Nintendo Switch 2 Yoshi tops eShop charts

Nintendo Everything published two May 17 posts that, taken together, offered an early snapshot of Nintendo Switch 2’s digital storefront: Yoshi and the Mysterious Book rose to No. 1 on the eShop charts, while a separate file-size roundup showed several upcoming releases already appearing in store listings. The chart post said Yoshi passed Pokémon Pokopia despite not yet being out, with pre-loads pushing it to the top of the all-games ranking. A second post listed Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition at 55.8GB, the biggest Switch 2 download named in that roundup. Nintendo’s official U.S. store says Yoshi and the Mysterious Book releases on May 21, 2026, at $59.99. ### How did Yoshi reach No. 1 before release? Nintendo Everything’s May 17 chart post said Yoshi and the Mysterious Book moved to No. 1 in the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop’s all-games chart on pre-loads alone. The site said Pokémon Pokopia, which had held the top spot since launch, fell to No. 2. (nintendoeverything.com) The May 17 ranking listed Mario Kart World at No. 3, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at No. 4, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at No. 5. Nintendo Everything also said Outbound entered the top 10. Nintendo’s official store pages place the timing in context. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is set for release on May 21, 2026, while Pokémon Pokopia is already available and was promoted by Nintendo in a March 5 news post as “available now” for Switch 2. (nintendoeverything.com) ### Which number stood out most in the file-size listings? (nintendoeverything.com) Nintendo Everything’s May 17 file-size roundup listed Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition at 55.8GB for Switch 2. That was the largest Switch 2 figure shown in the post. The same roundup put Yoshi and the Mysterious Book at 20.6GB, FZ: Formation Z at 6.8GB, R-Type Dimensions 3 at 2.7GB, Bubsy 4D at 2.6GB, and Coffee Talk Tokyo at 489MB on Switch 2. (nintendo.com) Nintendo Everything said the information was pulled from eShop listings in North America, Europe and Japan. (nintendoeverything.com) GoNintendo published matching May 17 summaries of both the chart movement and the file-size roundup, repeating the 55.8GB listing for Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition and Yoshi’s rise above Pokémon Pokopia. ### What do the charts actually measure here? Nintendo Everything described the list as the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of May 17, 2026, and presented an “All Games” ranking. (nintendoeverything.com) The post did not describe revenue methodology in the excerpt returned by search, but it explicitly said Yoshi’s move to No. 1 came “with pre-loads alone.” (gonintendo.com) That detail matters because the game had not yet launched as of May 17. Nintendo’s U.S. store page labels Yoshi and the Mysterious Book as a digital Switch 2 title releasing on May 21, 2026, and Nintendo’s news post for the game links to pre-order information at $59.99. ### How big is Pokémon Pokopia in this story? (nintendoeverything.com) Pokémon Pokopia is the game Yoshi displaced. Nintendo Everything said Pokopia had been “unstoppable since launch” before dropping to No. 2 in the May 17 chart. Nintendo’s official pages show Pokémon Pokopia launched on March 5, 2026, as a Switch 2 exclusive. (nintendo.com) The store describes it as a life-simulation game in which players rebuild a world as a Ditto, and Nintendo’s March 5 news post said the title was available immediately on that date. ### Where can readers check the next milestone? (nintendoeverything.com) May 21, 2026, is the next concrete date in the story. Nintendo’s official store says that is when Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will release for Switch 2, and the Nintendo Everything chart post said the game had already reached No. 1 before that launch. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s U.S. store page lists the digital edition at $59.99. Nintendo Everything’s file-size roundup said the game’s download size is 20.6GB, while Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition remains the largest named Switch 2 listing in that May 17 roundup at 55.8GB. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2)