Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Gets May Release Date And New Trailer

Today may be Mario Day, but the plumber’s faithful dinosaur steed, Yoshi, is also getting some spotlight thanks to a new trailer for his next game. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book’s new gameplay video shows off a new ability players will use, as well as revealing its May release date.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book sees Yoshi explore the whimsical pages of a talking storybook named Mr. E. Today’s video shows off the game’s creature cataloging mechanic and how interacting with these critters can unlock new abilities. For example, allowing a ring-shaped frog to hitch a ride to Yoshi causes it to spew bubbles that he uses for platforming. Feeding the frog certain foods, like fruits, causes the bubbles to change color and size. Once discovered, creatures can be given custom names as Mr. E creates records of them and their abilities. 

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is launching on May 21 as a Switch 2 exclusive. For more on the game, check out our recent magazine preview. You can also read Nintendo's announcement that Donald Glover will play Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.