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Is Yoshi's Crafted World Canon?

So many people have questioned whether or no the Yoshi craft games like Yoshi's Crafted World and Wooly World. The answer is yes and no.

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In a Nintendo Dream Article titled Yoshi's Crafted World development materials also released! We asked the staff about the behind-the-scenes story we get some details about the crafted games. Masahiro Yamamoto said the following about Yoshi's Crafted World. "When we were first deciding on the worldview, we decided on the theme of 'crafts made by kindergarteners.' In a kindergarten, children are playing with Yoshi dolls among the crafts they made… That's the image we had of the worldview." In addition to saying "Yes. A kindergarten in the world of Mario, where Baby Mario and Baby Peach live. With that in mind, we designed the empty box while thinking about what kind of candy these children are holding. It's just an image for creative purposes."

So the craft games aren't canon because the events of the game didn't happen to the Yoshi's because they are made up in-universe. But at the same time they are canon because canonically in-universe Baby Mario, Luigi, and Peach are all playing out the events of the game in a Kindergarten. This is also why the game has objects like Yoster Cookies and Moo Moo Milk cartons making up the environment, as these are in universe products.