Yoshi and the Mysterious Encyclopedia May Be Nintendo's First UE5 Title
Nintendo has historically used Unreal Engine 4 for several Switch titles, but this would mark its first confirmed use of UE5, signaling a shift in its internal or co-development engine strategy for the Switch 2 generation.
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Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2 game 'Yoshi and the Mysterious Encyclopedia' appears to use Unreal Engine 5, based on intellectual property notices in the pre-load version. The game credits a UE5-specific post-process plugin, suggesting it is the first Nintendo-published title to adopt the engine. It launches May 21.
Nintendo began pre-loading 'Yoshi and the Mysterious Encyclopedia' for Switch 2 on May 14, and the game's intellectual property notices point to Unreal Engine 5. The credits include 'Stylized Post Process for Unreal Engine 5,' a toon-shader plugin by 3DCG artist ymt3d. If confirmed, this would be the first Nintendo-published game to use UE5, following a pattern of Nintendo titles built on UE4-including 'Yoshi's Crafted World,' 'Pikmin 4,' and 'Princess Peach: Showtime!'-but none on the newer engine until now. The game, a 2D action title and the first new Yoshi game in seven years, releases May 21.
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