Yoshi had been Mario's loyal guardian and ride since before we even knew he existed. He's literally been there for the Mario Bros. Since birth. (Just ignore the fact he was nowhere in Mario 1-3) Over the years this lovable dinosaurs has amassed many fans, myself included but as a Yoshi fan I can admit his games have went downhill since the SNES days with the exception of the Yoshi's Island on the Nintendo DS.
The problem seems to have started in the Nintendo 64 days. If you're a true fan, you can admit. Yoshi Story was not one of his shining moments. It was simplistic, had a God awful song that played between chapters, and lacked the charm of the Yoshi's Island games. It seems as if Nintendo had no idea what to do with Yoshi. He had a horribble tilt and play type game on the Gameboy Advance, and a glorified tech demo on Nintendo DS. However, all hope is not lost. The Nintendo DS did redeem Yoshi a bit with a very solid and challenging Yoshi's Island game and there is a promising yarn Yoshi game coming to Wii U.
This is the year of Luigi according to Nintendo's own president, Satoru Iwata, but this could very well be Yoshi's big year! I can actually say I've been hype for a new Yoshi game 2 times in a row now. It seems Nintendo is out of whatever rut they were in with Yoshi, and my favorite green dinosaur lizard dragon thingie is back on the rise. True he didn't have as many bad games as my favorite blue hedgehog, but he certainly was heading that way. I hope this wave of good Yoshi games continues and he also finds his way onto the Nintendo 3DS. As for now, I will impatiently await the Wii U title and hope for a demo before release to tide me over. LONG LIVE YOSHI!
