Hello, Yoshi: free release
- Nintendo released Hello, Yoshi, a free kid‑friendly game on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and mobile via the eShop. (news.ssbcrack.com) - The title is billed as part of Nintendo's My Mario brand push for family audiences and younger players. (news.ssbcrack.com) - Nintendo is using free, cross‑platform releases like this to broaden Switch 2's ecosystem and appeal to families. (news.ssbcrack.com)
Nintendo released Hello, Yoshi! as a free download on April 9 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and compatible smart devices. The app lets children and parents pull, stretch, spin and poke Yoshi’s face, trigger peekaboo, and add items like Super Mushrooms, pipes and enemies from a menu. Nintendo says it works offline after download and includes a built-in feature that puts Yoshi to sleep after a while to prompt a break. Nintendo lists the Switch release as 160 megabytes and the Switch 2 version as 174 megabytes, with handheld play supported. The U.S. store page says the software is published by Nintendo and carries an Everyone rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Hello, Yoshi! sits inside Nintendo’s My Mario line, which the company describes as a collection of products, games and experiences for young children and their parents. The My Mario site says those products span toys, books, short videos, and apps across smart devices, Switch and Switch 2. Nintendo launched My Mario in the United States on February 19, 2026, after an earlier rollout in Japan. The U.S. launch included a free Hello, Mario! app, stop-motion shorts, books, toys and apparel, with Nintendo saying more products would arrive through the year. On April 9, Nintendo expanded that lineup with Hello, Yoshi!, a Hello, Mario! board book, new stop-motion shorts and three wooden block sets themed around Peach, Yoshi and Luigi. Nintendo said My Mario products would continue reaching select retail stores nationwide throughout 2026. Nintendo’s Switch 2 marketing has leaned on shared play and family setup, with the company highlighting tips for “playing together with friends and family,” parental controls, GameShare and GameChat on its official system page. Hello, Yoshi! gives Nintendo a no-cost download tied directly to that broader family pitch. For Nintendo, the release is less about a traditional game launch than about putting one more My Mario touchpoint on phones and both Switch generations at once. The result is a free Yoshi app that doubles as an on-ramp for younger children into Nintendo’s wider Mario lineup.
