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Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World - more details

by nintendaan
19 January 2017
GN Version 5.0

The following information comes from a Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World hands-on...

- tilt the system to accurately throw your eggs, while performing other moves with the buttons
- opy out of this by simply using the buttons, which makes it more play like a traditional Yoshi game
- world map screens are now sidescrolling, which makes you instantly move from level to level
- revamped elements to the Mellow Mode feature
- alongside the wings of the Wii U entry, you are helped by the Poochy Pups
- the adorable critters will automatically run towards harsh enemies or secrets, so that you can deal with them effectively
- allows players to find to more hidden trinkets within the levels and fully finish levels at a quicker rate.
- brand new Poochy Dash, which sees Yoshi's best friend running automatically to a goal
-  up to you to collect beads, jump off enemies in quick succession, pop a bunch of balloons and collect the Poochy pups that are scattered around
- while these levels can be played freely without the Smiley Flowers, a new option becomes available when you succeed there
- Gold Rush chance allows to snatch even more beads which can be turned in for the usual array of Power Badges
- apparently more stages to unlock with the Poochy amiibo
- Stamp Patches replaced by Pencil Stamps, which grant you access to crafting materials that can benefit the creation of your own Yoshi
- new Craft Yoshi feature allows you to create your very own Yoshi patterns and use them to your heart's content
- crafting materials you collect can be used in easy mode to make the dinosaur of your dreams quickly
- professional mode allows you to edit and change every aspect of a Yoshi design
- can select body parts, draw your own lines and make something absolutely unique to your game
- can't save your favorites to a QR code or something similar as only a StreetPass function is available
- final new element is the inclusion of 31 Poochy and Yoshi short videos
- depict the every day lives of the pair as they play, interact and go about their day
- videos don’t last long, but end with a trivia question that will earn you beads
- they unlock every 24 hours, can constantly skip the clock a day and unlock them
- game will run at 30fps if you play it on an older model 3DS, runs in a silky smooth 60fps on the updated handheld