Yoshi

LEGO fans and gamers, rejoice! The LEGO Group has unveiled its latest addition to the Super Mario line-up: LEGO Super Mario World Mario & Yoshi (71438). This isn’t just another plastic brick set; it’s a show-stopping display piece that pays homage to the beloved 1990 platformer Super Mario World. This set features Mario and Yoshi in their original pixelated glory, built across multiple layers with a unique turn-handle system that replicates the game’s running animation. At $129.99, it’s the second-most…

There are few games in the video game marketplace that pack as much charm as Yoshi titles, and with each subsequent release, Nintendo pushes the boundaries just a little bit further. I thought they had hit the top when they launch Yoshi's Wooly World; how could that creativity and cuteness be topped! I know how: Yoshi's Crafted World, an all ages accessible title that will be enjoyed by everyone. But just because we think it could have universal appeal, doesn’t mean it will. Does Yoshi’s Crafted World hold up to the green dinosaurs high bar of expectations? ...

Last night, Nintendo announced that Yoshi’s Crafted World would be coming to the Nintendo Switch in March. They also debuted a new story trailer for the game! Yoshi’s Crafted World will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on March 29th! The new trailer, seen above, tells us the story of how Bowser Jr and his minion try to take a special gem-filled artifact from the Yoshis. They fail at that, however the gems get scattered around the world map and…

Yesterday, Nintendo had a Treehouse Live and showed off several games. The game that stood out the most to me was Yoshi’s Crafted World! Check out the Yoshi’s Crafted World Treehouse Live gameplay video below and then please come back for my thoughts on the footage. Yoshi’s Crafted World looks fantastic! I think the graphics look even better than Yoshi’s Woolly World, which is saying a lot because that game looked great. This new Yoshi game has a wonderful look…

Nintendo announced a Smash Bros Direct and a Treehouse Live for this Thursday. We have more details below and my thoughts on the two events. The Super Smash Bros Ultimate Direct will air on Thursday (11/1) at 10 a.m. ET and be 40 minutes long. After its over, a Treehouse Live will air and feature Smash Bros, Pokemon Lets Go!, Yoshi’s Crafted World, and Diablo 3. I can’t say I’m excited about a 40 minute long Direct just for Smash…

Last week, we had a Nintendo Direct. There were a lot of announcements out of that Direct, however my favorites were Animal Crossing Switch and all those Final Fantasy games! I already talked about those though. For this More Thoughts, I want to focus on the other cool announcements from last weeks Direct. There was just so much! Here’s what else I liked. I don’t like Pokemon. I think everybody thats read this column or that follows me on twitter…

A Nintendo Direct was rumoured for today but Nintendo never made an official announcement for it. I was starting to have my doubts that we’d see a Direct. As it happens, we did get a Nintendo Direct! You can check it out below along with my initial impressions of it. I’m not going to hide my opinion here: I was disappointed with this Nintendo Direct Mini. Yes, I do think it was partly because the Direct was so hyped and…

If you are hoping to be completely surprised by Mario+Rabbids you might want to be careful where you click this weekend on YouTube. Nintendo YouTubers around North America and Europe have begun uploading hours of content as the video embargo lifted today, something that many developers and publishers rarely let media do. As I've dealt with numerous Nintendo embargoes in the last 3 years, there is often a 30-60 min cap on captured footage. Ubisoft, however, is being a bit more lenient, and that's ok with me!

If Nintendo launches anything with Yoshi included, I'm in 100%. Although this years announcement did not have the 'wow' factor from a few years back when they introduced Yarn Yoshi - one of my favorite E3 announcements ever - there was still plenty to be excited for with Yoshi's latest title!

Nintendo of America (and all of the other Nintendos) held a 3DS Nintendo Direct today. I loved almost every minute. I’m not going to say there weren’t a couple of disappointments, but, overall, I thought it was a great Direct. So here we are with a new More Thoughts Special Edition! What did I like during this Direct? What did I love? What were the disappointments? Let’s find out! When Nintendo announced a new Direct for today, I tried to…