<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Good-Feel	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
console	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
1997	O
's	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
2010	O
's	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Yarn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
known	O
as	O
Poochy	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
knitted	O
island	O
filled	O
with	O
many	O
Yarn	B-Application
Yoshis	I-Application
of	O
varying	O
patterns	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
Magikoopa	O
Kamek	O
turns	O
nearly	O
all	O
the	O
Yoshis	B-Application
into	O
bundles	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
for	O
his	O
master	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
,	O
scattering	O
them	O
across	O
different	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
two	O
Yoshis	B-Application
manage	O
to	O
avoid	O
being	O
transformed	O
themselves	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
set	O
off	O
to	O
pursue	O
Kamek	O
and	O
rescue	O
their	O
woolly	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
traveling	O
through	O
six	O
different	O
worlds	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
storm	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Yoshis	B-Application
reach	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Kamek	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
stole	O
the	O
yarn	B-Application
so	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
grow	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
to	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
battling	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
,	O
the	O
Yoshis	B-Application
rescue	O
their	O
friends	O
from	O
Kamek	O
and	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Good-Feel	O
'	O
s	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Yarn	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
environment	O
are	O
composed	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
and	O
cloth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
retains	O
much	O
of	O
his	O
moveset	O
from	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
using	O
his	O
tongue	O
to	O
swallow	O
enemies	O
and	O
using	O
his	O
flutter	O
jump	O
to	O
reach	O
high	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
games	O
where	O
swallowing	O
enemies	O
would	O
produce	O
eggs	O
which	O
Yoshi	B-Application
could	O
then	O
throw	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
instead	O
produces	O
balls	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
yarn	B-Application
balls	O
have	O
various	O
uses	O
when	O
thrown	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
tying	O
up	O
enemies	O
or	O
filling	O
in	O
certain	O
platforms	O
and	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
some	O
sections	O
give	O
Yoshi	B-Application
special	O
transformations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
motorbike	O
or	O
umbrella	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
can	O
pick	O
up	O
beads	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
spent	O
on	O
Power	O
Badges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
all	O
the	O
Yarn	B-Application
Bundles	O
within	O
a	O
level	O
unlocks	O
a	O
new	O
pattern	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
switch	O
to	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
overworld	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
enough	O
Stamp	O
Patches	O
unlocks	O
special	O
stamps	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Miiverse	O
posts	O
;	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
instead	O
Pencil	O
Patches	O
which	O
gives	O
predefinite	O
models	O
for	O
its	O
exclusive	O
Yoshi	B-Application
customization	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
any	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
toggle	O
between	O
Classic	O
Mode	O
and	O
Mellow	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
gives	O
Yoshi	B-Application
a	O
pair	O
of	O
wings	O
,	O
allowing	O
less	O
skilled	O
players	O
to	O
fly	O
indefinitely	O
through	O
a	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poochy	B-Application
and	I-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
has	O
a	O
unique	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Poochy	O
through	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
crouch	O
and	O
jump	O
,	O
running	O
to	O
collect	O
Poochy	O
Pups	O
and	O
beads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
unique	O
knitted	O
Yarn	B-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
Amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
any	O
Yoshi	B-Application
Amiibo	B-Device
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
duplicate	O
Yoshi	B-Application
during	O
Solo	O
Play	O
,	O
allowing	O
solo	O
players	O
to	O
replicate	O
actions	O
otherwise	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Co-op	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Yarn	B-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
Amiibo	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
design	O
based	O
on	O
another	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
compatible	O
figures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
additional	O
patterns	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
respective	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
playable	O
with	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
CEO	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
under	O
the	O
tentative	O
title	O
Yarn	B-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
version	O
's	O
retail	O
release	O
bundle	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
knitted	O
Yarn	B-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
Amiibo	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
colors	O
;	O
green	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
pink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bundles	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
Yarn	B-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
Amiibo	B-Device
,	O
or	O
all	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
before	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
Yoshi	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
&	I-Device
Go	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
retail	O
's	O
release	O
has	O
an	O
accompying	O
Poochy	O
amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
78/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
83	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
similarly	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
also	O
receiving	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
77/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
56	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
roughly	O
31,000	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
43,000	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
80	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
shipment	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
entered	O
the	O
UK	O
charts	O
in	O
twentieth	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
then-unreleased	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
