Nintendo Yoshi overtakes Pokemon Pokopia

Nintendo’s Switch 2 eShop chart for May 17 showed Yoshi and the Mysterious Book at No. 1, displacing Pokémon Pokopia before Yoshi’s release later this week. Nintendo Everything, which published the chart on Sunday, said the game reached the top on pre-loads alone. Nintendo’s official store page lists Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for release on May 21, 2026, as a Switch 2 exclusive. Pokémon Pokopia, another Switch 2 exclusive, had been one of the platform’s most visible early digital sellers since its March launch, according to Nintendo’s store listings and related coverage. ### How unusual is it for an unreleased game to top the chart? May 17 is four days before Yoshi and the Mysterious Book launches, making the ranking notable because the game is not yet playable. Nintendo Everything said the title “skyrocketed to #1” on pre-loads alone, pushing Pokémon Pokopia into second place on the all-games chart. GoNintendo published the same ordering on Sunday, listing Yoshi first, Pokémon Pokopia second and Mario Kart World third. (nintendoeverything.com) Nintendo’s own store page confirms the May 21 release date for Yoshi and identifies it as a digital Switch 2 title available for purchase ahead of launch. That means the chart movement reflects advance purchases rather than post-release player uptake. ### What exactly are the two games involved? (nintendoeverything.com) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive in which players “help a mysterious talking book named Mr. E remember the creatures living within his pages,” according to Nintendo’s U.S. store description. The listing says the game centers on exploring habitats, interacting with creatures and uncovering discoveries needed to move through different areas. (nintendo.com) Pokémon Pokopia is also billed by Nintendo as a Switch 2 exclusive. Nintendo’s store page describes it as a cozy life-simulation game in which players control a Ditto, rebuild a desolate world, craft items and invite other players through local wireless or online multiplayer. ### What did the chart look like beyond the top spot? (nintendo.com) Nintendo Everything’s May 17 all-games chart placed Yoshi and the Mysterious Book first, Pokémon Pokopia second, Mario Kart World third and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle fourth. Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ranked fifth, followed by Donkey Kong Bananza in sixth. (nintendo.com) The same chart showed a different ordering in the download-only category. Nintendo Everything listed Mixtape first there, followed by Subnautica – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Sektori and Fallout 4, indicating Yoshi’s rise was most visible in the broader all-games ranking rather than a download-only leaderboard. (nintendoeverything.com) ### What do we know about Yoshi’s size and release details? Nintendo’s official store page gives Yoshi and the Mysterious Book a May 21, 2026 release date. Third-party retail listings and game trackers cited a $59.99 digital price in the United States, though Nintendo’s store snippet available through search results did not display pricing in the retrieved text. (nintendoeverything.com) Nintendo Everything published a separate file-size roundup on May 17 that listed Yoshi and the Mysterious Book at 20.6GB on Switch 2, based on eShop listings in North America, Europe and Japan. That figure differs from the preliminary 7.1GB number in the prompt and is the one supported by the cited roundup. (nintendo.com) ### Where does Pokémon Pokopia stand now? March 5, 2026 is the publication date on Nintendo’s news post announcing Pokémon Pokopia was available on Switch 2. Nintendo’s store page describes the game as an early-purchase title with a bonus item claimable through January 31, 2027, suggesting Nintendo is still actively promoting it even after Sunday’s chart change. (nintendoeverything.com) Sunday’s chart does not show a collapse in demand for Pokémon Pokopia so much as a change at the top of one weekly ranking. The game remained No. 2 on the all-games chart as of May 17, behind only Yoshi’s pre-release sales. May 21 is the next concrete date in the story, when Nintendo is set to release Yoshi and the Mysterious Book on Switch 2. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s U.S. store page is carrying the game’s official product listing, while the eShop chart will show after launch whether pre-orders translate into a sustained lead over Pokémon Pokopia and other Switch 2 releases. (nintendo.com) (nintendoeverything.com)