Zackscott Playing Yoshi's Woolly World

Twelve frames for a single second

Oct 16, 2015 Yoshi's Wooly World - E3 2015 Stage Demo. Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Digimon World: Next Order. Whether you're feeling nostalgic or in the mood for some anime, this week has something for.

To produce stop-motion animation, you position models by hand, take a photo, move them a bit, take another photo, and so on. You have to keep track of how Yoshi and the objects around him should be moving as you photograph frame by frame, so it’s a pretty painstaking process.

12 photos are needed to create one second’s worth of animation. Put the above photos together and what do you get?

Behind the scenes

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Let’s take a look at what happens during the animation process. This is the set where the animation takes place. With all the tools and equipment around, it gets kind of cluttered.

If you look closely at the photos, you’ll see that Yoshi and his pals are held in place by metal clamps. These are called “rigs,” and they’re used to keep objects in the positions they need to be.

The many faces of Yoshi

During the shorts, you may have noticed how Yoshi has all sorts of different facial expressions. How do they do that?

Here are some of the parts used for Yoshi’s eyes. These can be switched in-between frames to let Yoshi blink, change expressions, and more.

The Yoshi featured in the shorts looks a lot like the Yarn Yoshi amiibo figure, but it’s actually a little different.

See how the arms and legs are longer? Plus, there are metal joints embedded inside the stop-motion Yoshi model, which makes it stiff and heavy. Thanks to these joints, the animators are able to make Yoshi hold poses and move with precision.

Photographing frames, rigs and all

Check out the difference between the original photos and the versions used in the animation. The rigs used to keep things in place stay in the shot and are then edited out later. That’s right – stop motion may seem like an old-fashioned method of animation, but it actually involve some pretty state-of-the-art image editing.

Here’s a behind the scenes clip we got our hands on to show you what the animation looked like during production.

A message from the production team

Here’s a message from Mr. Minegishi at dwarf, the animation studio, who lent his expertise to producing these animations:

“Stop motion Yoshi acts in his own special way, a way that’s different to the Yoshi you typically see in games. We hope that players will enjoy seeing Yoshi in a brand new light.”

In-game features

The game contains 30 different animated shorts. Each day you can watch a new one, so you’ll probably want to try to play at least once a day. You’ll also get quizzed on the movies you watch. You can try to answer the questions correctly to get Beads that are sure to help Yoshi along the way!

The lovable Poochy, who appears in the shorts, will also be getting his very own amiibo figure (sold separately or as part of a special bundle with Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World). It doesn’t move like Poochy does in the animated videos, but by scanning it at any time during a course you can call Poochy to your side, letting you continue the adventure with a faithful companion.

So if you ever need a little break from platforming in Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, you can check out the stop-motion animated shorts! You can check out some of the videos and learn more about the game at the official Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World website.

Figures shown not actual size. Visit nintendo.com/amiibo for details on amiibo functionality.

Yoshi

ESRB Rating: Everyone with Mild Cartoon Violence

World
World 3
Appearance(Poochy &) Yoshi's Woolly World
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World 3 is the third world of Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. It is a mostly cloud-themed world, featuring elements related to toys and candy. As in all other worlds, there are nine levels: eight compulsory, and one special level that is unlocked after all other Smiley Flowers in the previous levels in the world are collected. Completion of this world unlocks World 4.

Levels[edit]

LevelPreviewDescription
Yoshi and CookiesA level with cookie platforms and Snoots.
Wobble Mobile JauntA level with several mobiles.
Scarf-Roll ScamperA level with lots of climbable walls designed to look like scarves.
Big Montgomery's Bubble FortA fortress level where Big Montgomery is fought a second time.
Fluffin' Puffin BabysittingA level that introduces the mechanic of Fluffin' Puffin chicks.
A-Mazing Post PoundingA subterranean level with posts.
Fanciful Fluff and FeathersA sky level with clouds, rainbows, and Goonies.
Miss Cluck the Insincere's CastleA castle level where Miss Cluck the Insincere is fought.
Woollet Bill's Last RideA level that features many Woollet Bills.
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Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
ProtagonistsPlayable charactersYoshis • Poochy*
AlliesBouncie • Fluffin' Puffin • Gold Lakitu* • Poochy • Poochy Pup*
LocationsWorldsWorld 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • Wonderful World of Wool (★-S)
Otheramiibo Hut • Boss Tent • Craft Island • Poochy Hut* • Scrapbook Theater • Yoshi Hut • Yoshi Theater*
Poochy Dash levels*Galloping Green Meadow • Hotheaded Lava Fields • Stitchy Scramble • Zippy Lagoon • Bobsledding Peaks • Fort Bombs Away
Items and objectsArrow Lift • Bead • Chomp Rock • Egg-Plant • Fire watermelon • Flipper • Goal Ring • Heart • Ice watermelon • Invincibility Egg • Item Balloon • Key • Number Platform • Paddle wheel • Pencil Patch* • Post • Power Badge • Present Box • Smiley Flower • Spring Ball • Stamp Patch** • Transformation Door • Warp Pipe • Watermelon • Winged Cloud • Wonder Wool • Yarn Ball • Yarn Basket
BossesBig Montgomery • Knot-Wing the Koopa • Burt the Bashful • Bunson the Hot Dog • Miss Cluck the Insincere • Naval Piranha • Snifberg the Unfeeling • Kamek • Baby Bowser / Mega Baby Bowser
EnemiesBill Blaster • Bomb Guy • Boo Guy • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill Patch • Bumpty • Burrbert • Burt • Cheep Cheep • Clawdaddy • Fang • Flightless Goonie • Flightless Skeleton Goonie • Flooff • Fluffy Phantom • Fly Guy • Fooly Flower • Frame Boo • Frame Chomp • Gargantua Blargg • Goonie • Gusty • Hook Guy • Hot Dog • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Drop • Li'l Smooch Spider • Little Mouser • Lunge Fish • Miss Cluck • Monty Mole • Monty Mole Patch • Nep-Enut • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Nipper Spore Patch • Peeply • Pharaoh Guy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Pom • Ruffin' Tumble • Ruffin' Tumble Patch • Seedy Sally • Short Fuse • Shy Guy • Shy Guy Tower • Skeleton Goonie • Smooch Spider • Snag-Stitch • Snifit • Snoot • Snow Guy • Spray Fish • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stilt Guy • Tap-Tap • Wall Lakitu • Wik • Wild Ptooie Piranha • Woollet Bill • Woozy Guy
*Only in Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World • ** Only in Yoshi's Woolly World

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