Yoshi

Summary

Yoshi is a Mario franchise character^[1]. He draws 4,888 Wikipedia views per month (mario_franchise_character category, ranking #3 of 11).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yoshi is the creator of Shigefumi Hino^[3].
• Yoshi is the creator of Shigeru Miyamoto^[4].
• Yoshi is recorded as male^[5].
• Yoshi's instance of is recorded as Mario franchise character^[6].
• Yoshi's instance of is recorded as Yoshi^[7].
• Yoshi's instance of is recorded as fictional dinosaur^[8].
• Yoshi's designed by is recorded as Shigefumi Hino^[9].
• Yoshi's Commons category is recorded as Yoshi (character)^[10].
• Yoshi's said to be the same as is recorded as Yoshi^[11].
• Yoshi's voice actor is recorded as Kazumi Totaka^[12].
• Yoshi's described at URL is recorded as https://play.nintendo.com/themes/friends/yoshi/^[13].
• Yoshi's from narrative universe is recorded as Super Mario universe^[14].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Super Smash Bros.^[15].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Super Mario World^[16].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island^[17].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Yoshi's Safari^[18].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Yoshi's Story^[19].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Yoshi Topsy-Turvy^[20].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Yoshi Touch & Go^[21].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Yoshi's Island DS^[22].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Super Mario 64 DS^[23].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Yoshi's New Island^[24].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Yoshi's Woolly World^[25].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Yoshi’s Crafted World^[26].
• Yoshi's present in work is recorded as Super Mario Party^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Character^[28]

• Began / founded: 1990^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 11209608-6fd9-40c9-b3d2-6a47eccd324f^[30]

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Works and Contributions

Created works include Shigefumi Hino^[3], a designer^[31], b. 1963^[32], of Japan^[33] and Shigeru Miyamoto^[4], a designer^[34], b. 1952^[35], of Japan^[36], awarded the Japan Inter-Design Prize^[37], specialised in video game^[38].

Why It Matters

Yoshi draws 4,888 Wikipedia views per month (mario_franchise_character category, ranking #3 of 11).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]