<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2014	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arzest	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
is	O
a	O
retcon	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
1995	O
game	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
game	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
focuses	O
on	O
controlling	O
Yoshi	B-Application
characters	O
who	O
must	O
escort	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
similar	O
Yoshi	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
hand-drawn	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
with	O
level	O
designs	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
stylized	O
as	O
oil	O
paintings	O
,	O
watercolors	O
,	O
and	O
crayon	O
drawings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
games	O
,	O
involving	O
Yoshi	B-Application
needing	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
goal	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
while	O
protecting	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
from	O
enemies	O
by	O
throwing	O
eggs	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
,	O
and	O
sometimes	O
transforming	O
into	O
a	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
are	O
Mega	O
Eggdozers	O
,	O
larger	O
than	O
usual	O
Yoshi	B-Application
eggs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
hit	O
and	O
destroy	O
some	O
obstacles	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Metal	O
Eggdozers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
slightly	O
smaller	O
and	O
roll	O
across	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
obtains	O
these	O
by	O
eating	O
Giant	O
Metal	O
Shy	O
Guys	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
underwater	O
stages	O
,	O
where	O
Yoshi	B-Application
must	O
walk	O
on	O
the	O
seafloor	O
,	O
is	O
another	O
new	O
addition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
having	O
difficulty	O
completing	O
a	O
stage	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
can	O
obtain	O
Flutter	O
Wings	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
indefinite	O
hovering	O
,	O
and	O
Golden	O
Flutter	O
Wings	O
,	O
which	O
give	O
Yoshi	B-Application
invincibility	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
where	O
a	O
stork	O
delivers	O
twins	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
to	O
a	O
couple	O
in	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
assumed	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
stork	O
had	O
delivered	O
the	O
babies	O
to	O
the	O
wrong	O
couple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamek	O
captures	O
the	O
stork	O
and	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
,	O
but	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
falls	O
and	O
reunites	O
with	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
clan	O
on	O
Egg	O
Island	O
,	O
a	O
floating	O
island	O
that	O
was	O
conquered	O
by	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
telepathically	O
sense	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
's	O
location	O
;	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
clan	O
agrees	O
to	O
escort	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
across	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
rescue	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
make	O
it	O
to	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
,	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
wakes	O
up	O
and	O
jumps	O
on	O
Kamek	O
who	O
attempted	O
to	O
get	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
tries	O
to	O
ride	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Giant	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
proceeds	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
captured	O
stork	O
and	O
save	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
met	O
by	O
Adult	O
Bowser	O
,	O
who	O
appeared	O
after	O
warping	O
through	O
space	O
and	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Yoshi	B-Application
defeats	O
Adult	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Kamek	O
once	O
again	O
uses	O
a	O
Giant	O
Magical	O
Hammer	O
to	O
make	O
adult	O
Bowser	O
gigantic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Adult	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
once	O
again	O
comes	O
to	O
the	O
stork	O
and	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stork	O
delivers	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
true	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
moving	O
helping	O
warp	O
pipe	O
,	O
who	O
helped	O
Yoshi	B-Application
throughout	O
the	O
journey	O
,	O
is	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
and	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
adult	O
Mario	B-Application
who	O
also	O
travelled	O
back	O
through	O
time	O
and	O
space	O
to	O
help	O
Yoshi	B-Application
to	O
succeed	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Arzest	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
key	O
members	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
familiarity	O
to	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
being	O
met	O
with	O
both	O
praise	O
and	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
Patrick	O
Klepek	O
was	O
more	O
mixed	O
and	O
rated	O
it	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
at	O
its	O
core	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
is	O
not	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Tom	O
McShea	O
,	O
who	O
rated	O
it	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
echoed	O
similar	O
sentiments	O
when	O
discussing	O
how	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Islands	I-Device
similarities	O
with	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
were	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
hindrance	O
than	O
a	O
boon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McShea	O
further	O
elaborated	O
that	O
while	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
"	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
problems	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
had	O
an	O
identity	O
"	O
by	O
citing	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
variety	O
of	O
babies	O
and	O
the	O
unique	O
abilities	O
they	O
possessed	O
before	O
concluding	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
New	I-Device
Island	I-Device
"	O
has	O
no	O
such	O
identity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
reached	O
2.04	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
32nd	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
game	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
