While half of the top 10 list in the US were new releases for the month, the other half was made up of older games, like Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, MLB: The Show 26, Crimson Desert, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and Mario Kart World.

When taking the whole year into account, Resident Evil Requiem continues to take the top spot for game sales in the US. It is followed by Crimson Desert in second place and MLB: The Show 26 in third place. Despite being a relatively new release, 007 First Light has managed to do incredibly well by taking the fourth spot for the entire year so far, followed by Forza Horizon 6 in fifth. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is the only new release to have broken through the top 10 sales for the year, coming in at 7th place.

007 First Light ended up getting quite a few accolades for its performance in May 2026, being the best-selling PlayStation game for the month, as well as the highest “full game dollar sales” of any James Bond game in history.

All in all, Piscatella has reported that total video game spending in the US for May 2026 hit $4.2 billion, which marks a 3 percent increase over May 2025. By the time the month was over, the year-to-date spending was 4 percent higher than last year, coming in at $23 billion.

Interestingly, Piscatella has noted that consoles served as the primary platform for game spending in May 2026 in the US, with total spending having gone up by 25 percent compared to last year. When taking year-to-date figures, console content spending is 13 percent higher. PC and subscriptions haven’t fallen behind either, coming in at 15 percent and 11 percent year-on-year increases, respectively.

Piscatella has also revealed details about console hardware sales in the US for May 2026, noting that both PlayStation and Xbox haven’t been doing too well. While it was the first May faced by PlayStation since 2000, Piscatella has confirmed that May 2026 was the worst May for Xbox since Microsoft launched the division. While there are likely many reasons for console sales falling in this regard, Piscatella also brought up the fact that price hikes have led to consoles simply getting too expensive. Xbox, for example, saw a 22 percent increase in average hardware price since 2025. PlayStation, on the other hand, saw an increase of 33 percent year-on-year.

“Xbox is currently tracking a distant third in hardware sales among the major manufacturers. But they are getting more revenue from each unit sold, enough to make dollar sales grow in May despite the unit drop,” said Piscatella. “If that fits the definition of ‘working’ or not, I don’t know.”

May 2026 U.S. Projected Top 10 Best-Selling Games Ranked on Physical & Full Game Digital Dollar Sales (Excludes Mobile and Digital Add-On Content)

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2026-06-26T13:00:03.576Z

YTD 2026 U.S. Projected Top 10 Best-Selling Games Ranked on Physical & Full Game Digital Dollar Sales (Excludes Mobile and Digital Add-On Content)

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2026-06-26T13:00:03.577Z

Content – Console drove content spending growth in May. Total spending on console content increased by 25% compared to a year ago and is now 13% higher year-to-date. PC content (+15% versus a year ago) and subscription spending (+11%) also grew in May.

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2026-06-26T13:00:03.585Z

Content – 007 First Light was May’s leader in full game dollar sales, debuting as the 4th best-seller of 2026 year-to-date. It also led all titles in full game dollar sales on PlayStation platforms in the month.

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2026-06-26T13:00:03.586Z

Which brings us to Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Mysterious Book has a clear vision that it executes on nearly flawlessly, a vision that also informs and justifies the design choices that the game makes.

"Mysterious Book is one of the increasing number of Nintendo games that is built in Unreal Engine, in this case Unreal Engine 5."

There are two specific qualities that have persisted through every Yoshi game to date – they are exceptionally easy, almost aimed at beginners and younger players; and they are almost always absolutely gorgeous, imbibing gorgeous art and aesthetics that emphasize stylized animation and expressiveness more than photorealism. Both of those hold true for Mysterious Book as well.

Let’s talk about that latter point first, because it is, expectedly, the thing that stands out first. Eschewing the crafts and arts inspired look of the last couple of Yoshi games, Mysterious Book instead returns to the storybook inspired fairy tale aesthetic that Yoshi’s Story sort of hinted at. I say hinted at, because Mysterious Book is a more full fledged realization of that style than anyone may have expected, to a startling degree.

Multiple animations and transitions in the game have flourishes inspired by that conceit, from text and prompts showing up as doodles on the book’s page, to levels slowly being drawn in when you enter them the first time, and much more. Animations in particular stand out, with their distinct stop motion style drawing attention to them right away and emphasizing and highlighting them that much more.

Mysterious Book is one of the increasing number of Nintendo games that is built in Unreal Engine, in this case Unreal Engine 5. Normally, this can mean a poorly optimized and performing game, particularly on hardware with lower power and resources such as the Nintendo Switch 2 is. It is astonishing, then, and presumably a testament to Nintendo and developer Good Feel’s mastery of the engine and the hardware, that none of that holds true here.

There’s no stutter, there’s no overhead, and the image quality is great – at the very least in docked mode, where, no matter how big the TV screen I played it on, Mysterious Book looked gorgeous. In handheld mode, I did find the image slightly softer, relatively speaking – it still remained a good looking game, but the image quality in handheld mode was closer to what I had expected the game to have throughout. It’s a win that the docked mode looks as good as it does, although it’s a shame that doesn’t extend to handheld play too.

As I mentioned earlier, Yoshi games are remarkably easy, to the point that one might consider them suitable for being the very first games someone plays. In the past, this lacking difficulty level hasn’t necessarily been justified by the game’s larger design goals. To be clear, nothing in said goals necessarily contradicted the easy difficulty (it wasn’t a case of the game looking or feeling like it should be difficult, but then being a walk in the park, like, for example, Twilight Princess was famously back in its day).

"Each level is based around one creature (flora or fauna), that, as you play said level, you learn more about."

The games, nonetheless, remained extremely easy side scrolling platformers, lacking challenge to the point that it was reasonable to ask what the appeal was for anyone who didn’t fall in the “very young” or “starting out” buckets. Indeed, this has been a common refrain with several past Yoshi games, certainly the DS and 3DS ones – if it’s just an extremely easy to play 2D platformer, in Nintendo’s catalog, then why play Yoshi?

Mysterious Book, as I mentioned, answers that question, and it answers it delightfully well. The game remains a 2D platformer, as before, but it completely gives up combat, hazards, and fail states. Instead, it’s a puzzle platformer, where the point of each level is traversing the environment by leveraging interactions and combinations.

Each level is based around one creature (flora or fauna), that, as you play said level, you learn more about. You might learn that jumping on it lets you gain more height. Or you might learn that it will absorb water, clearing paths for you. You might learn it can make flowers and plants bloom, or you might learn it plays a musical note when struck. Every level is based around one of these creatures, and each of these creatures has a seemingly endless and dizzying array of interactions, with Yoshi, with others similar creatures, with its prey or predators, with its environment, and more. After a while, the game almost becomes a toy box, where the challenge, more than anything the game poses to you, is trying to figure out if a certain interaction you have in mind can actually be made to play out in Mysterious Book.

In this way, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book exemplifies the toy box design philosophy that Nintendo has imbibed in particular since the dawn of the Switch era with Breath of the Wild. Practically everything in the game interacts with everything else in the game, often in seemingly unexpected and delightful ways. Those interactions can stack and cascade, and they almost never fail to elicit a smile.

"Where something damages you, you get returned instantly to the last safe spot with no penalty or loss whatsoever."

The remarkable thing here is that this premise lends itself remarkably well to the low difficulty conceit of the Yoshi series. You are merely observing these creatures inside the book’s pages and discovering and recording their interactions. There’s no possible scope for you to die – enemies can’t kill you, fall damage can’t kill you, bottomless pits even can’t kill you.

Where something damages you, you get returned instantly to the last safe spot with no penalty or loss whatsoever. There’s also no time limit, nor any other pressure on you, the player. Instead, you can take your own time, however long or short that is, in figuring out all the ins and outs of the level you are in.

This makes this game remarkably well suited to those aforementioned younger audiences. The 2D plane view means it’s extremely easy to control, with no camera control or 3D movement to contend with. The lack of time limits, enemies, hazards, combat, or even a lives system means you have as much slack as you need when going through the levels – and if you need even more than the game offers, you can press the L button at any time to pull up a hint about what you should be doing, or at least looking at, to open the path forward.

Kids don’t have to worry about coordinating or reflexes, they don’t need to worry about “winning” or even “progressing”. Realistically, they can spend as much time as they want in a single level, exhausting all its bevy of interactions and permutations to their heart’s content, and move on when they are done.

"Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a lovely, very unique, very delightful platformer, and I sincerely hope it represents the future direction for the series."

But where this lack of difficulty presented a problem in the more straightforward 2D platformer format that past Yoshi games adopted, here it hardly matters, because the point, or the challenge, of this game is more in discovering various interactions, and using them to get (or get to) what you want. It’s impressive that a game this easy feels this engaging and compelling, by simply reframing its conceit away from challenge and progress to play and exploration.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is not necessarily a killer app, or the next great Nintendo game, for those who’ve been waiting on that. It is, however, a game of the type that only Nintendo makes anymore, certainly with this level of budget and polish. I expected to appreciate Mysterious Book’s merits from a distance, understanding that the game was well suited to its intended audience, but finding little for myself within it.

Instead, I found myself delighted by its whimsical depth, and its never ending trove of surprises. I would love to see a potential future Yoshi game iterate on this formula, and improve upon it even further.

This game was reviewed on Nintendo Switch 2.

With the new Mario movie now out of the way, you might be looking for a way to fill the void it’s left behind. Fortunately, Yoshi has quite an adorable and charming adventure lined up for you. He’s all set to meet a certain Mysterious Book, but you’re going to do more than just some light reading. You’re going to be a part of the book’s world in a way that’s designed around discovery.

Wondering what we meant by that? Read on and find out a few things you should know about this one before you buy it.

1. Meet Mr. E.

The Mysterious Book is none other than Mr. E, an old encyclopedia whose stately demeanour and gravitas hide the fact that he’s lost a lot of the knowledge he’s supposed to contain. It’s up to you to dive into each chapter and rediscover his knowledge of the world’s creatures, which might prove harder than it sounds. Mr. E. is your quest giver, progress tracker all-in-one, while also being a crucial part of your adventure.

2. Learning On The Job

How do you learn more about new creatures? By eating them, of course. Or you could pick them up and carry them around levels to see how their presence affects the environment. Or throw them at other animals to see what happens. The possibilities are endless. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is designed around experimentation, and you should remember that there are no bad ideas in this game.

We’re serious, and you’ll learn why as we keep going.

3. Use Interactions to Solve Puzzles

You’re going to have to use all the knowledge you gather to solve puzzles, which are a good source of stars, which you need to complete a level and progress in the game. Discovering new interactions also rewards stars, so indulge your curiosity. We’re guessing that finding a seemingly impassable obstacle is only an indicator that there’s something you haven’t figured out yet somewhere in the vicinity, although that theory may not always be right.

This one’s exploration hides some serious depth, which we’re getting to in a moment.

4. Yoshi’s Usual Tricks

There’s a fair bit of platforming involved, along with a few hostiles to deal with. Thankfully, Yoshi can eat up enemies and then generate eggs that act as throwables, just as he’s always been able to do. It wouldn’t be a Yoshi game if they weren’t included now, would it? Those 2D sandboxes are going to keep you busy, though, as you’re going to have to explore each one quite thoroughly to ensure that you’ve uncovered everything they’ve got to offer you.

Thankfully, the ability to devour enemies isn’t the only ability in Yoshi’s arsenal.

5. Yoshi Gets A New Ability

Aside from his voracious appetite and the projectiles that stem from it, Yoshi gets another ability as he forays into the book’s whimsical worlds. He can now use his tail in various ways. The Tail Flick lets you reach distant items or creatures, bringing them to you when you can’t get to them. Of course, they could be the key to progression, or unlocking new areas and secrets.

It’s good to know we have options on this one.

6. Physical Editions Are Not Game Key Cards

If you’re still into having physical copies of games for your library, you’ll be pleased to know that the entirety of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is on the cartridge. The pricing is in line with other Switch 2 exclusives, which means that physical editions are dearer than digital ones. You could look for a good deal at your local retailers, though.

7. A Gorgeous Art Style

This visual design on this one is captivatingly adorable, with stop motion animations and a vibrant color palette that are going to make your Switch 2 come to life in your hands, or on your display when it’s docked. Either way, this one’s a visual treat and its design choices align well with its tone (which is absolutely charming, by the way).

It’s an experience that looks like it’s come together quite well, and we’re quite eager to see more of it once it’s in our hands.

8. Biome Variety

Speaking of visuals, they’re definitely going to work well with the biome variety on offer, which includes regions like the Wildwoods, Mountain Top, and Seaside (change order), and more. We expect varying creatures and a whole bunch of ways to make them interact with the world around them.

As far as biome variety goes, Mr. E. has us sorted.

9. Another Ability for Yoshi

Early previews indicate that hostile creatures can be eaten to gain their powers, giving Yoshi even more options as he attempts to help Mr E. For instance, like one that eats watermelons to use the seeds as projectiles, which Yoshi can then eat to gain that ability. Looks like we’re not entirely defenceless and can use our foes’ own strengths against them.

It’s probably a good time to cover the rest of his new abilities. He’s also got his flutter jump to cover large gaps during exploration, and a ground pound move for some AoE damage that should help him deal with hostiles or perhaps get annoying obstacles out of his way.

10. You Get To Name Creatures You Learn Of

Discovering new creatures in unfamiliar worlds is hard work, no matter how fun it can be. Mr. E. acknowledges that, and one of the benefits is that you get to name any creature you find. We’re expecting many of you to get quite creative, and we look forward to the hilarity that could come from this level of player agency.

Just know that your names aren’t going to be part of the larger canon, though.

11. Yoshi Can’t Die

Remember when we said there are no bad ideas in this game? One good reason why is that taking damage only displays an animation where Yoshi’s a tad annoyed, but you can’t die or take damage. We’re not sure if we’re on board with that, as we do like a challenge, but we’re willing to give the game a chance when it drops on May 21, 2026, before making any judgments.

It might make this one a relaxing title to take the edge off a long day or a harder game, which is welcome.

12. The Game Rewards Diligent Explorers

The plus side of controlling a virtually immortal protagonist is that you get to explore levels without worrying about meeting a challenge that’s beyond your capabilities. And while you could just explore enough to get the required amount of stars and progress to the next one, the main draw of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is in exploring as much as you can to uncover as much of the titular book as you can.

There are Smiley Flowers, secret creatures, and even entire new areas to find for those of you who don’t like leaving any loose ends. However, you might find that you’re going to have to backtrack a bit if that’s the case.

13. Back To Where You’ve Been

Discovering new creatures isn’t just tied to gaining new abilities and some knowledge for Mr. E. Each creature interacts with the world around you in different ways, and you’re going to have to use those interactions to gain access to more of the world. It’s an interesting mechanic, to be sure, but it’s even better when you know that any new creature you discover could migrate to levels you’ve previously explored, giving you access to potentially new areas

Yoshi is going to have to be quite a dedicated archivist if he wants to help Mr. E. remember every bit of lost information from his reservoir.

14. Boss Fights

Exploring new, visually stunning worlds to find unique creatures is cool and all, but things do need to get interesting from time to time. Early previews of the game have reported boss fights that bring some familiar faces to the table. We’re not going to spoil them for you here, but know that you’re going to find challenges as you navigate different levels, and you might have to get quite creative to get past them.

15. A Splash of Customization

You get to play as different colored Yoshis in this one, and while there isn’t any information on whether those color palettes are purely cosmetic, we’re kind of hoping that each one comes with unique abilities that add interesting wrinkles to the gameplay loop on offer.

We’re going to have to wait and see if that’s the case, but we’d sure be delighted if it’s true.

And that’s about it for this one. We’re pretty excited to dive into what looks like a title whose charm and clever design could have us spending quite a bit of time with it once it drops. Yoshi looks like he’s in for quite an adventure, and if you’re somebody who’s naturally curious, you’re probably already considering this one. Well, you can be sure that we’re coming along for the adventure.

Nintendo just dropped the game’s opening cinematic, but interestingly enough, the focus is on Bowser Jr, whose natural curiosity leads him to the world within Mr E’s pages. What does he have planned? Is this a vague tie-in to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie? It’s hard to say.

Regardless, that knowledge will serve you well in a platformer that has Yoshi interacting with nearly everything in a level, including the various creatures that inhabit them. Those interactions, and the way your subjects react to the world, are the crux of progression, and could even lead you to hidden areas and rewards if you’re diligent enough. The best part is that Yoshi can’t die, although he’s going to be annoyed if you let him take a hit from hostile beings.

We’ve been quite eager to dive into this one ever since that trailer for it dropped a while ago, and we’ll finally be able to go hands-on when it launches on May 21st for Nintendo Switch 2.

Forza Horizon 6

Almost five years since we bade farewell to the Horizon Festival, but this time it returns in perhaps the most anticipated location in the series – Japan. Relaxing drives through avenues of Sakura trees in Spring, frenetic Touge battles down winding mountain roads, or just hanging out at Daikoku, showing off your vehicle to all and sundry – that’s only the start. Forza Horizon 6 offers two major avenues to cement your legacy – exploration, gradually defogging Japan and discovering Aftermarket Cars, or racing through the ranks to become a Horizon Legend. Beyond everything else, however, it’s your journey. Fill up the scrapbook with memories. Outfit your garage and build out a base. The choice is yours when it launches on May 19th for PC and Xbox Series X/S.

Directive 8020

Say what you will about The Thing, but it reinforced a deep space fear that continues to resonate through gaming – that someone on your crew isn’t who you think they are. Cue Directive 8020 from Supermassive Games, which focuses on the colony ship Cassiopeia as it crashlands on Tau Ceti f. But things take a turn when a horrifying shapeshifting organism begins hunting the crew. Compared to previous Dark Pictures entries, there’s a bigger focus on stealth and combat, not to mention carefully discerning who’s who. Don’t worry if you choose wrong, though, since Turning Points offers a do-over. Directive 8020 launches on May 12th for Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5, and after such a long wait, we’re ready to be terrified.

MOTORSLICE

Between monsters, robots, zombies and everything in between, who would have thought that construction equipment could be a threat? That’s the premise of MOTORSLICE, which is all about P and her chainsaw-wielding, parkouring self as she battles these massive threats in a post-apocalyptic world. But then there’s the megastructure – a winding, brutalist space that goes on forever. With its minimalistic art style and unorthodox premise, MOTORSLICE could serve up some hack-and-slash platforming goodness when it launches on May 5th.

WILL: Follow The Light

Unreal Engine 5 and adventure games go together about as well as…just about any other genre, honestly, but WILL: Follow the Light has a different aura about it. In a way, it reminds us of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter with its atmosphere, except you’re controlling a father who embarks on a journey to return home and find his son. It’s a tough task, especially when traversing by sea, crossing mountains and confronting the ghosts of the past. Maybe it could be a dark horse in gorgeous narrative adventures. Maybe not. Either way, we’ll find out on May 7th.

Luna Abyss

A game after my own bullet hell-loving heart, Kwalee Labs’ first-person shooter sees you banished to prison on Luna and tasked to venture into the Abyss for some “forgotten technology.” Enter the cosmic horrors, which aren’t known for being deep sleepers (or quiet dreamers), unfortunately, and you’ll have to slowly unravel the mystery of Greymont, clinging onto sanity the entire time. Having thoroughly enjoyed Saros and Metal Eden, I’m keen on diving into Luna Abyss and its crimson-tinged interiors when it launches on May 21st for PC.

Bubsy 4D

Bubsy is officially back, and no one is safe. Launching on May 22nd across every platform, Bubsy 4D sees the orange furball embarking on a new 3D adventure across 15 new levels. And it looks…not bad? Pretty sleek even, right down to the legally distinct “rolling around at the speed of sound” ability. While the prospect of the game as a metacommentary on Bubsy’s reputation is interesting enough, this looks like a genuinely compelling 3D platformer. Color us intrigued, if nothing else.

007 First Light

You only live twice, as a world-famous 00 agent once said, and thanks to IO Interactive, we’ll have the opportunity to look at death through the eyes of a younger, brasher, less cynical James Bond. First Light sees him enter MI6 to earn 00 status, but amid the charming arrogance is a desire to prove himself, and maybe surpass his limits. The building blocks of Hitman are all here – exquisite sandbox environments with numerous opportunities for stealth – but Bond goes beyond Agent 47’s capabilities in every way you’d expect. Parkour, sneaking, bluffing his way past guards and staff, clever usage of Q’s gadgets – and when “license to kill” is active, gunning down anyone that stands in his way with an array of weaponry and CQC tactics. And just straight up throwing empty guns at an enemy’s face. All’s fair in the world of super spies when 007 First Light launches on May 27th.

Thick as Thieves

A new stealth game from Warren Spector and Paul Neurath, whose credits include Deus Ex and Thief, respectively? Say less. Its alternate-history 1910s city and procedurally generated mission layout, which encourages quick thinking and improvisation, initially left us skeptical due to the PvEvP element. But that’s been changed to focus more on single-player and co-op, delivering an experience befitting the Thief legacy, as you hone your skills to become a legend in the business. Thick as Thieves is available on May 20th for PC.

Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core

Have you ever seen all the Deep Rock Galactic praise, heard all the calls of “rock and stone,” but could still never really get into it? Maybe a roguelite spin-off will do the trick. Entering early access on May 20th, Rogue Core focuses on the Reclaimers squad, which the Company calls in when there are some serious threats. In every run, you’ll need to make use of any weapons along the way while battling the Core Spawn and improving your skills. With how much work has gone on since its October 2023 announcement, one can only hope that Rogue Core lives up to the original’s brilliance.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

Nintendo hasn’t necessarily managed to recreate the magic of Yoshi’s Island, but the Mysterious Book could be a cosy, easy-breezy platformer, much like Yoshi’s Crafted World. The premise this time involves venturing through the pages of Mr E, where Yoshi meets different creatures. Harness their abilities on top of the usual gliding, egg-hurling, and sprinting that the series is known for, and voila (hopefully). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book launches on May 21st, exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

Freshen up on your knowledge of the Dark Knight because Batman returns to the video game world on May 22nd. Granted, it’s in LEGO form, but Legacy of the Dark Knight is going out of its way to pull from every single piece of Batman media in existence, from multiple Batmobile types to the bizarre Batmite outfit. If that vast open-world of Gotham, coupled with the Arkham series’ Free Flow combat, wasn’t enough, there are seven other characters, including Catwoman, Nightwing, Robin and more to play as.

ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies

Yes, it’s not exactly all that appealing considering the whole ZA/UM business and how the original Disco Elysium creators were ousted. There’s really no getting around that particular detail. Still, if you’re in the mood for something in the same vein, albeit with an espionage bent and exerting yourself as operant Hershel Wilke, caught up in a conflict between three factions, Zero Parades may suffice when it launches on May 21st for PC.

Better Than Dead

Bodycam first-person shooters are no longer all that new as a concept, but embarking on a quest for vengeance in Hong Kong, hunting down targets while ensuring no one ends up like you? That immediately skyrockets Better Than Dead for us, and the obvious influence of old-school Hong Kong action films just adds that extra bit of hard-boiled grit. It enters early access for PC on May 12th.

Dark Light: Survivor

You’ve swapped between first and third person in Resident Evil Requiem, but how about top-down and third-person (or even between realistic and pixel-like visuals)? That’s one of the many quirks of Dark Light: Survivor, a roguelike survival where you venture on the Phantom Train, venturing through a terrifying multiverse, gathering resources to keep the engine running. Two maps are available when early access launches on May 15th alongside Artifacts, persistent upgrades, weapons, and more. It may be all about the destination, but right now, the journey of Dark Light: Survivor is shaping up into something intriguing.

Withering Realms

From the developer behind the unsettling Withering Rooms comes Withering Realms, where you control a creepy doll ferrying a ghost, as they venture through Penwyll – a town where surely nothing horrible resides. “Bloodborne” is obviously the first influence to come to mind, but the hack and slash action, perspective, and visuals lend an almost Nightmare Creatures vibe to it all. Withering Realms launches into early access in May, and, surprisingly, will be playable from start to finish with plans for 1.0 to launch later this year.

“Nintendo games offer the same experiences whether in packaged or digital format, and this change simply reflects the different costs associated with producing and distributing each format and offers players more choice in how they can buy and play Nintendo games. As always, retail partners set their own prices for physical and digital games, and pricing for each title may vary,” it recently stated.

On the one hand, this may be good news in this era of high-priced first-party games from the publisher. Last year, we saw Mario Kart World retail for $79.99, a record first for the industry, while titles such as Donkey Kong Bananza demanded an equally eye-watering $69.99 (much like other triple-A publishers’ titles). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book likely isn’t on the same level in terms of production costs, but it’s still good news.

On the other hand, collectors or those who simply prefer owning physical versions of their games have to pay more. It’s especially egregious considering these are effectively the “same experiences,” as Nintendo notes. Unfortunately, current market trends are hitting hard and as successful as the Switch 2 has been, Nintendo has to adjust.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book debuts on May 21st for the Switch 2. Check out the latest trailer here.

Yoshi’s obviously going to be front and center in this new experience, but he’s joined by Mr E, the titular mysterious book, who’s quite intent on getting Yoshi to do a bit of not-so-light reading. You’re going to be diving right into his pages, and there’s a lot to find once you’re in his world. Yoshi will discover and interact with a multitude of creatures, finding ways to use their unique traits to his advantage while the world throws up helpful tips and even a few puns to keep things light.

The game’s distinct visual style and animations look quite good, and its bright and vivid worlds fit right in with its light and breezy tone. The trailer’s quite adorable and gives you a good idea of what to expect when this one drops for the Nintendo Switch 2 on May 21, 2026. You can check it out below.