Yoshi is a fictional dinosaur who appears in video games published by Nintendo. Yoshi debuted in Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Mario and Luigi's sidekick. Yoshi later starred in platform and puzzle games, including Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story, Yoshi's Woolly World, and Yoshi's Crafted World. Yoshi also appears in many of the Mario spin-off games, including Mario Party and Mario Kart, various Mario sports games, and Nintendo's crossover fighting game series Super Smash Bros. Yoshi belongs to the species of the same name, which is characterized by their variety of colors.
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
| Last appearance | Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021) |
| Created by | Shigefumi Hino |
| Voiced by | Junko Hori (Yoshi's Cookie commercial), Kathy Fitzgerald (Mario Is Missing!), Kazumi Totaka (video games, 1997–present), Andrew Sabiston (Super Mario World), Chika Sakamoto, Ikue Ōtani and Tamayo Hayashi (Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land), Frank Welker (Super Mario Bros.) |
| Species | Yoshi |
About Yoshi
Colorful dinosaur companion to the wildly popular Nintendo character Mario. He has appeared in a number of iterations of the Super Mario video game franchise, including the spinoffs Mario Party and Mario Kart.
Achievement of Yoshi
He has been a featured Happy Meal toy at McDonalds. The character's full name is T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Yoshi
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