Yoshi's New Switch 2 Game Is a Lovely Nintendo Wildlife Expedition - CNET

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book makes me think of my backyard, and Borges. Yoshi’s new adventure is full of creature discoveries in puzzle platform style. I stare into my overgrown backyard lately, and I see a chonky little critter sitting in the tall grass. Squirrel? No, but we also have those. Rabbit? No, but we have those, too. It sits up. It’s a groundhog. Never had one of those before. I peer at it. What do I need to know about how it lives? This is what it feels like to play Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Nintendo’s latest exclusive for the Switch 2. Mario’s dinosaur steed/sidekick pops up from time to time in unique standalone adventures, sometimes in papercraft form, sometimes yarn-like, sometimes in puzzles, sometimes in platformers. After playing for a week, I’ve found a lovely odd charm in this one. It’s the latest in a line of cozy games that Nintendo’s made in 2026, following Pokemon Po