Franchise: Yoshi
Yoshi Touch & Go
Yoshi's Safari
Nintendo Puzzle Collection
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Yoshi's Cookie
Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi
Tetris Attack
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Yoshi's Island DS
Yoshi
Super Smash Bros.
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Nintendo Land
Yoshi's Crafted World
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Yoshi's Woolly World
Yoshi Touch & Go
Mario Kart 8
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Yoshi's Story
Mario Hoops 3-on-3
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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It would be discovered after the meme's peak of popularity that in 2011's Fortune Street, Yoshi is the only character in the game who asks to be exempt from paying taxes when a tax office is built. This means that while Yoshi is not guilty of committing tax fraud, he does attempt to commit tax evasion.
In October 2019, the Nintendo Versus eSports account posted a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate highlight tournament featuring Yoshi, and titled it "This Yoshi is no fraud", seemingly in reference to the meme.
The meme of Yoshi evading his taxes would also inspire the Turnip Boy series of games.
Fortune Street - Yoshi attempts to commit tax evasion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvTGj_fe1Dg?t=253
https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1085320705095413762
Nintendo Versus meme reference:
https://twitter.com/nintendovs/status/1094295916993892352
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Kotaku article:
https://kotaku.com/that-s-one-way-to-dodge-nintendo-s-lawyers-1847160279
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvTGj_fe1Dg?t=253
https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1085320705095413762
Nintendo Versus meme reference:
https://twitter.com/nintendovs/status/1094295916993892352
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Kotaku article:
https://kotaku.com/that-s-one-way-to-dodge-nintendo-s-lawyers-1847160279
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Nintendo Player's Guide - Mario Mania 1991 - Page 32 (24 on the scan):
https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Players_Guide_Mario_Mania_1991/page/n23/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Players_Guide_Mario_Mania_1991/page/n23/mode/2up
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The sound effects Yoshi makes are noises made by Kasumi Totaka sped up.