Lots of Yoshi’s Woolly World details covering story, gameplay, levels, and more
A new preview from Nintendo World Report shares a bunch of new details about Yoshi’s Woolly World. We have the latest information covering the game’s story, gameplay, levels, and more. Check out a summary of the newest tidbits below.
– takes place on Craft Island, a small island in the Handmade Ocean
 – this is where a clan of peaceful Yoshis live
 – Kamek shows up and turns most of the dinosaurs into various sets of yarn
 – Two Yoshi manage to escape to catch Kamek
 – as Kamek escapes, he drops yarn everywhere, which Yoshi sets out to get
 – health is represented by hearts that circle around Yoshi
 – use yarn balls to find hidden paths and platforms
 – in Knitty-Knotty Windmill Hill, you rebuild a windmill using yarn
 – pull bows with Yoshi’s tongue to reveal secrets
 – some seemingly dead-end walls actually hide secrets
 – Smiley Flowers make a return
 – if you hit one at the stage’s end roulette wheel, a bonus challenge will await you
 – collect fruit along the way
 – points that you earn are changed into beads, which are added to a specific counter
 – beads are used as currency for Power Badges
 – these badges will grant you special powers for a single course and you can only use one at a time
 – as you progress, more badges will become available
 – some badges help you to get 100% in older levels
 – badges let you use Poochy the dog, pull items in with a magnetic force, see hidden items, make your Ground Pound move stronger, become faster and more
 – you can even change your ability mid-stage
 – 20 of the beads in every stage contain Stamp Patches
 – these unlock some Miiverse stamps
 – there are 5 Wonder Wools in every course
 – grab all 5 to make re-knit a Yoshi and have them appear alongside you
 – options include Hot Cocoa Yoshi, Candyfloss Yoshi, Poochy Yoshi and more
 – every world has its own theme
 – start in a grassy world, move on to the desert, head to a wondrous playground, and then finish in a deep jungle
 – not every level in a world follows the overall theme
 – the second level is Bounceabout Woods, where all trees in the stage are bouncepads
 – another stage is Crawdaddy Beach, where you skip yarn balls across the water
 – “Wobbly Mobile Jaunt” has a number of mobiles similar to what you see in the Smash Bros. stage
 – tilt the mobiles to climb higher
 – “Scarf-Roll Scamper” makes you hang tight on fabric rolls to move about and you can’t use your yarn ball
 – “Spooky Scraps! Don’t Get Spooked” reveals platforms when you hide behind a curtain
 – when behind a curtain, enemies can’t be defeated
 – Yoshi transformations include a motorcycle,a mermaid with a special spin attack, a plane, umbrella, digging device, and growing massively in size
 – levels have frequent checkpoints, but offer a good amount of challenge
 – supported controllers include Wii Remote, the Wii Classic Controller (Pro), the Wii U Pro Controller or the Wii U GamePad
 – when playing with just the Wii Remote, you can tilt to steer the yarn ball yourself
 – backgrounds of levels are sometimes curtains or clouds hanging from string
