendo. …
… Similarly, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book has no fail state and no obvious point beyond uncovering all the cool ways the book world works. Nintendo had already started experimenting with less directed play at the end of the original Switch's lifecycle with Super Mario Bros. …