Breaking out of his shell
Since he first burst out of his egg to help Mario in Super Mario World, Yoshi has become one of Nintendos most beloved characters. The friendly dinosaur has starred in his own platformers and puzzle games, on top of appearing in virtually every Mario title that hits a Nintendo system. Any two-bit fortune teller could predict Yoshi will eventually star in his own Wii U game, but its starting to look like thatll be happening sooner than later.
It should bring back the felt and thread storybook look of Yoshi's Story...
Yoshis Story is the black sheep of the mainline Yoshi games, mostly because its mediocre compared to the unforgettable classics that hes appeared in before and since. Even if the content in the N64 sidescroller was a little light, the childrens storybook style was way ahead of its time, and definitely worth returning to.
...but it should be totally in 3D
Yoshi has had a strange relationship with three dimensions. Most of his solo games have been 2D adventures, but hes also appeared and been playable in multiple 3D Mario games. Yoshis never really had a 3D, polygonal adventure of that he could call his own, something Yoshis Land should really rectify.
Mario should be the only baby
Even if he isnt playable, having Mario in a Yoshi game is a bit of a tradition, or perhaps you could call him a good luck charm. And if the devs stick to tradition, then the version of Mario tagging along with Yoshi will be de-aged to his youth and clad in diapers. Sorry, but the players that cant stand Baby Marios piercing cry better get used to it, because it wouldnt feel like a real solo Yoshi game if he didnt do a little babysitting.
Lets have Birdo co-op
In case you havent been paying attention to the many Mario sports, party, and other assorted spin-offs, Yoshi has been making a habit of teaming up with the franchises other bipedal dinosauric character, Birdo. Known for being just a little bit weird, Birdo has gotten pretty close to Yoshi over the last 10 years, so its about time that they teamed up in a non-spin-off, perhaps taking advantage of that new fangled co-op everyone keeps talking about.
Motion controls for classic moves
Assuming well be using the GamePad to navigate levels as Yoshi, the traditionalist in us wants all the controls mapped to the analog sticks and face buttons. However, that doesnt mean wed hate the option to use motion controls at least some of the time for basic Yoshi moves, so we hope Nintendo has those as well as regular controls, like they did in New Super Mario Bros. U.
First-person tongue controls for specific segments
Work with us, here, because things are about to get weird. While we think the game should control relatively plainly, with analog sticks and buttons and everything, we think there should be some first-person tongue shooting for super precise licking--and it should totally use the GamePads screen to make us feel extra Yoshi-like.
Include a Tetris Attack minigame...
When the DS hit the scene in 2004, Super Mario 64 DS wasnt merely a remake of the N64 masterpiece. The DS cartridge was packed with minigames that showcased the new touch screens capabilities. Nintendo should consider doing that with Yoshis Land, and we know just the puzzle game to include.
...or just make it a fuller version of Yoshi's Fruit Cart included
Yoshis Fruit Cart wasnt really the most innovative game in Nintendo Land, and the single-player nature kept us from playing it too much, but we dont want to see Nintendo outright abandon the silly minigame. If its ever going to bring back the drawing a line on the GamePad to move around on the screen genre, it should do so in Yoshis Land.
