Takashi Tezuka on Yoshi’s Woolly World’s origins
Takashi Tezuka divulged the origins of Yoshi’s Woolly World while speaking with USgamer.
Tezuka ended up playing Kirby’s Epic Yarn while developing one of the Mario titles. He was extremely impressed with the visual style Good Feel managed to include with its Kirby title, and “thought it would be a good idea to ask Good Feel to create a Yoshi game”. Good Feel then suggested working with Tezuka to create a Yoshi action game.
Below are Tezuka’s direct comments:
“While I was working on New Mario, I had the chance to play Kirby’s Epic Yarn. I’m always thinking of ideas for a new Yoshi game, but at the time I was working on Mario. But I was so impressed by the aesthetics of Kirby’s Epic Yarn that I thought it would be a good idea to ask Good Feel to create a Yoshi game with me. I approached them and suggested they work with me to make an action game using yarn and craft materials in their stunning visual style, with all-new game mechanics.”
