Yoshi's Woolly World

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This article is about the Wii U game. For the stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, see Woolly World. For the 3DS port, see Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.

Yoshi's Woolly World
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer	Good-Feel Nintendo SPD Group No.4
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Wii U
Release date	June 25, 2015 June 26, 2015 July 16, 2015 October 16, 2015
Language(s)	English (United Kingdom) English (United States) French (France) French (Canada) German Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Latin America) Italian Dutch Japanese
Genre	Platformer
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone PEGI: - Three years and older CERO: - All ages ACB: - General USK: - All ages
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer
Format	Wii U: Optical disc Digital download
Input	Wii U: Wii U GamePad Wii Remote (horizontal) Classic Controller Wii U Pro Controller
Serial code(s)	WUP-AYCP-AUS

Yoshi's Woolly World is a 2.5D side-scrolling game for the Wii U by Good-Feel. It is the first home console game in the Yoshi franchise since Yoshi's Story, which was first released in 1997. It was first released in Australia on June 25, 2015, and later in Europe the following day (the only Yoshi game to be released in those regions before anywhere else) and in Japan on July 16 and North America on October 16 the same year. The game takes place in a handcrafted universe, similar to the one in Kirby's Epic Yarn, which was also developed by Good-Feel. It follows the adventure of the Yoshis trying to pursue and defeat Kamek, who has unwoven their friends and scattered their materials across six worlds. It was originally called Yarn Yoshi.

Like with most other Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software titles, this title can be purchased at retail stores or from the Nintendo eShop. The digital version requires 7991.8 MB (approx. 7.8 GB) of memory to be installed. Due to the software's size, Standard Set Wii U consoles cannot download it without an external storage device, but Deluxe Set ones can.

A port of this game titled Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World was released for Nintendo 3DS in 2017.

As of November 7, 2017, Nintendo has terminated the Miiverse service, which renders this game's Miiverse stamps no longer usable.

Story

General

The opening cinematic

The game's story revolves around Craft Island, a peaceful island for the Yoshis. One day, Kamek turns all but two of the Yoshis into Wonder Wools as a favor to Baby Bowser, who wishes to use the accumulated yarn to construct a new castle in his name. When the remaining two Yoshis notice Kamek inadvertently dropping Wonder Wools around the areas next to Craft Island, they set out on a quest to collect them all and thus restore all of the unwoven Yoshis.

After Baby Bowser is defeated at his castle, Kamek uses his remaining Wonder Wools to make him more powerful. Despite this, Baby Bowser is defeated again, returning all of the remaining unwoven Yoshis back to normal. The Yoshis return to Craft Island, while Baby Bowser takes some time to "think about what he's done".

In-game

From the game's opening cinematic:

Narrator: Welcome to Craft Island, a tiny place in the middle of the Handmade Ocean. Life here for the Yoshi clan is nothing but peaceful and leisurely. Or rather, it HAD been nothing but peaceful and leisurely, until...
Kamek: "Hello, li'l Yoshis! Sorry to drop in so suddenly, but I need to turn you all into yarn! Thanks!"
Kamek: "Eh, at this rate, I'll be here through lunch. C'mon, I'm busy! EVERYONE becomes yarn!"
Kamek: "There. This should be plenty. Well, I'd better get back. Toodles!"
Kamek: "EEEEEEEEK! That's quite enough! I've had it with you annoying Yoshis!"
Narrator: There's still hope! As Kamek flies away, he drops a handful of yarn! A rather important Yoshi meeting is held... "What do we do to save the others?" "We need to get that yarn back!" "Hurry! After that naughty trickster!" And so another grand Yoshi adventure begins! Will they be able to knit their friends back together? Onwards, Yoshis!

Gameplay

Results screen

Yoshi's Woolly World is a platform game with textile and fabric environment which plays similarly to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's New Island, with many features coming from these games. With their extensible tongue, Yoshis are able to abduct enemies into his mouth and either eat them or spit them out as projectiles; however, instead of turning them into Yoshi eggs as in earlier games, they turn them into yarn balls, which can be thrown just like eggs. They can also be thrown at objects such as platforms and Warp Pipes made of strings and needles in order to make them solid. Smiley Flowers and Winged Clouds return and coins are replaced by beads. Each level contains 20 Stamp Patches, which are hidden inside common-looking beads, similarly to the Red Coins found in Yoshi's Island games. When a number of Stamp Patches are collected, the player can receive a set of Stamps. The Health Meter system returns from Yoshi's Story. When the Yoshis are attacked by enemies, their Health Meter decreases and can be replenished with Hearts. Additionally, the life system from the Yoshi's Island games is changed; if a Yoshi loses all of the points to its Health Meter, they are simply sent back to either the beginning of the level or the last checkpoint they touched. Bonus Games can also be played by Yoshi once a level is completed.

The game features two options for standard gameplay. The first is "Classic Mode", which is the standard gameplay similar to previous Yoshi platforming games. The second mode is "Mellow Mode". In this mode, Yoshi is Winged Yoshi and players can fly around freely, providing an easier experience. Players can switch between the two modes at any time via the pause menu.

Controls

The player may use a total of four different controllers to play the game: the Wii U GamePad, the Wii Remote held sideways, the Wii Classic Controller Pro, and the Wii U Pro Controller. Returning from the Yoshi's Island installments is the two control schemes: patient and hasty, with patient being the default control style. When throwing an egg, patient requires the player to push the egg throwing button again to throw the egg while hasty control schemes allow the Yoshi to throw an egg when the button is released. The Gyro control scheme, which takes advantage of Wii U gyro capabilities to line up the cursor rather than the cursor moving being automatic back and forth, returns from Yoshi's New Island, though it may only be used if the player has the Wii Remote selected as their controller, thus making it closer to its Wario Land: Shake It! counterpart.

There are two control styles, A and B. A is the default style used for the game and in the game manuals. All D-Pad actions can also be done with the left stick.

Action(s)	Input(s)
	Style A	Style B	Horizontal Wii Remote
Move	/	/
Jump	(hold to Flutter Jump)	(hold to Flutter Jump)	(hold to Flutter Jump)
Ground Pound	+	+	+
Stick out tongue (mouth empty), spit out (enemy in mouth)
Flick tongue upward	+	+	+
Crouch (empty mouth), swallow (with enemy in mouth)
Aim/throw yarn ball (players can also use or )	Patient: (press to aim, press again to throw)	Patient: (press to aim, press again to throw)	Patient: (press to aim, press again to throw)
	Hasty: (hold to aim, release to throw)	Hasty: (hold to aim, release to throw)	Hasty: (hold to aim, release to throw)
Lock target reticule (players can also use or )	(while aiming)	(while aiming)	(while aiming, only when not using tilt controls)
Look up
Enter winged egg (co-op only)
Pause menu

Cooperative

Two Yoshis playing in co-op

In co-op mode, the players control two different colored Yoshis. A Yoshi is able to eat their partner and either swallow them to use them as a yarn ball or spit them out to destroy obstacles. However, when a Yoshi eats their partner, the Yoshi getting eaten loses all of their yarn balls. If one of the Yoshis goes too far off screen, it is placed into a flying Yoshi Egg and is transported to the other Yoshi, similarly to bubbles in the New Super Mario Bros. games. When one of the Yoshis goes down a Warp Pipe, the other one is transported with it simultaneously. A Yoshi is also able to jump onto another Yoshi to use it as a platform.

amiibo

The three Yarn Yoshi amiibo

Mario, Link, and Donkey Kong patterns

The game makes use of amiibo, and a series of yarn-made Yoshi amiibo was released alongside the game. When a Yarn Yoshi amiibo is scanned, it will provide a Double Yoshi mode. Double Yoshi mode functions similarly to the Double Mario power-up from Super Mario 3D World, in that both Yoshis follow the single player's inputs, but with the additional functions of co-op mode. If the normal version of the Yoshi amiibo is scanned instead, a normal Yoshi copy will appear. Any Yoshi amiibo scanned will also unlock them for the amiibo hut upon completing the level.

In addition to the yarn amiibo, any amiibo of characters from the Super Mario, Splatoon and Super Smash Bros. series (except Pokémon) released at the time of this game will each unlock special Yoshi patterns. Any other amiibo unlocks a green Yarn Yoshi wearing an amiibo shirt. Incidentally, this and the 3DS remake are the only games where both R.O.B amiibo have a different function, being that they unlock different patterns.

Power Badges

Main article: Power Badge (Yoshi's Woolly World)

Power Badges are a new feature of the game. For a number of beads, the player can equip one badge before or while they are in a level, each type providing special properties to alleviate challenges.

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  Clear the course!

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  Make all yarn balls big!

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  Fall into a pit? No problem!

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  Power up Ground Pound!

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  All-you-can-eat watermelon!

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  Immunity to fire and lava!

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  Play alongside Poochy!

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  Higher defense!

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  See hidden items!

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  Grab items with Yoshi's tongue!

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  Improve your speed!

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  Pull items toward you with magnetic force!

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  All-you-can-eat fire watermelon!

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  All-you-can-eat ice watermelon!

Characters

Yoshi's Woolly World supports three game saves. Each is denoted with one of the three Yoshi colors available as Yarn Yoshi amiibo; green, pink, and light-blue. When the player starts a new game under one the save files, their default Yoshi will be the same color as the save file. Furthermore, copying a file that does not have King Bowser's Castle complete yet to another save slot will change which color of Yoshi is available. Red Yoshi is always available from the start, regardless of the selected save file. The other unobtained Yoshi colors are unlocked after rescuing their yarn from Baby Bowser at the end of the game, or by scanning the Yarn Yoshi amiibo during a course and clearing it (though the second method adds them to the amiibo tent instead as “Yarn Yoshi”). The dark blue, yellow, orange, purple, black and white colored Yoshis can only be unlocked by completing King Bowser's Castle. If players have access to a save file with a design unlocked, they can save the design into a Yarn Yoshi amiibo (regardless of color), and scan the Yarn Yoshi amiibo to unlock the design in the amiibo tent on a different save file.

Main playable characters

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  Green Yoshi

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  Red Yoshi

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  Pink Yoshi

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  Light-Blue Yoshi

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  Blue Yoshi

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  Yellow Yoshi

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  Orange Yoshi

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  Purple Yoshi

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  Black Yoshi

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  White Yoshi

Additional playable characters

Main article: List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World

Some of the unlockable Yoshi designs.

Many additional playable Yoshi designs can be unlocked by collecting all of the Wonder Wool in the levels or by scanning different amiibo into the game. The designs can be viewed in the Yoshi Hut.

Allies

Image	Ally	Description
	Egg Plant	Plants that emit yarn balls for the Yoshis.
	Fluffin' Puffin	Allies that are similar to Huffin Puffins. The chicks can be used to create temporary fluff platforms.
	Poochy	A canine ally that can be ridden by the Yoshis to pass through dangerous terrain such as lava. Poochy appears in several levels, but the player can cause him to appear with a Power Badge.

Yoshi's transformations

When Yoshi enters a Transformation Door, he is transported to another area of the level and transforms into one of the six forms listed below, granting him extra powers, often within a time limit. In the area, Yoshi must reach the goal while collecting clocks to replenish time. There are also enemies and obstacles that appear in the areas.

Image	Name	Description	Location
	Umbrella Yoshi	Allows the player to fly upwards by pressing to open the umbrella.	1-2: Bounceabout Woods 6-2: Snag-Stitch Mountain
	Mega Yoshi	Enlarges Yoshi, allowing him to defeat enemies, break objects, and tail swipe using	1-6: Shy but Deadly 5-5: A Little Light Snowfall
	Moto Yoshi	In this form, Yoshi continuously moves right, defeating any enemies in his path. It allows the player to climb walls.	1-7: Clawdaddy Beach 5-1: Fluffy Snow, Here We Go!
	Mole Yoshi	Allows Yoshi to bore through rocks.	2-2: Duplicitous Delve 3-6: A-Mazing Post Pounding
	Sky Pop Yoshi	Allows Yoshi to fly. The player can press to fire missiles to defeat enemies.	3-7: Fanciful Fluff and Feathers 6-7: Kamek's Last-Ditch Flyby
	Mermaid Yoshi	Allows Yoshi to dive, jump higher, and climb waterfalls.	4:3 Rollin' Down the River 5-2: Frozen Solid and Chilled

Enemies

See also: Scrapbook Theater § List of enemies

Image	Enemy	Description	First level	Last level	Yarn ball	New
Shy Guys
	Shy Guy	Common enemies that walk along the terrain and can be defeated by any attack. Shy Guys and many of their variants come in a variety of colors.	Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape!	Wonderful World of Wool	◯	―
	Bomb Guy	Shy Guys that stand in place and throw bombs at Yoshi, which he can inhale and then spit at enemies and structures to destroy them.	Shy but Deadly	King Bowser's Castle	◯	✓
	Boo Guy	Shy Guy variants that roam slowly in midair.	Spooky Scraps! Don't Get Spooked!	Yoshi, the Terror of All Boos	◯	―
	Fly Guy	Shy Guy variants with propellers on their heads, allowing them to hover in midair carrying items.	Burt The Bashful's Fort	King Bowser's Castle	◯	―
	Hook Guy	Shy Guys wielding a crochet hook that can harm Yoshi. They replace Spear Guys from past games.	Shy but Deadly	Wonderful World of Wool	◯	✓
	Pharaoh Guy	Shy Guy variants that can revive themselves after being eaten by Yoshi, but can be defeated with fire.	The Desert Pyramid Beckons!	Perils of the Perplexing Pyramid	◯	✓
	Shy Guy Tower	Shy Guys stacked on top of each other.	Shy but Deadly	King Bowser's Castle	◯	―
	Snifit	Shy Guy variants that shoot projectiles from their mouthpieces.	Feel Fuzzy, Get Clingy	King Bowser's Castle	◯	―
	Ice Snifit	Snifit variants that emit freezing air from their mouths, capable of freezing Yoshi.	Frozen Solid and Chilled	Snifberg the Unfeeling's Castle	◯	―
	Snow Guy	Shy Guys that throw rolling snowballs.	A Little Light Snowfall	A Little Light Snowfall	◯	―
	Stilt Guy	Shy Guys variants on stilts, which are pushed back if Yoshi tries to lick them. The stilts can be immobilized by a yarn ball.	Spiky Stroll		◯	―
	Woozy Guy	Shy Guy variants that perform somersaults rather than walk.	Shy but Deadly	King Bowser's Castle	◯	―
Other enemies
	Bullet Bill	Projectiles shot by Bill Blasters, crossing the screen horizontally and also serving as makeshift jumping pads.	Lava Scarves and Red-Hot Blarggs	Snag-Stitch Mountain	◯	―
	Bull's-Eye Bill	Bullet Bill variants that home in on the player.	Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort	Kamek's Last-Ditch Flyby	◯	―
	Bullet Bill Patch	Patches sewn onto blocks. If Yoshi unties the block, it will be freed and fly away horizontally like a normal Bullet Bill.	Snowy Mountain Lift Tour	Snag-Stitch Mountain	―	✓
	Woollet Bill	Bullet Bill variants that leave behind a trail of fluff as they move, which Yoshi can use as platforms.	Miss Cluck the Insincere's Castle	Woollet Bill's Last Ride	◯	✓
	Bumpty	Penguin enemies that run towards Yoshi and push him back.	Big Montgomery's Ice Fort	Wonderful World of Wool	―	―
	Burrbert	Prickly ball enemies that Yoshi cannot defeat, but can envelop with a yarn ball to avoid being hurt by them.	Feel Fuzzy, Get Clingy		―	✓
	Burt	Jumping enemies that resist Yoshi's tongue attack and jumps, but can be defeated with a yarn ball or Ground Pound.	Burt the Bashful's Castle		―	―
	Cheep Cheep	Fish that swim slowly from side to side.	Clawdaddy Beach	Wonderful World of Wool	◯	―
	Clawdaddy	Enemies resembling crabs that charge at Yoshi with a large pincer when they spot him.	Clawdaddy Beach	King Bowser's Castle	―	―
	Fang	Bats that rest on the ceiling and swoop down at Yoshi when he gets close.	The Desert Pyramid Beckons!	King Bowser's Castle	◯	―
	Flooff	Living flames that hop towards Yoshi. Yoshi can eat their flame to breathe fire once.	The Desert Pyramid Beckons!	Fluffy Snow, Here We Go!	―	✓
	Fluffy Phantom	Cloud-like fluff entities that blow gusts of wind.	Woollet Bill's Last Ride	Flying-Carpet Cruise	―	✓
	Fooly Flower	Enemies that mimic Smiley Flowers, dropping to the floor and rolling toward Yoshi when he gets near.	Yoshi, the Terror of All Boos	King Bowser's Castle	―	―
	Frame Boo	Boos in a metal frame form, which sneak up on Yoshi when he is looking away. If they are hit by a yarn ball in this state, they become balloon-like platforms.	Yoshi, the Terror of All Boos		―	✓
	Big Frame Boo	Bigger variants of Frame Boos.	Yoshi, the Terror of All Boos		―	✓
	Frame Chomp	Enemies in the form of a bare frame of a Chain Chomp, which chase Yoshi. Yoshi can cover a Frame Chomp with a yarn ball, turning it into a static Chomp Rock.	Walk the Chomp to Unwind		―	―
	Gargantua Blargg	Large monsters made of lava that attempt to block the player's path by rising out of lava pits.	Lava Scarves and Red-Hot Blarggs	Skeleton Goonies' Lava Lair	―	―
	Nep-Enut	Aquatic variants of Gargantua Blarggs.	Frozen Solid and Chilled		―	―
	Goonie	Bird enemies that glide across the air and can be stood on by Yoshi.	Fanciful Fluff and Feathers		◯	―
	Flightless Goonie	Goonies that lost their wings, scurrying across the ground.	Fanciful Fluff and Feathers		◯	―
	Skeleton Goonie	Goonie variants that cannot be stood on, losing their wings if that occurs.	Kamek's Last-Ditch Flyby	Skeleton Goonies' Lava Lair	◯	―
	Flightless Skeleton Goonie	Wingless versions of Skeleton Goonies that travel in groups across the ground.	Kamek's Last-Ditch Flyby	Skeleton Goonies' Lava Lair	◯	―
	Gusty	Enemies that fly through the air horizontally.	Knitty-Knotty Windmill Hill	Wonderful World of Wool	◯	―
	Hot Dog	Pups that spit fireballs.	Bunson the Hot Dog's Castle	Wonderful World of Wool	―	✓
	Koopa Troopa	Turtles that walk from side to side and retract into their shells if stomped. Their shells then can be thrown to hit enemies and switches across the ground.	Knot-Wing the Koopa's Fort	Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort	―	―
	Koopa Paratroopa	Winged variants of Koopa Troopas that become Koopa Troopas when attacked.	Knot-Wing the Koopa's Fort	Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort	―	―
	Shell Patch	A patch resembling a large red Koopa Shell from Super Mario Bros. Once Yoshi eats the wall it is attached to, it behaves like a thrown shell.	Knot-Wing the Koopa's Aqua Fort		―	✓
	Lakitu	Cloud-riding enemies that toss Spiny Eggs below.	Spiky Stroll		―	―
	Wall Lakitu	Lakitu variants that hide behind a wall rather than a cloud.	Scarf-Roll Scamper	Lakitu Peekaboo	―	―
	Spiny Egg	Spiked balls thrown by Lakitus, which explode right after.	Spiky Stroll	Lakitu Peekaboo	―	―
	Lava Drop	Small blobs of lava that move up and down or left and right, and cannot be touched.	Big Montgomery's Fort	King Bowser's Castle	―	―
	Little Mouser	Mouse enemies that can steal Yoshi's yarn balls.	Duplicitous Delve		◯	―
	Lunge Fish	Big fish that jump out of water trying to swallow Yoshi.	Rollin' Down the River	Wonderful World of Wool	―	―
	Monty Mole	Moles that pop out the background and charge at Yoshi.	Big Montgomery's Fort	Big Montgomery's Ice Fort	◯	―
	Monty Mole Patch	Patches sewn onto blocks, which behave like Monty Moles after Yoshi frees them.	Yoshi and Cookies	Big Montgomery's Bubble Fort	―	✓
	Nipper Plant	Small plants that hop along the ground.	Sponge Cave Spelunking	King Bowser's Castle	◯	―
	Nipper Spore	Dandelion seed-like entities that float down and turn into Nipper Plants when they touch the ground.	Sponge Cave Spelunking	King Bowser's Castle	―	―
	Nipper Spore Patch	Patch version of a Nipper Spore, behaving like one after Yoshi unravels the block that it is sewn onto.	Naval Piranha's Sewer		―	―
	Peeply	Chicks that stay in groups and can only attack Yoshi by walking into him.	Miss Cluck the Insincere's Castle	Up Shuttlethread Pass	◯	✓
	Miss Cluck	Peeplys underneath a large, fake chicken head, which charge at Yoshi to push him.	Miss Cluck the Insincere's Castle	A Little Light Snowfall	―	✓
	Piranha Plant	Plants with sharp teeth that bite Yoshi when he gets near. Yoshi can immobilize them with a yarn ball.	Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape!	Wonderful World of Wool	―	―
	Stalking Piranha Plant	Piranha Plants that walk from side to side. Yoshi can hit its base to make its head fall off, but it reassembles after seconds.	Naval Piranha's Sewer	Wonderful World of Wool	◯	―
	Wild Ptooie Piranha	Green Piranha Plants that spit Pokey Poms and Shy Guys.	Across the Fluttering Dunes	Wonderful World of Wool	―	―
	Pokey Pom	Spiky balls spit by Wild Ptooie Piranhas that roll along the ground.	Across the Fluttering Dunes	Wonderful World of Wool	―	✓
	Ruffin' Tumble	Big rotund birds that roll down from higher areas, harming Yoshi upon contact from the sides. They can be also be used as bouncy platforms.	Wobble Mobile Jaunt		―	✓
	Ruffin' Tumble Patch	Patch variant of a Ruffin' Tumble, acting like one after Yoshi unravels the block it is sewn onto.	Wobble Mobile Jaunt		―	✓
	Smooch Spider	Spiders that try to pull Yoshi close with their webs and kiss him to cause damage.	Lair of the Smooch Spiders		―	✓
	Li'l Smooch Spider	Small Smooch Spiders that crawl towards Yoshi and try to kiss him.	Lair of the Smooch Spiders		◯	✓
	Snag-Stitch	Enemies that normally travel along walls and harm Yoshi. If he hits them with a yarn ball, they become temporary platforms.	Snag-Stitch Mountain		―	✓
	Snoot	A small bag that spits infinite buttons in a specific direction.	Yoshi and Cookies	Up Shuttlethread Pass	―	✓
	Spray Fish	Fish that pop their heads from the water to eject a jet of water from their mouths, which can push Yoshi away.	Frozen Solid and Chilled		―	―
	Tap-Tap	Round, spiked enemies that march across the ground and cannot be eaten or defeated with yarn balls, only pushed back.	Across the Fluttering Dunes	King Bowser's Castle	―	―
	Ukiki	Monkeys that hop away from Yoshi and can climb walls. Some Ukikis stay in place, spitting watermelon seeds at the player. Yoshi can eat them and spit them out, but not turn them into yarn balls.	Monkeying Round and Round	Sunset at Curtain Falls	―	―
	Short Fuse	Ukiki variants that hang from threads and drop small bombs directly below them.	Monkeying Round and Round		―	―
	Wik	Small flames that move up and down. While they normally can be eaten, they change into an inedible form when covered by a Spooky Scrap.	Spooky Scraps! Don't Get Spooked!		◯	―

Bosses

There are eight bosses in Yoshi's Woolly World, with two appearing as a midway boss, and six appearing as the main bosses. Yoshi can rematch all of the bosses in the Boss Tent.

Image	Boss	Description	Levels
	Big Montgomery	A large Monty Mole that attacks Yoshi with attacks such as ground-pounding, throwing spiked balls, and summoning Monty Moles. In some later levels, he also wears a helmet. He can be defeated by ground-pounding an X on his back.	1-4: Big Montgomery's Fort 3-4: Big Montgomery's Bubble Fort 5-4: Big Montgomery's Ice Fort
	Knot-Wing the Koopa	A large Koopa Paratroopa that attacks Yoshi by ground-pounding and dashing into his shell. He can be defeated by attacking the bandages on his underside.	2-4: Knot-Wing the Koopa's Fort 4-4: Knot-Wing the Koopa's Aqua Fort 6-4: Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort
	Burt the Bashful	A large Burt that occasionally summons Shy Guys as ammo. To defeat him, Yoshi must unravel his pants by hitting him with yarn balls.	1-8: Burt the Bashful's Castle
	Bunson the Hot Dog	A large Hot Dog that spits fireballs and fire streams at Yoshi. He is defeated by ground-pounding his tongue.	2-8: Bunson the Hot Dog's Castle
	Miss Cluck the Insincere	A large Miss Cluck that spits Spike Balls and charges at Yoshi. By eating her yarn, a giant Peeply will fall, allowing Yoshi to ground-pound its head.	3-8: Miss Cluck the Insincere's Castle
	Naval Piranha	A large Piranha Plant that attacks the player by summoning Shy Guys that throw bombs. Yoshi can swallow and spit out the bombs into its mouth, which reveals its belly button that must be ground-pounded. In Naval Piranha 2: Now It's Personal!, Naval Piranha chases Yoshi throughout the level instead of fighting him.	4-8: Naval Piranha's Sewer 4-S: Naval Piranha 2: Now It's Personal!
	Snifberg the Unfeeling	A large Ice Snifit that attacks Yoshi by creating ice blocks, slamming down with his spiky ice barrier, and spitting out Ice Snifits and ice. He can be ground-pounded after hitting him three times in a row with watermelons or yarn balls. He is immune to Ice watermelons.	5-8: Snifberg the Unfeeling's Castle
	Baby Bowser / Mega Baby Bowser	The secondary antagonist of the game, he is defeated after being ground-pounded three times by hitting him with yarn balls. Though later, he is transformed by Kamek into Mega Baby Bowser with Wonder Wool. Yoshi must unravel giant yarn balls to throw them at the eight Wonder Wools circling around him to defeat him.	6-8: King Bowser's Castle

Other antagonists

Image	Boss	Description	Levels
	Kamek	The main antagonist of the game who transforms nearly all of the Yoshis into Wonder Wool and organizes all of the boss battles. He appears as an enemy in Kamek's Last-Ditch Flyby.	6-7: Kamek's Last-Ditch Flyby

Worlds and courses

Yoshi's Woolly World features seven worlds, each with different themes. Most worlds in the game feature nine levels, with eight being compulsory levels and one being a special level. Similarly to Super Mario 3D World, the world maps can be freely roamed by the Yoshis.

World	Courses
World 1
	1-1: Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape!	1-2: Bounceabout Woods	1-3: Sponge Cave Spelunking
	1-4: Big Montgomery's Fort	1-5: Knitty-Knotty Windmill Hill	1-6: Shy but Deadly
	1-7: Clawdaddy Beach	1-8: Burt the Bashful's Castle	1-S: Hang Tongue!
World 2
	2-1: Across the Fluttering Dunes	2-2: Duplicitous Delve	2-3: Walk the Chomp to Unwind
	2-4: Knot-Wing the Koopa's Fort	2-5: Spiky Stroll	2-6: Lava Scarves and Red-Hot Blarggs
	2-7: The Desert Pyramid Beckons!	2-8: Bunson the Hot Dog's Castle	2-S: Perils of the Perplexing Pyramid
World 3
	3-1: Yoshi and Cookies	3-2: Wobble Mobile Jaunt	3-3: Scarf-Roll Scamper
	3-4: Big Montgomery's Bubble Fort	3-5: Fluffin' Puffin Babysitting	3-6: A-Mazing Post Pounding
	3-7: Fanciful Fluff and Feathers	3-8: Miss Cluck the Insincere's Castle	3-S: Woollet Bill's Last Ride
World 4
	4-1: Monkeying Round and Round	4-2: Lakitu Peekaboo	4-3: Rollin' Down the River
	4-4: Knot-Wing the Koopa's Aqua Fort	4-5: Sunset at Curtain Falls	4-6: Spooky Scraps! Don't Get Spooked!
	4-7: Yoshi Branches Out	4-8: Naval Piranha's Sewer	4-S: Naval Piranha 2: Now It's Personal!
World 5
	5-1: Fluffy Snow, Here We Go!	5-2: Frozen Solid and Chilled	5-3: Flying-Carpet Cruise
	5-4: Big Montgomery's Ice Fort	5-5: A Little Light Snowfall	5-6: Up Shuttlethread Pass
	5-7: Snowy Mountain Lift Tour	5-8: Snifberg the Unfeeling's Castle	5-6: Yoshi's Curtain Call
World 6
	6-1: Lair of the Smooch Spiders	6-2: Snag-Stitch Mountain	6-3: Vamoose the Lava Sluice!
	6-4: Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort	6-5: Yoshi, the Terror of All Boos	6-6: Feel Fuzzy, Get Clingy
	6-7: Kamek's Last-Ditch Flyby	6-8: King Bowser's Castle	6-S: Skeleton Goonies' Lava Lair
World ☆
	☆-S: Wonderful World of Wool

Items and objects

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Yoshi's Woolly World features some objects from previous games in the franchise, and most of them retain their previous functions. In order to fit the game's environment, several objects are replaced by new items, such as coins being replaced by beads, and Egg Boxes being replaced by Yarn Baskets.

Items

Yoshis can collect items by touching them or hitting them with yarn balls.

Completion collectibles

Image	Name	Description
	Smiley Flower	Five Smiley Flowers are located in each level, in the open or hidden inside objects such as Winged Clouds and Present Boxes. When all Smiley Flowers in a world are collected, an extra level appears on the map.
	Stamp Patch	Twenty Stamp Patches are hidden inside beads in every level, similarly to Red Coins. Collecting a certain amount of Stamp Patches unlocks Stamps that could be used in Miiverse before its discontinuation.
	Wonder Wool	Five Wonder Wools are hidden in each level. They come in different colors, and collecting all Wonder Wool in a level brings back a unique Yoshi design that becomes playable.

Other collectibles

Image	Name	Description
	Bead	The most common items in the game, and its main currency. Beads can usually be found floating in the air, though the player can also collect them via other methods.
	Fruit	Various types of fruit that must be collected by Yoshi in Bonus Games.
	Heart	Small items that heal Yoshi's health meter when collected. They appear from Winged Clouds and on-screen enemies when a Checkpoint is activated, and will begin to hop around when they hit the ground.
	Key	Keys take up one space in Yoshi's maximum numbers of yarn balls. They can be used to unlock locked areas such as doors in castles and corks that block pipes.

Action items

Image	Name	Description
	Invincibility Egg	A Yoshi's Egg with wings that appear when Yoshi has been defeated five times, similarly to the Invincibility Leaf. Like the aforementioned power-up, the egg grants Yoshi invincibility when collected.
	Watermelon	Edible items that grant Yoshis special attacks. Green watermelons are used to spit out seeds, fire watermelons allow Yoshi to breathe out fire, and ice watermelons allow Yoshi to breathe out ice.
	Yarn ball	Yoshi's main projectiles. They can be obtained from eating enemies and hitting Yarn Baskets, and come in different colors and sizes. Yarn balls are used to defeat and immobilize enemies, collect items and materialize objects like certain platforms and pipes.

Objects

Level progression

Image	Name	Description
	! Switch	Switches that create red platforms for Yoshi to stand on.
	Cannon bobbin	An object that fires Yoshis across a long distance in the direction its arrow points.
	Checkpoint	A flower with a face above an Arrow Sign that serves as a checkpoint. Checkpoints refill a quarter of Yoshi's Health Meter, as well as turning any onscreen enemies into hearts.
	Flipper	One-way gates that prevent Yoshi from returning to a previous area once passed through. Yoshi can jump to cause them to open temporarily.
	Goal Ring	The goal point at the end of every non-boss stage, adorned by beads and however many Smiley Flowers were collected in it. The ring stops spinning when Yoshi passes through it, which causes it to land on an item. Yoshi can then play a Bonus Game or gain extra beads depending on the item he lands on.
	Message Block	Blocks that give out information about gameplay mechanics.
	Transformation Door	Doors that temporarily transform Yoshi into one of his transformations and transport him into other parts of a level.
	Warp Pipe	Green pipes that transport Yoshi to areas in a level. Some Warp Pipes only appear as outlines, though they can be created when Yoshi throws a yarn ball at the outline.

Item containers

Image	Name	Description
	Bead jars	Jars with a flip-top lid that produces beads and a Stamp Patch when hit from below.
	Item Balloon	Flying balloons that carry beads or enemies. The item held by the balloon drops when it is hit by yarn balls.
	Present Box	Gift boxes which can be unraveled by Yoshi's tongue. They usually contain Wonder Wool, Smiley Flowers, or beads, but ! Switches or enemies such as Fooly Flowers or Boos can also be found in them.
	Winged Cloud	Flying clouds which disappear and reveals items when hit. Smiley Flowers, beads, collectibles and other objects can be revealed from it.
	Yarn Basket	Baskets of yarn that can be hit to release six yarn balls at a time.

Platforms and scenery

Image	Name	Description
	Accordion wall	Fabric walls that contract when pushed by Yoshi. Hidden collectibles can be found in areas secluded by them.
	Arrow wheel	Wheels that move in the direction its arrow is pointing. It only moves when Yoshi stands on it.
	Bow	Pieces of string in a shoelace knot that appear on various objects. When Yoshi eats a bow, the object that is attached to it is consumed with it, causing the object to disappear.
	Cascading Stone	Large stones that shake and fall to the ground when stood by a Yoshi.
	Chomp Rock	Rocks that look like Chain Chomp heads. They can be pushed around levels to reach high areas and to break through soft rock.
	Countdown Platform	Platforms that have a number labelled on them, which decrease when touched by Yoshi and some items. The platform disappears when the number decreases to zero.
	Mobile	Wooden platforms suspended in the air. They have hanging toys and tilt on one side when stood on.
	Paddle Platform	Round platforms made up of four smaller platforms. Yoshi can stand on the small platforms to reach other areas by paddling.
	Post	Wooden posts that can be ground-pounded by Yoshi. They usually release beads when ground-pounded.
	Seesaw	A platform that tilts on the side that Yoshi is on. Yoshi will fall of if he stays too long on one of the sides.
	Spring Ball	Bouncy balls with an arrow icon. They can propel Yoshi high up into the air when jumped on, which allows him to reach high areas.

Updates

Version 1.1.0

This update was released on February 3, 2017.

• Adds amiibo support for Yarn Poochy. Users can tap their Yarn Poochy amiibo to the Wii U GamePad while in a course to make Poochy appear in game.

References to other games

• Super Mario Bros.: Bullet Bill Patches and Shell Patches greatly resemble their respective original sprites from this game.
• Yoshi's Cookie: The title of the level Yoshi and Cookies is based on this game's name. Additionally, checkered Yoshi Cookies act as an obstacle in this level.
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: Many elements from this game return, including several bosses: Burt the Bashful and Naval Piranha. The level name "Feel Fuzzy, Get Clingy" is based on the level Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy.
• Super Mario Land: Yoshi has a transformation named for the Sky Pop from this game.
• Mario Kart 64: Moo Moos, which first appeared in this game in the course Moo Moo Farm, is a pattern unlocked by getting all Wonder Wools in Knitty-Knotty Windmill Hill.
• Yoshi's Island DS: Bouncies return in one of the possible Bonus Games.
• Wario Land: Shake It!: Several sound effects are reused. These include the pipe entering and boss damaging sound effects.
• Yoshi's New Island: Transformation Doors have the same function as the Whirly Gates in this game. Some of Kamek's voice clips are reused as well.

References in other games

• Super Smash Bros. series: The remix track "Main Theme - Yoshi's Woolly World" from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an arrangement of "Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape!" (the overworld theme) and "Sponge Cave Spelunking" (the underground theme).
  • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: A stage based on Yoshi's Woolly World, called Woolly World, appears in this game.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Yoshi and Poochy appear as spirits in their yarn forms. During Palutena's Guidance for the Piranha Plant, Nipper Spore Patch is mentioned.
• Yoshi's Crafted World: Both games have an art motif in their art style as well as Mellow Mode. In certain levels such as Skulking Around, stickers reading "15.07.16" can be seen stuck on the level environments, which is the Japanese release date for Yoshi's Woolly World. The level Stitched Together reuses many assets and features, such as mobiles and accordion walls.

Reception

Yoshi's Woolly World has received mostly positive reviews, being praised by critics for its art style and its accessible and clever stage design, though the game received some criticism for its collectibles.

Reviews
Reviewer, Publication	Score	Comment
Daniel Krupa, IGN	7.4/10	"There's a handful of really great levels in Yoshi's Woolly World, which makes the most of its setting and choice of character. The world is exactly what I expected, thematically and in terms of structure: sand, snow, clouds, and fire, punctuated by bosses holed-up in themed fortresses. It's incredibly familiar, but the imaginative and attractive art style makes it feel fresh and appealing. Outside of those great few levels, Woolly World is a more forgettable and fragmented experience. Cool mechanics are cooked up, but they're dropped into levels which never realise their full potential and fixate more on unearthing frustrating collectibles."
Rob Crossley, GameSpot	6/10	"You don't need to collect a single hidden item on your journey from 1-1 to the final boss. Some would say that gives Woolly World its inherent accessibility, in that players aren't forced to take the hard road. But if you want to be fully entertained, the hard road is the only real option. It is your own degree of curiosity, and your compulsive nature, that will determine which route you'll take."
Shanker Varma, Cubed3	9/10	"A delightful knitted theme makes Yoshi's Woolly World a true joy to play, as everything from Yoshi and his various abilities, to the landscapes and elemental hazards, is beautifully rendered. The accessible gameplay ensures that such a visually delightful title can be experienced by as many people as possible, while the hidden collectibles and special stages more than make up for it and will test the reflexes of many gamers. It's easy to recommend this game to anyone who is endeared by its presentation and enjoys 2D platformers, as everyone has the autonomy to tailor the experience to his or her own skill set."
Thomas Whitehead, Nintendo Life	9/10	"Yoshi's Woolly World has been a long time coming, but it's been absolutely worth the wait. It's accomplished platforming within Yoshi's quirky and unique template, and has enough soft cuteness to charm young gamers and melt the hearts of the most jaded of veteran gamers. Along with some of Nintendo's best co-op platforming, tough collectible challenges for skilled players and some simple but neat use of amiibo, it also delivers where it matters the most with clever, witty stage design. This stands up as one of the Wii U's elite games - perfect for snuggled in gaming time."
Aggregators
Compiler		Platform / Score
Metacritic		78
GameRankings		78.50%

Gallery

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Media

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Staff

Main article: List of Yoshi's Woolly World staff

Yoshi's Woolly World was developed by Good-Feel and Nintendo, the former having previously developed Wario Land: Shake It! for the Wii. Atsushi Kono was the director of the game, Hironori Kuraoka was the programming director, and Kenta Usui was the map and level design director.

Pre-release and unused content

Main article: List of Yoshi's Woolly World pre-release and unused content

During levels, the playable character Yoshi started out being made only of some yarn threads in his shape—however, using his tongue, the player could swallow Shy Guys to turn Yoshi into a three-dimensional, amigurumi crochet form.

Trivia

• Nintendo Extra issue 5 featured an interactive promotional post titled You've never seen Yoshis like this before! marketing the game and showcasing the different Yoshi patterns in it.
• Although Yoshi's Woolly World was released in 2015, the 2014 game Super Smash Bros. for Wii U included a stage based upon this game titled Woolly World. On a Miiverse post before the shutdown, it was stated that the stage was put in late in development.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヨッシー ウールワールド[?] Yosshī ūru wārudo	Yoshi Wool World

External links

• Official North American website
• Official European website