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The '''''Yoshi''''' [[franchise]] is a spin-off of the ''[[Mario]]'' franchise. ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' is usually considered the first entry in the series, though some titles such as ''Yoshi'' on the NES came beforehand. It is estimated that the main series has sold about 24 million copies all together (including spin offs).
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The '''''Yoshi''''' [[franchise]] is a spin-off of the ''[[Mario]]'' franchise created by [[Nintendo]]. Yoshi made his first appearance in the game ''Super Mario World'' for the ''SNES in 1990.'' The ''Yoshi'' franchise consist of two main branches, the platformer series, and the short lived puzzle series. The plot generally consists of the Yoshis protecting their island or relics from a looming evil threat, often Kamek or a form of Bowser. As of June 2020, the ''Yoshi'' franchise has sold over 28.04 million copies worldwide.
   
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=== Platformers ===
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==Games==
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=== Main games ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
  
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
! Year
  
! Year
 
! Platform
  
! Platform
 
! Title
  
! Title
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! Sales <br> <small>(millions)</small>
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! Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
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! class="unsortable" |'''Ref'''
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! Ref
  
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! Gross <br> <small>(million US$)</small> <br> <small>(no inflation)</small>
  
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! Gross <br> <small>(million US$)</small> <br> <small>(with inflation)</small>
  
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! Ref
  
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| '''1995'''
  
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| '''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'''
  
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| '''{{#expr:4.12+2.83+5.28}}'''
  
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|
  
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| '''{{#expr:365+136}}'''
  
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| '''{{Inflation|US|501|1995}}'''
  
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|-
  
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| 1995
  
| 1995
 
| [[SNES]]
  
| [[SNES]]
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| Super Mario World 2:<br /> Yoshi's Island
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| ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
 
| 4.12
  
| 4.12
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| <ref name=":0">https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/</ref>
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| <ref name="guinnessmario">{{cite book |date=September 10, 2015 |title=Guinness World Records 2016: Gamer's Edition |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7s96CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA43 |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |publisher=[[Jim Pattison Group]] |page=43 |isbn=978-1-9105610-8-9 |access-date=April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
  
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| 365
  
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| {{Inflation|US|365|1995}}
  
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| {{#tag:ref|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
  
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*Japan: 1.77 million units<ref name="magicboxjapan">http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml</ref> at ¥10,584<ref>https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=16163</ref> ($113)<ref name="JPY95"/> = $200.01 million
  
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*Overseas: 2.35 million units at $69.99<ref>http://ign.com/games/super-mario-world-2-yoshis-island/snes-495</ref> = $164.5 million
  
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| 2002
  
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| GBA
  
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| Super Mario Advance 3:<br /> Yoshi's Island
  
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| 2.83
  
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| <ref name="whitepaper">{{cite book |title=CESA Games White Papers |publisher=[[wikipedia:Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association|Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association]] }}</ref>
  
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| 136
  
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| {{Inflation|US|136|2002}}
  
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| {{#tag:ref|Price: ¥5184<ref>https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=455</ref> ($48)<ref>[https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ 108 JPY per USD in 2004]</ref>|group=n}}
  
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| SNES
  
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| [[SNES|Super NES Classic Edition]]
  
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| 5.28
  
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| <ref name="snes-classic">https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180426e.pdf</ref>
  
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| '''1997'''
  
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|
  
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| '''Later games'''
  
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| '''{{#expr:2.85+2.76+0.5+3.36+1.29+1.37}}'''
  
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|1997
  
|1997
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|''Yoshi's Story''
  
|''Yoshi's Story''
 
|2.85
  
|2.85
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|2002
  
|2002
 
|[[GBA]]
  
|[[GBA]]
 
|''Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island''
  
|''Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island''
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|2.76
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|2.83
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|2004
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|GBA
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|''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy''
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|0.611*
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|<ref name=":1">[https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search Games Data Library]</ref><ref>https://www.vgchartz.com/game/4774/yoshi-topsy-turvy/?region=All</ref>
 
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|2005
  
|2005
 
|[[DS]]
  
|[[DS]]
 
|''Yoshi Touch & Go''
  
|''Yoshi Touch & Go''
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|0.5
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|0.526*
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|<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":223">https://www.npd.com/industry-expertise/video-games/ <small>As of July 2011</small></ref><ref>https://www.vgchartz.com/game/22512/yoshi-touch-amp-go/?region=All</ref>
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|''Yoshi's Island DS''
  
|''Yoshi's Island DS''
 
|3.36
  
|3.36
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|2014
  
|2014
 
|[[3DS]]
  
|[[3DS]]
 
|''Yoshi's New Island''
  
|''Yoshi's New Island''
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|1.29
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|2.03
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|2015
  
|2015
 
|[[Wii U]]
  
|[[Wii U]]
 
|''Yoshi's Woolly World''
  
|''Yoshi's Woolly World''
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|1.37
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|1.56
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|2017
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|3DS
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|''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''
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|0.55*
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|<ref>https://www.vgchartz.com/game/132796/poochy-amp-yoshis-woolly-world/?region=All</ref>
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|2019
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|Switch
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|''Yoshi's Crafted World''
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|2.09
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|<ref name=":0" />
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! colspan="3" | Total sales
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! 20.527
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!
 
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=== Other games ===
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! Year
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=== Puzzle ===
  
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! Platform
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| '''Platform'''
  
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! class="unsortable" |'''Ref'''
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| '''Sales'''<br />(in Millions)
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |1991
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|1992
  
 
|[[NES]]
  
|[[NES]]
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|''Yoshi''
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[[GB]]
  
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|Yoshi
  
 
|1.75
  
|1.75
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|<ref name=":0" />
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3.12
  
 
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|[[GB]]
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|1993
  
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|''Yoshi''
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|NES<br />GB
  
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|3.12
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|Yoshi's Cookie
  
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|1.12<br />1.58
  
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| rowspan="2" |1992
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|NES
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|''Yoshi's Cookie''
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|1.12
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|<ref name=":0" />
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|GB
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|''Yoshi's Cookie''
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|1.53
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|<ref name=":0" />
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|-
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| rowspan="2" |1993
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|SNES
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|''Yoshi's Cookie''
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|Unknown
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|SNES
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|''Yoshi's Safari''
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|Unknown
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|-
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|1996
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|SNES
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|''Tetris Attack''
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|Unknown
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! colspan="3" | Total sales
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! 7.52
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!
 
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==Notes==
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[[Category: Video games]]
  
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* * include VGChartz numbers
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**''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy'' - 0.261 (JPN) [Famitsu], 0.35 (NA/EU) [VGChartz]
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**''Yoshi Touch & Go'' - 0.197 (JPN) [Famitsu], 0.279 (NA) [NPD], 0.05 (EU/Other) [VGChartz]
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* ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and ''Yoshi's Island DS'' both sold over a million in Japan alone.
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*Both versions of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' are also classified as ''Mario'' games.
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*''Yoshi's Cookie'' got a Japan-only edition for the ''SNES'' called ''Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie'' in 1994. It was developed by National Human Electronics to promote their new Kuruppon oven. Only 500 copies of the game were ever produced.
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* ''Tetris Attack'' is only branded as part of the Yoshi franchise in the west. In Japan, it is known as ''Panel de Pon.''
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Best selling games]]
 
[[Category:Nintendo Franchises]]
  
[[Category:Nintendo Franchises]]
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[[Category:Platform games]]
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[[Category:Puzzle]]

Revision as of 06:17, 3 November 2021

The Yoshi franchise is a spin-off of the Mario franchise created by Nintendo. Yoshi made his first appearance in the game Super Mario World for the SNES in 1990. The Yoshi franchise consist of two main branches, the platformer series, and the short lived puzzle series. The plot generally consists of the Yoshis protecting their island or relics from a looming evil threat, often Kamek or a form of Bowser. As of June 2020, the Yoshi franchise has sold over 28.04 million copies worldwide.

Games

Main games

Year Platform Title Sales
(millions) 		Ref
1995 SNES Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 4.12 [1]
1997 N64 Yoshi's Story 2.85 [1]
2002 GBA Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island 2.83 [1]
2004 GBA Yoshi Topsy-Turvy 0.611* [2][3]
2005 DS Yoshi Touch & Go 0.526* [2][4][5]
2006 DS Yoshi's Island DS 3.36 [1]
2014 3DS Yoshi's New Island 2.03 [1]
2015 Wii U Yoshi's Woolly World 1.56 [1]
2017 3DS Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World 0.55* [6]
2019 Switch Yoshi's Crafted World 2.09 [1]
Total sales 20.527

Other games

Year Platform Title Sales
(millions) 		Ref
1991 NES Yoshi 1.75 [1]
GB Yoshi 3.12 [1]
1992 NES Yoshi's Cookie 1.12 [1]
GB Yoshi's Cookie 1.53 [1]
1993 SNES Yoshi's Cookie Unknown
SNES Yoshi's Safari Unknown
1996 SNES Tetris Attack Unknown
Total sales 7.52

Notes

  • * include VGChartz numbers
    • Yoshi Topsy-Turvy - 0.261 (JPN) [Famitsu], 0.35 (NA/EU) [VGChartz]
    • Yoshi Touch & Go - 0.197 (JPN) [Famitsu], 0.279 (NA) [NPD], 0.05 (EU/Other) [VGChartz]
  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island DS both sold over a million in Japan alone.
  • Both versions of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island are also classified as Mario games.
  • Yoshi's Cookie got a Japan-only edition for the SNES called Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie in 1994. It was developed by National Human Electronics to promote their new Kuruppon oven. Only 500 copies of the game were ever produced.
  • Tetris Attack is only branded as part of the Yoshi franchise in the west. In Japan, it is known as Panel de Pon.

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Games Data Library
  3. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/4774/yoshi-topsy-turvy/?region=All
  4. ↑ https://www.npd.com/industry-expertise/video-games/ As of July 2011
  5. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/22512/yoshi-touch-amp-go/?region=All
  6. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/132796/poochy-amp-yoshis-woolly-world/?region=All
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