Talk:Yoshi's Island (series)

The official Yoshi's Island series
The Super Mario Memorial Book actually explicitly mentions the Yoshi's Island series, indicating as part of it only the games that have Yoshi's Island in the name:


 * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
 * Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
 * ''Yoshi's Island DS
 * ''Yoshi's New Island

Yoshi's Woolly World is mentioned elsewhere in the same book, so it is not on the list on purpose, not because of when it was released.

Should we follow this official guideline?--Mister Wu (talk) 11:43, 19 October 2016 (EDT)
 * Does it have Yoshi's Story in that book? Then I might be able to answer. But to answer the question without that knowledge, Yoshi's Woolly World should not be included. 11:48, 19 October 2016 (EDT)
 * Yoshi's Story (『ヨッシーストーリー』is indeed mentioned in that book, in Yoshi's bio.--Mister Wu (talk) 12:48, 19 October 2016 (EDT)
 * Re: Mr. Wu - absolutely. - Reboot (talk) 12:31, 19 October 2016 (EDT)

To add some context, here's the description of the series in the book:

「ベビィマリオが登場するスピンオフシリーズ

『ヨッシーアイランド』シリーズ』

ヨッシーが赤ちゃん姿のベビィマリオを守りながら冒険を繰り広げる横スクロールアクション. 敵の攻撃を受けるとベビィマリオが離れてしまい、急いで助けなければならないというドキドキのシステムが面白い. 」

This is Yoshi's bio contained in the same book:

「ヨッシー

『スーパーマリオワールド』で初めて登場. マリオたちの冒険をサポートして、一躍人気キャラクターとなった. 『ヨッシーのたまご』、『ヨッシーストーリー』、『ヨッシーアイランド』など、主役作も非常に多い. 」

And finally, here's a screenshot of the page where Yoshi's Woolly World is mentioned.--Mister Wu (talk) 13:24, 19 October 2016 (EDT)
 * You probably don't know. I don't speak Japanese. Just English. 13:35, 19 October 2016 (EDT)
 * Don't worry, I don't either, and I just use online translators plus a bit more in depth approach (e.g. trying to understand the meaning of single words when needed) to translate them. Still, some users know Japanese, so this text can be useful for them.--Mister Wu (talk) 14:29, 19 October 2016 (EDT)
 * Can you give me the best translation then. I don't have that feature. 14:40, 19 October 2016 (EDT)
 * This is just a preliminary translation, far from being correct:


 * Spin-off series that introduced Baby Mario
 * "Yoshi's Island" series
 * Yoshi's adventure in protecting Baby Mario unfolds in side-scrolling action. When hit by enemies Baby Mario will go away, with an interesting system that makes you hurry to help him.


 * Yoshi
 * He first appeared in Super Mario World. He supported Mario in his adventure, and suddenly became a popular character. He's the protagonist in many games, such as Yoshi's Egg, Yoshi's Story, Yoshi's Island, etc.


 * If you want to use the description of the series as a source to guide the creation of this page, I highly recommend to ask a user who actually know Japanese for a proper translation. I might also add a photo of that box if you want to look at it and have it translated fully, but due to copyright concerns, it's better if you are first sure if you really need it, as there is little more added to the text I reported and the list I made.--Mister Wu (talk) 18:07, 19 October 2016 (EDT)
 * I think I will let someone who understands Japanese figure it out. 18:16, 19 October 2016 (EDT)

Classify Yoshi's Woolly World/Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World as games in the Yoshi's Island series
Currently, Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World are considered to be in the Yoshi franchise but not in the Yoshi's Island series on this wiki. I propose they should be classified as being in the Yoshi's Island series. Here are several reasons why:
 * They have nearly identical gameplay to games in the Yoshi's Island series, being platformers in which Yoshi eats enemies and turns them into round projectiles that are used to defeat enemies.
 * Yoshi's Story is considered to be a member of the Yoshi's Island series despite having differences from other games in the series similar to Yoshi's Woolly World's difference (the lack of Baby Mario, not having Yoshi's Island in the title). Therefore, it's contradictory to count Yoshi's Story but not Yoshi's Woolly World as part of the series.
 * Similar to Yoshi's Story's case, Yoshi Touch and Go is considered to be a Yoshi's Island game despite having gameplay even less similar to the main Yoshi's Island games than Yoshi's Woolly World, and it also doesn't have Baby Mario or Yoshi's Island in the title.
 * Nintendo is vague about what games are and aren't in the Yoshi's Island series and hasn't issued a definite word about this subject. As far as I can tell, they consider there to be a Yoshi series with no further separation.
 * In the section above, there is alleged evidence that excludes Yoshi's Woolly World from the Yoshi's Island series from. However, nobody properly translated it and the rough translation does not necessarily provide evidence excluding Yoshi's Woolly World. The passage is describing the "Spin-off series that introduced Baby Mario", listing the Yoshi's Island games that Baby Mario is in, not necessarily listing every Yoshi's Island game in existence. If someone translates it better, it may change things, but that has not been done yet. Even if this is done, that will also mean Yoshi's Story is not a part of the series.

There are several reasons why Yoshi's Woolly World should be considered part of the Yoshi's Island series and seemingly few reliable reasons not to. As far as Yoshi Switch goes, it is most likely in the same situation as Yoshi's Woolly World, but I will withhold judgement of that until more information is revealed about the game.

Proposer: Deadline: July 9, 2017, 23:59 GMT

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