Yoshi's Page-Turning Switch 2 Adventure Debuts In "Top 10 Best-Selling Games" For May 2026 (US)

Within May I bought First Light and Lego Batman, still really need to make some time for the former.

As for Yoshi, I thought about it but ultimately decided to pass. Yoshi games are pretty hit and miss and this one didn't really seem like something I'd like.

@Lizuka Your loss, it is your choice though.

You can post your review of Yoshi, but it's still selling. I'm being serious, why do you hate that game so much? Ever since this game was shown, you never gave it a chance. I'm not trying to be mean or troll; I'm serious. You've done follow-up articles trying to justify why you don't like the game, and it comes off as though you want it to be Yoshi's Island, which is the first game you told people to play instead of Mysterious Book.

Please tell me what it is that you have against this game. Please don't ban me or delete my comment. I'm sincerely trying to understand what you have against this game. It's baffling, and I hope you can tell me. I like that Mysterious Book isn't like Yoshi's Island. It's different and tries something original. What's wrong with that? Don't we complain about not enough originality in video games? So, why get onto a game for trying something different? Please, I just want to understand.

I am glad I kept an open mind and it ended up better than I expected.

Depending on what else releases in the coming months...i might grab this on a discount down the line. I'm still very unsure if I'll even like the gameplay loop but I've seen people say the puzzles/tasks become a more challenging down the line and that the core gameplay/movement for Yoshi feels very OG Island.

I love this game so much. The gameplay is amazing. Each level is a new experience. I cannot imagine how much R&D went into this game. So many different mecanics and surprises. Absolutely no repetition. I never go bored once. Challenge is there, especially because postend game is even longer than the game itself. At a time where I find most game repetitive with predictible gameplay looos, this one is so fresh. And it also look charming (but not perfect: creatures are beautiful but I dont like the backgrounds). Music stages are so fun to play.

Yay Yoshi! Go Yoshi!
Game of the year for me. I have 50 hrs logged on it and nowhere near done. 💕

This game is so fun! I have a big stupid smile every time I play it. It's definitely not for everyone. But if you're down for something a little weird and all about experimenting and physics, then it's a delight

This game went beyond what I was expecting and turned out to be one of the most delightful games I played this year. I'm glad I gave it a chance. People who are skipping it are missing out on one of Nintendo's most creative games on Switch/Switch 2.

Lego Batman and Yoshi are great games. Trying something new with Yoshi worked for me.

I am waiting for the PlayStation 5 version of Forza Horizon 6.

I really hope we get a release date soon for the Switch 2 version of First Light! In the meantime, I'll be playing Yoshi.

007 is pretty impressive, looks like they absolutely nailed it

I highly recommend this one! The levels are so cool. This is a good addition for your switch 2

@Gabe250 Wrong. It's better than decent. And, they always try to downplay when it does well. So, please don't make excuses.

The good sales figures for this game can easily be explained. All the die-hard Yoshi-game fans and the people who are just into cutesy games, picked up this title immediately. I'm betting that we won't see it in the top 10 of June sales. Not even in the top 50, if there were one.

As for my, I really like Yoshi games, but I'm not convinced by this one. It's too gimmicky. I'm getting Zelda TotK vibes. Meaning, taking a new concept and make the whole game focus purely on that. Like TotK with its building mechanics. Fun, but not for me. I just wanted better dungeons and a good story. The Yoshi Book game is the same. It focuses on field experimentation and creature interaction. That doesn't interest me. I just wanted a good platformer with some fun story elements strewn about.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book shows the world that challenge in games doesn't just have to come from combat or platforming.

Curiosity and puzzle based challenge is valid too.

@michellelynn0976 Reviews are just one person's opinion, and every person likes different things. Whether it is 6/10 for Yoshi or 10/10 for Mixtape, it is pointless being annoyed at an opinion. me disagreeing with review scores does the grand sum of sod all to reduce my own enjoyment of a game.

It's a great game. Put 65 hours into it. I enjoyed it much more than Crafted World.

Sold it now so was a bargain for £8 😊

Still hoping for a Woolly World on Switch too.

@michellelynn0976 You are being toxic , and yeah you can be that by saying to someone why can’t they be extra positive about something. And being suspiciously the first 2 comments of the most recent TWO Yoshi articles. By the way a 6/10 is a good score sorry that you’re used to the narrative otherwise. I’ve myself liked games a lot that I would consider a 6 or 7 out of 10 and you’re using the word “hate”. Nintendo life overwhelmingly correctly or otherwise gives out 8s or above especially for Nintendo games.And if Nintendo a triple a company comes out with a game that is lacking in quality than that needs to be addressed. I’m not even sure the last time I saw them give a 6/10 to anything. lol I was shocked seeing that.

@michellelynn0976 to me its abit of a love it or hate it game, I really dont like the artstyle and found the gameplay bored me after about 2 hours BUT those are just my opinions. Everyone has their own, as you clearly do like the game and thats great. For me the score about lines up but thats again just based on my opinion as on metacritic the average is 80 which is solid.

For me there are quite likely some 4 or 5 rated games that I really enjoy, likewise there are probably 9 or 10's that I just cant stand - its all very subjective. My personal preference is to go by metacritic etc just to find the best average

Glad to see Yoshi is selling - my wife came home with a Switch 2 last week. We've been hammering 2 player Vs in Mario Kart World (our OLED Switch won't tell us how many hours we put in) & alternating between Saros & Yoshi & the Mysterious Book. This is everything I love about gaming distilled - Yosh makes a lovely change of pace just full of joy, charm, gorgeous art & discover after a few hours frenetic blasting. So glad to hear it has masses of content as its one of those games that like a good book (ahem) you don't want to end.

@LightSpirit Appreciate you.

@michellelynn0976 In what way is NL downplaying the game's success or coming across as hateful towards it? There's nothing negative at all in this article. I think I'll probably enjoy the game more than the reviewer did whenever I end up playing it, but his opinion is entirely fair and well explained.

Can someone explain Subnautica 2 to me? Isn’t that an old game?

Mark my words, in 10 years there will be lots of “unappreciated gem” videos about this game. It has really unique design and an insane number of different mechanics that it introduces and throws away. It’s a game where you can’t even get hurt, and yet 100%ing even one level is very hard without looking things up.

I have some gripes but overall this is my favorite switch 2 game so far

What is the reasoning behind Nintendo and others not revealing actual digital sales? They can easily track that more accurately than physical sales.

@Gabe250 No, it's called holding people accountable. They were bashing the game before it came out.

@NerdyPaul Well, my problem comes when the said reviewer shows a lack of fairness before the game comes out. If they had sounded neutral, I wouldn't mind. I know it's an opinion, but if it's a biased opinion, I'm gonna call them out for it.

@LightSpirit I'm not a he. And, telling me to be quiet? I'm just speaking my mind and I'm only asking why they seem to have a bias against this game. They were showing it before the game even came out.

@Dogorilla They want people to trust their review. I found it unfair and biased. They were not looking forward to the game before it was released, so they had already made up their minds.

@ozwally Here's the thing. It's not the opinion that bothered me. It was how they talked about the game before it came out. They already had their minds made up about the game before it came out, and I don't like that. Reviewers should be neutral, and give honest thoughts.

@michellelynn0976 that’s fair enough, though I suppose nothing can be done about it now. Same thing happened with Alien Isolation when that came back in 2014 and IGN gave it a 6/10, in my opinion it deserved higher than that but it averaged out nicely on metacritic

@michellelynn0976 I don't know about that, Jim's preview was very positive. And linking to the review is standard practice in an article about the game. I just reread the review and while, again, I have a feeling I will disagree with it and rate the game higher myself, I didn't think it was biased personally - it's just one person's opinion (along with a second opinion section halfway through the review which was generally more positive).

@ozwally I know. All I ask is that someone be fair. See, I don't like GTA, so I'm not gonna review GTA VI. That wouldn't be fair.

@uncleMike Hey, good catch. Lol

@Dogorilla I don't know. He said he was less than optimistic before it came out.

Yoshi definitely is one the very best Switch 2 games.

@michellelynn0976 oh boy. You're wasting way too much lifetime in this community...

@MasterClank Na.