{{Short description|2015 video game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox video game | title = Yoshi's Woolly World | image = UK box art of Yoshi's Woolly World.jpg <!-- Please do NOT put the US box art on here. Wikipedia guidelines dictate that the earliest release must be used unless there is consensus. --> | developer = Good-Feel | publisher = Nintendo | series = ''Yoshi'' | platforms = Wii U, Nintendo 3DS | released = '''Wii U'''{{Video game release|AUS|June 25, 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com.au/catalogue/yoshis-woolly-world |title=Yoshi's Woolly World |website=Nintendo Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523005212/http://www.nintendo.com.au/catalogue/yoshis-woolly-world |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref>|EU|June 26, 2015<ref name="EU release date">{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/04/yoshis_woolly_world_knits_up_some_release_details_and_an_adorable_range_of_amiibo |title=Yoshi's Woolly World Knits Up Some Release Details And An Adorable Range Of amiibo |last=McMahon |first=Conor |date=April 2, 2015 |website=Nintendo Life |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402062850/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/04/yoshis_woolly_world_knits_up_some_release_details_and_an_adorable_range_of_amiibo |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref>|JP|July 16, 2015<ref>{{cite AV media |date=April 1, 2015 |title=Nintendo Direct 2015.4.2 プレゼンテーション映像 |trans-title=Nintendo Direct Presentation 2015.4.2 |language=ja |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLlvaX_rRTc |access-date=May 22, 2015 |time=9:18 |publisher=Nintendo |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108192437/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLlvaX_rRTc&feature=youtu.be&t=1541 |url-status=live }}</ref>|NA|October 16, 2015<ref name="EU release date"/>}}'''Nintendo 3DS'''{{Video game release|JP|January 19, 2017|NA/EU|February 3, 2017|AUS|February 4, 2017}} | genre = Platform | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | director = Atsushi Kono<ref>{{cite web|last=Ronaghan|first=Neal|date=February 21, 2019|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/49824/know-your-developers-good-feel|title=Know Your Developers: Good-Feel|website=Nintendo World Report|access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref> | producer = {{ubl|Etsunobu Ebisu|Keita Kawaminami|Takashi Tezuka}} | programmer = Hironori Kuraoka | artist = Ayano Otsuka | composer = {{ubl|Tomoya Tomita<ref>{{cite web|last=Craddock|first=Ryan|date=April 25, 2019|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/random_yoshis_woolly_world_composer_keeps_sharing_negative_tweets_about_crafted_worlds_soundtrack|title=Random: Yoshi's Woolly World Composer Keeps Sharing Negative Tweets About Crafted World's Soundtrack|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>|Misaki Asada|Kazumi Totaka}} }} '''''Yoshi's Woolly World'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''Yoshi Wool World'''''|ヨッシーウールワールド|Yosshī Ūru Wārudo}}}} is a 2015 platform game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. Following ''Yoshi's New Island'' (2014), it is the seventh main installment in the ''Yoshi'' series and the third released for a home console, marking the first home console entry in over 17 years since 1997's ''Yoshi's Story''. The game also serves as the spiritual successor to 2010's ''Kirby's Epic Yarn''. The game features two Yoshis on their quest to rescue their friends, who have been converted to bundles of yarn by Kamek in order to create a new castle for Baby Bowser.
Like ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'', ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' utilizes an art style reminiscent of yarn, with gameplay centering on the material's unique properties in addition to the series' core gameplay; Yoshi in the game produces yarn balls with various uses instead of eggs, while also being able to transform into multiple forms similar to Kirby in ''Kirby's Epic Yarn''.
A port for the Nintendo 3DS, known as '''''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''''',{{efn|Known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''With Poochy! Yoshi Wool World'''''|ポチと！ ヨッシー ウールワールド|Pochi to! Yosshī Ūru Wārudo}}}} was released worldwide in early 2017. Both versions received generally favorable reviews, with reviewers praising the art style, gameplay, and innovation, but criticizing the easy difficulty. The next game in the series, ''Yoshi's Crafted World'', was released in 2019 for the Nintendo Switch.
==Gameplay== {{See also|Yoshi's Island#Gameplay}} [[File:Yoshis Woolly World screenshot.jpg|thumb|E3 2014 screenshot of ''Yoshi's Woolly World''. The characters and environment are depicted as living yarn knits, a theme that continues throughout the game.]]
''Yoshi's Woolly World'' is a platform game in which players assume the role of Yoshi. Similar to games like Good-Feel's ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'', the game is set in a world where the characters and environment are composed of yarn and cloth. Yoshi retains much of his moveset from the ''Yoshi's Island'' series, including using his tongue to swallow enemies and using his flutter jump to reach high areas. Many elements such as flowers and mystery clouds also return. However, unlike other games where swallowing enemies would produce eggs which Yoshi could then throw, Yoshi instead produces balls of yarn. These yarn balls have various uses when thrown, such as tying up enemies or filling in certain platforms and objects. Players can also gather white chicks in certain levels, which produce temporary cloud platforms when thrown. The game also supports up to two players cooperatively. With both players able to swallow and throw their partners, allowing them to reach otherwise inaccessible areas. In addition, some sections give Yoshi special transformations,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U/Yoshi-s-Woolly-World-892537.html#Overview |title=Yoshi's Woolly World |date=July 26, 2014 |publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> such as a motorbike or umbrella.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=July 21, 2014 |title=Yoshi's Woolly World preview |url=https://www.tuppencemagazine.co.uk/yoshi-s-woolly-world/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730001047/http://www.tuppencemagazine.co.uk/yoshi-s-woolly-world/ |archive-date=July 30, 2014 |access-date=August 3, 2014 |publisher=Tuppence Magazine}}</ref>
Throughout each level, Yoshi can pick up beads, which can be spent on Power Badges. These can support the player during a level, such as granting more powerful attacks, or the ability to recover when falling into bottomless pits. Each level contains five Flowers, five Wonder Wools, and twenty Stamp Patches, which are hidden behind certain beads. Flowers increase the odds of entering a bonus game at the end of the level, and collecting all Flowers within a world opens up a secret level. Finding all the Yarn Bundles within a level unlocks a new pattern of Yoshi, which players can switch to while on the overworld map. Collecting enough Stamp Patches unlocks special stamps that can be used in Miiverse posts; the 3DS version has instead Pencil Patches which gives predefinite models for its exclusive Yoshi customization mode. At any point in the game, players can toggle between Classic Mode and Mellow Mode, the latter of which gives Yoshi a pair of wings, allowing less skilled players to fly indefinitely through a stage. ''Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World'' has a unique mode where the player controls Poochy through a level, with only the ability to crouch and jump, running to collect Poochy Pups and beads.
The game features compatibility with Amiibo figures, including a unique knitted Yarn Yoshi Amiibo. Using any Yoshi Amiibo allows players to create a duplicate Yoshi during Solo Play, allowing solo players to replicate actions otherwise only available in Co-op Play. Additionally, the Yarn Yoshi Amiibo can be used to save a design based on another character. Other compatible figures, such as Mario and Donkey Kong, can be used to unlock additional patterns based on the respective character.<ref name="EU release date"/><ref>{{cite web |author=Parrish, Robin |date=June 14, 2014 |title=Can Amiibo toys make Nintendo matter again? |url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/8329/20140614/can-amiibo-toys-make-nintendo-matter-again.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616094151/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/8329/20140614/can-amiibo-toys-make-nintendo-matter-again.htm |archive-date=June 16, 2014 |access-date=June 14, 2014 |publisher=Tech Times}}</ref><ref name="other amiibo">{{cite web |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=May 8, 2015 |title=You Don't Need A Yoshi amiibo To Unlock Stuff In Yoshi's Woolly World |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/05/you_dont_need_a_yoshi_amiibo_to_unlock_stuff_in_yoshis_woolly_world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509012729/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/05/you_dont_need_a_yoshi_amiibo_to_unlock_stuff_in_yoshis_woolly_world |archive-date=May 9, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2015 |website=Nintendo Life}}</ref> The game is playable with the Wii U GamePad, Wii Remote, Wii Classic Controller, and Wii U Pro Controller.
==Plot== On a knitted island filled with many Yarn Yoshis of varying patterns, the evil Magikoopa Kamek turns nearly all the Yoshis into bundles of yarn for his master Baby Bowser, scattering them across different worlds. However, two of the Yoshis manage to avoid being transformed themselves, and they set off to pursue Kamek and rescue their woolly friends.
After traveling through six different worlds, Yoshi manages to storm Baby Bowser's castle. When Yoshi confronts Baby Bowser in his castle, it is revealed that Kamek stole the yarn so that he could use it to construct a new castle for Baby Bowser. After Yoshi defeats Baby Bowser, Kamek instead uses the yarn to enlarge Baby Bowser into a giant. After Yoshi defeats Baby Bowser again, Baby Bowser reverts to his normal size, and the Yoshis rescue their friends from Kamek and Baby Bowser. Kamek and Baby Bowser try to fly away, but crash land on the moon, where they are left deserted by the Yoshis.
After the end of the game, Poochy can be seen at the back of the moon, sticking his tongue out happily.
==Development== ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' was first announced by Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata on January 23, 2013, under the tentative title ''Yarn Yoshi,'' which showcased different gameplay mechanics and an art style similar to ''Kirby's Epic Yarn.''<ref>{{cite web|last=Sliva|first=Marty|date=May 1, 2017|orig-date=June 10, 2014|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/e3-2014-yoshis-woolly-world-looks-charming-as-heck|title=E3 2014: Yoshi's Woolly World Looks Charming as Heck|website=IGN|access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> The game was stated to be in development by Good-Feel with game designer Takashi Tezuka supervising the project.<ref name="first annoucement">{{cite web |author=Crecente, Brian |date=January 23, 2013 |title=New Wii U Yoshi game coming from Nintendo |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/23/3906982/nintendo-announced-new-wii-u-yoshi-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183150/http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/23/3906982/nintendo-announced-new-wii-u-yoshi-game |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |access-date=June 14, 2014 |publisher=Polygon}}</ref> The game was absent from E3 2013, but was playable at E3 2014, where it was given a tentative release time frame of "the first half of 2015".<ref>{{cite web |date=June 11, 2014 |title=Yoshi's Wooly World for Wii U - Nintendo @ E3 |url=https://e3.nintendo.com/games/wiiu/yoshis-wooly-world/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024122044/http://e3.nintendo.com/games/wiiu/yoshis-wooly-world/ |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |access-date=June 11, 2014 |publisher=E3.nintendo.com}}</ref><ref name="Woolly at GI">{{cite magazine | title=The Charm Of Yarn And The Reception Of Yoshi's New Island With Woolly World's Producer | date=June 28, 2015 | url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/28/the-charm-of-yarn-and-the-reception-of-yoshis-new-island-with-woolly-worlds-producer.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701181337/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/28/the-charm-of-yarn-and-the-reception-of-yoshis-new-island-with-woolly-worlds-producer.aspx | url-status=live | archive-date=July 1, 2015 | first=Kyle | last=Hillard | magazine=Game Informer | access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> The soundtrack was handled by Good-Feel composers Tomoya Tomita (now freelance)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Tomoya_Tomita|number=816929111109009408|title=I became freelance, but I will continue to work with GoodFeel|access-date=August 26, 2024}}</ref> and Misaki Asada, with the exception of the main theme, which was written by Nintendo's Kazumi Totaka.
==Release== Special editions of the Wii U's version's retail release bundle the game with the knitted Yarn Yoshi Amiibo, which is available in one of three colors; green, blue, and pink. Bundles included the game with a single Yarn Yoshi Amiibo, or all three.<ref>{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Matt|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/04/23/yoshis-woolly-world-amiibo-bundles-available-for-pre-order|title=Yoshi's Woolly World Amiibo Bundles Available for Pre-Order|website=IGN|date=23 April 2015 }}</ref> Players who purchased the game on the European Nintendo eShop before July 23, 2015, received a free download code for a Virtual Console version of the Nintendo DS title ''Yoshi Touch & Go''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2015/June/In-shops-and-on-Nintendo-eShop-now-Yoshi-s-Woolly-World-1030987.html|title=In shops and on Nintendo eShop now: Yoshi's Woolly World|work=Nintendo of Europe GmbH}}</ref>
A port for the Nintendo 3DS, known as '''''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''''',{{efn|Known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''With Poochy! Yoshi Wool World'''''|ポチと！ ヨッシー ウールワールド|Pochi to! Yosshī Ūru Wārudo}}}} was released worldwide in early 2017. It contains a unique mode where the player controls Poochy through a level, with only the ability to crouch and jump, running to collect Poochy Pups and beads. Instead of Stamp Patches, the port contains Pencil Patches, which give predefined models for its exclusive Yoshi customization mode. A Poochy amiibo was released alongside the retail release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wii U version of Yoshi's Woolly World to be updated with Poochy amiibo support |url=https://nintendowire.com/news/2016/12/20/wii-u-version-yoshis-woolly-world-updated-poochy-amiibo-support/ |website=Nintendo Wire |date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref>
==Reception== ===Critical response=== {{Video game reviews | title = ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' (and ''Poochy'') | 3DS = true | WIIU = true | na = true <!-- Reviewers --> | 4P_3DS = 78/100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht_fazit/3DS/Test/Fazit_Wertung/3DS/38104/82329/Poochy_und_Yoshis_Woolly_World.html|title=Test: Poochy und Yoshi's Woolly World (Plattformer)|website=4Players.de|date=February 2017|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=August 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821174833/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht_fazit/3DS/Test/Fazit_Wertung/3DS/38104/82329/Poochy_und_Yoshis_Woolly_World.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | 4P_WIIU = 78/100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht_fazit/Wii_U/Test/Fazit_Wertung/Wii_U/35849/81252/Yoshis_Woolly_World.html|title=Test: Yoshi's Woolly World (Plattformer)|website=4Players.de|date=July 2015|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119192233/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht_fazit/Wii_U/Test/Fazit_Wertung/Wii_U/35849/81252/Yoshis_Woolly_World.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | Destruct_3DS = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andriessen|first=CJ|date=February 1, 2017|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-poochy-yoshi-s-woolly-world-415921.phtml|title=Review: Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|website=Destructoid|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027035755/https://www.destructoid.com/review-poochy-yoshi-s-woolly-world-415921.phtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Destruct_WIIU = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dale|first=Laura|date=July 8, 2015|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-yoshi-s-woolly-world-295585.phtml|title=Review: Yoshi's Woolly World|website=Destructoid|access-date=August 10, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129232629/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-yoshis-woolly-world/|archive-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref> | Edge_3DS = 6/10<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 2017|title=Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=303|pages=105}}</ref> | Edge_WIIU = 6/10<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 2015|title=Yoshi's Woolly World|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=282|pages=116}}</ref> | EGM_WIIU = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Spencer |date=October 12, 2015 |url=http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/yoshis-woolly-world-review/ |title=Yoshi's Woolly World review |publisher=Electronic Gaming Monthly |access-date=October 12, 2015 |archive-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014213602/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/yoshis-woolly-world-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GI_3DS = 8.5/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/poochy_and_yoshis_woolly_world/b/3ds/archive/2017/02/01/game-informer-poochy-and-yoshis-woolly-world-3ds-review.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202080743/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/poochy_and_yoshis_woolly_world/b/3ds/archive/2017/02/01/game-informer-poochy-and-yoshis-woolly-world-3ds-review.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=February 2, 2017|title=Poochy And Yoshi's Woolly World A Tight-Knit Port|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=August 10, 2020}}</ref> | GI_WIIU = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Hilliard |first=Kyle |date=October 12, 2015 |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/yoshis_woolly_world/b/wii_u/archive/2015/10/12/yoshis-woolly-world-wii-u-game-informer-review.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014192451/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/yoshis_woolly_world/b/wii_u/archive/2015/10/12/yoshis-woolly-world-wii-u-game-informer-review.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=October 14, 2015 |title=Yoshi's Best Solo Adventure In Two Decades - Yoshi's Woolly World - Wii U |publisher=Game Informer |access-date=October 12, 2015}}</ref> | GameRev_WIIU = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |last=Tamburro |first=Paul |date=July 9, 2015 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/yoshis-woolly-world |title=Yoshi's Woolly World Review |publisher=Game Revolution |access-date=July 9, 2015 |archive-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712062404/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/yoshis-woolly-world |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_3DS = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Plagge|first=Kallie|date=February 13, 2017|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/poochy-and-yoshis-woolly-world-review/1900-6416608/|title=Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World Review From the big picture to the (k)nitty gritty|website=GameSpot|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021113403/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/poochy-and-yoshis-woolly-world-review/1900-6416608/|url-status=live}}</ref> | GSpot_WIIU = 6/10<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web|last=Crossley |first=Rob |date=June 22, 2015 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/yoshi-s-woolly-world-review/1900-6416168/ |title=Yoshi's Woolly World Review |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=June 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623155924/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/yoshi-s-woolly-world-review/1900-6416168/ |archive-date=June 23, 2015 }}</ref> | GRadar_3DS = 4/5<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blain|first=Louise|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/poochy-and-yoshis-woolly-world-review-fits-like-a-adorable-knitted-glove-on-3ds/|title=Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World review: "Fits like an adorable knitted glove on 3DS"|website=GamesRadar+|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=June 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628161037/https://www.gamesradar.com/poochy-and-yoshis-woolly-world-review-fits-like-a-adorable-knitted-glove-on-3ds/|url-status=live}}</ref> | GTM_3DS = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 2017|title=Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|magazine=GamesTM|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=184|pages=78}}</ref> | GTM_WIIU = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/yoshis-woolly-world-review/|title=Yoshi's Woolly World review|website=GamesTM|access-date=August 10, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726013149/http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/yoshis-woolly-world-review/|archive-date=July 26, 2015}}</ref> | GT_WIIU = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Bloodworth |first=Daniel |date=October 16, 2015 |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/jqzgo1/yoshi-s-woolly-world-review |title=Yoshi's Woolly World - Review |publisher=GameTrailers |access-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019165541/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/jqzgo1/yoshi-s-woolly-world-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | HCG_WIIU = 4/5<ref>{{Cite web|last=Creegan|first=Dermot|url=https://hardcoregamer.com/2015/11/05/review-yoshis-woolly-world/175419/|title=Review: Yoshi's Woolly World|website=Hardcore Gamer|date=5 November 2015|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815140914/https://hardcoregamer.com/2015/11/05/review-yoshis-woolly-world/175419/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | IGN_3DS = 7.1/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Krupa|first=Daniel|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/01/poochy-yoshis-woolly-world-review|title=Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World Review|website=IGN|date=February 16, 2022|orig-date=February 1, 2017|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031233246/https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/01/poochy-yoshis-woolly-world-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> | IGN_WIIU = 7.4/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |last=Krupa |first=Daniel |date=June 22, 2015 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/22/yoshis-woolly-world-review |title=Yoshi's Woolly World Review |publisher=IGN |access-date=June 22, 2015 |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623014235/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/22/yoshis-woolly-world-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | NLife_3DS = 9/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Whitehead|first=Thomas|date=February 1, 2017|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/poochy_and_yoshis_woolly_world|title=Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World Review (3DS)|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306161536/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/poochy_and_yoshis_woolly_world|url-status=live}}</ref> | NLife_WIIU = 9/10<ref name="NLife">{{cite web |last=Whitehead |first=Thomas |date=June 22, 2015 |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu/yoshis_woolly_world |title=Yoshi's Woolly World Review |website=Nintendo Life |access-date=June 22, 2015 |archive-date=June 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622151700/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu/yoshis_woolly_world |url-status=live }}</ref> | NWR_3DS = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Koopman|first=Daan|date=February 1, 2017|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/44065/poochy-n-yoshis-woolly-world-3ds-review|title=Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (3DS) Review|website=Nintendo World Report|access-date=August 10, 2020}}</ref> | NWR_WIIU = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Koopman|first=Daan|date=June 22, 2015|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/40584/yoshis-woolly-world-wii-u-review |title=Yoshi's Woolly World review |website=Nintendo World Report |access-date=June 22, 2015 |archive-date=June 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625011156/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/40584/yoshis-woolly-world-wii-u-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | SN_WIIU = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mejia|first=Ozzie|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/91694/yoshis-wooly-world-review-one-size-fits-all|title=Yoshi's Wooly World review: One Size Fits All|website=Shacknews|date=12 October 2015|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021044643/https://www.shacknews.com/article/91694/yoshis-wooly-world-review-one-size-fits-all|url-status=live}}</ref> | USG_3DS = 3.5/5<ref>{{Cite web|last=Parish|first=Jeremy|date=February 1, 2017|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/poochyyoshis-woolly-world-3ds-review-poochy-aint-stupid|title=Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World 3DS Review: Poochy Ain't Stupid|website=USgamer|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918222655/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/poochyyoshis-woolly-world-3ds-review-poochy-aint-stupid|url-status=dead}}</ref> | USG_WIIU = 3.5/5<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mackey|first=Bob|date=October 13, 2015|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/yoshis-wooly-world-wii-u-review-pull-the-string|title=Yoshi's Woolly World Wii U Review: Pull the String|website=USgamer|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812173536/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/yoshis-wooly-world-wii-u-review-pull-the-string|url-status=dead}}</ref> | VG_WIIU = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Orry |first=Tom |date=June 22, 2015 |url=http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/yoshis_woolly_world_review.html |title=Yoshi's Woolly World Review |publisher=VideoGamer.com |access-date=June 22, 2015 |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623030605/http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/yoshis_woolly_world_review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> <!-- Aggregators --> | MC_3DS = 77/100<ref name="MC3DS">{{cite web|title=Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (3DS) Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/yoshis-woolly-world/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|website=Metacritic|access-date=8 December 2017}}</ref> | MC_WIIU = 78/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/yoshis-woolly-world/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u |title=Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U) Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=October 19, 2015 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111014022/https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/yoshis-woolly-world |url-status=live }}</ref> | OC_3DS = 59% recommend<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opencritic.com/game/3883/poochy-yoshis-woolly-world|title=''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''|date=February 2017 |publisher=OpenCritic|access-date=October 31, 2025}}</ref> | OC_WIIU = 70% recommend<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opencritic.com/game/707/yoshis-woolly-world|title=''Yoshi's Woolly World''|date=July 8, 2015 |publisher=OpenCritic|access-date=October 31, 2025}}</ref> }}
''Yoshi's Woolly World'' received generally favorable reviews, receiving an aggregated score of 78/100 on the review aggregation website Metacritic based on 83 reviews.<ref name="MC" /> Critics praised the art style and innovation but criticized the difficulty as too easy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="IGN" />
''GameSpot''{{'}}s Rob Crossley gave the game a score of 6/10, saying "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."<ref name="GSpot"/>
''IGN''{{'}}s Daniel Krupa gave the game a moderately positive review, saying: "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."<ref name="IGN"/>
''Nintendo Life''{{'}}s Thomas Whitehead stated that the game featured "some of Nintendo's best co-op platforming" with "clever, witty stage design" and "gorgeous" visuals, but found that boss fights were "repetitive and disappointing".<ref name="NLife"/>
The 3DS version received similarly positive reception, also receiving an aggregated score of 77/100 on Metacritic, based on 56 reviews.<ref name="MC3DS" /> Reviewers applauded the port for being a successful transition of the original game to a handheld, though some complaints were raised over the visual downgrade and lack of local multiplayer, with Whitehead describing it as "certainly a pity if not entirely surprising".<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last1=Whitehead|first1=Thomas|title=Review: Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/poochy_and_yoshis_woolly_world|website=Nintendo Life|date=February 2017|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=4 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204062100/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/poochy_and_yoshis_woolly_world|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Sales=== ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' launched in Japan with roughly 31,000 physical copies sold, and after two weeks, 43,000 copies were sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/07/yoshis_woolly_world_has_limited_impact_in_japan_as_yo-kai_watch_busters_dominates|title=Yoshi's Woolly World Has Limited Impact in Japan As Yo-Kai Watch Busters Dominates|last=Whitehead|first=Thomas|date=July 22, 2015|website=Nintendo Life|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730191534/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/07/yoshis_woolly_world_has_limited_impact_in_japan_as_yo-kai_watch_busters_dominates|archive-date=July 30, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=July 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/07/yo-kai_watch_busters_and_3ds_continue_to_rule_in_japan|title=Yo-Kai Watch Busters and 3DS Continue to Rule in Japan|last=Whitehead|first=Thomas|date=July 29, 2015|website=Nintendo Life|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730171932/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/07/yo-kai_watch_busters_and_3ds_continue_to_rule_in_japan|archive-date=July 30, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=July 30, 2015}}</ref> In the UK, it entered the charts in fourth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-29-batman-arkham-knight-perches-atop-the-uk-chart|title=Batman Arkham Knight perches atop UK chart|last=Phillips|first=Tom|date=July 22, 2015|website=Nintendo Life|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905094720/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-29-batman-arkham-knight-perches-atop-the-uk-chart|url-status=live|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> As of March 31, 2016, the game had worldwide sales of 1.37 million copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/160427_4e.pdf |title=Supplementary Information about Earnings Release |date=April 27, 2016 |publisher=Nintendo |page=4 |access-date=April 27, 2016 |archive-date=February 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215002156/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/160427_4e.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The Nintendo 3DS version of the game sold 80 percent of its initial shipment in Japan,<ref>{{cite web|author=Yoshiller|title=Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World Sold 80% Of Its Initial Shipment In Japan|url=http://www.gonintendo.com/stories/272881-poochy-yoshi-s-woolly-world-sold-80-of-its-initial-shipment-in|website=Go Nintendo|access-date=28 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202055801/http://www.gonintendo.com/stories/272881-poochy-yoshi-s-woolly-world-sold-80-of-its-initial-shipment-in|url-status=live}}</ref> but only entered the UK charts in twentieth place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Resident Evil 7 Remains Top|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=2602&s=1111|website=GfK Chart-Track|access-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112841/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=2602&s=1111|archive-date=7 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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===Booklets=== *{{cite web|ref={{sfnRef|Nintendo|2015}}|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/yoshi_s_woolly_world/ElectronicManual_WiiU_YoshisWoollyWorld_EN.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOooMko8ZuYcixR4DdJjECnjlcIWDZIqug6gFP68eknY7yXo0wLUb|title=Yoshi's Woolly World™|publisher=Nintendo|year=2015|access-date=August 25, 2024}} *{{cite web|ref={{sfnRef|Nintendo|2017}}|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_3ds_2/poochyandyoshiswoollyworld/ElectronicManual_Nintendo3DS_PoochyAndYoshisWoollyWorld_EN.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOopw0uVFqabEgVSXK4jw0pQjSHKIAiATQcU0QuthsdpgBqWcboOv|title=Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|publisher=Nintendo|year=2017|access-date=August 25, 2024}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://yoshiswoollyworld.nintendo.com}}
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