Editing Yoshi's Island (section)

===Sequels and spin-offs===
''Yoshi's Island'' led to a strong year for Yoshi as a character.<ref name="IGN: Yoshi5"/> ''IGN''{{'}}s Thomas wrote that the hand-drawn style of ''Yoshi's Island'' made the computer-generated ''Donkey Kong Country'' appear outdated, though both games sold well. [[Rareware]] included a Yoshi cameo in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', released that year. ''Yoshi's Island'' graphics and characters were also incorporated into the 1996 SNES puzzle game ''[[Tetris Attack]]''.<ref name="IGN: Yoshi4"/>

Following ''Yoshi's Island''{{'s}} success, Nintendo developed ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', a 1998 platformer for the [[Nintendo 64]]. It was highly anticipated but received weaker reviews, with fetch quests and the 3D style Miyamoto eschewed in its predecessor.<ref name="IGN: Yoshi5"/> It expanded on Yoshi's character voice as introduced in ''Yoshi's Island'',<ref name="IGN: review2"/> but also "dumbed down Yoshi's character".<ref name="IGN: Yoshi5"/> In 2004, Nintendo released the [[tilt sensor]]-controlled ''[[Yoshi Topsy Turvy]]'' for Game Boy Advance,<ref name="NWR: director"/> which was developed by [[Artoon]]<ref name="NWR: director"/><ref name="IGN: DS rev"/> and received mixed reviews.<ref name="IGN: DS rev"/> The Nintendo-developed minigame ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' was released in 2005 for Nintendo DS.<ref name="IGN: T&G prev"/><ref name="IGN: T&G rev"/> 

In 2006, Nintendo published ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'',<ref name="IGN: Yoshi9" /> also developed by Artoon.<ref name="NWR: director" /> Titled ''Yoshi's Island 2'' until just before it shipped, it retained the core concept of transporting baby Nintendo characters, and added the babies [[Princess Peach]], [[Bowser]], and [[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]], each with a special ability. Yoshi had a similar moveset to ''Yoshi's Island'' and added dash and float abilities, but was more passive a character compared to the babies on his back.<ref name="IGN: Yoshi9" /> It received generally positive reviews.<ref name="gamerankings DS">{{cite web |url= http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/933006-yoshis-island-ds/index.html |title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062355/http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/933006-yoshis-island-ds/index.html |access-date=2024-08-01|archive-date=2017-08-06}}</ref> It was given high scores by ''[[IGN]]'' and ''[[GameSpot]]'', who gave it 8/10 and 9.1/10 respectively.<ref name="gamespot DS">{{cite web|last=Provo |first=Frank |date=2006-11-14 |title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/yoshis-island-ds/reviews/yoshis-island-ds-review-6161583/ |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=2024-08-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907003151/http://www.gamespot.com/yoshis-island-ds/reviews/yoshis-island-ds-review-6161583/ |archive-date=September 7, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="ign">{{cite web | url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/745/745698p1.html | title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Review | publisher=IGN | date=2006-11-13 | access-date=2024-08-01 | last=Harris | first=Craig | archive-date=January 7, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107152849/http://ds.ign.com/articles/745/745698p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref> ''GameSpot'' commented that the developers have "produced a sequel that seems fresh and new while remaining every bit as awesome as the original" and ''IGN'' called it "a solid recreation of the ''Yoshi's Island'' elements in a two-screen-high format". In 2014, Nintendo released ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' for Nintendo 3DS.<ref name="IGN: New Island"/> It was developed by former Artoon employees at their new company, [[Arzest]].<ref name="NWR: director"/> As in the original, Yoshi carries Baby Mario and throws eggs, and can now swallow large foes, which become large eggs that can destroy large obstacles.<ref name="IGN: New Island"/> It received mixed reviews, with criticism for its graphics, art-style, soundtrack and similarity to the SNES original; though the level design and overall charm did attract some praise.<ref name="gamerankings: New Island">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/711405-yoshis-new-island/index.html |title=Yoshi's New Island for 3DS |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=March 14, 2014 |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209014611/https://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/711405-yoshis-new-island/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="metacritic: New Island">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/yoshis-new-island/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds |title=Yoshi's New Island Critic Reviews for 3DS |access-date=2024-08-08 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |archive-date=January 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115222624/https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/yoshis-new-island |url-status=live }}</ref>

In ''[[1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die]]'' (2010), Christian Donlan wrote that despite the "streamlined" ''Yoshi's Story'' and "brilliant" ''Yoshi's Touch and Go'', "the original was never bettered and never truly advanced upon".<ref name="Mott-285" /> In ''Eurogamer''{{'s}} 2015 preview of ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Tom Phillips wrote that it had "been 20 years since the last truly great ''Yoshi's Island''{{-"}}.<ref name="Eurogamer: Wooly" /> ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' received higher review scores than ''Yoshi's New Island'' but worse than ''Yoshi's Island DS'' and the original game, with reviewers praising the art style, gameplay, and innovation, but critiquing the easy difficulty.<ref name="MC: Woolly">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/yoshis-woolly-world/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u |title=Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U) Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2024-08-08 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111014022/https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/yoshis-woolly-world |url-status=live }}</ref> The next ''Mario'' 2D side-scroller, ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', was released in 2006.<ref name="IGN: history5" />