Overview
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- 1 (Single Player) (8 Player Online)
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- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
21st Jun 2018 — $29.99
21st Jun 2018 — £19.99
Switch eShop
- 21st Jun 2018 — $29.99
- 21st Jun 2018 — £19.99
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- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Block Party
Note: This review is for the 'Nintendo Switch Edition' of the game which has since been discontinued and replaced with the more recent version (simply called Minecraft). This update uses the Bedrock engine and supports crossplay and cross-purchases with other platforms. Please bear in mind that while the text below gives a good idea of...
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Minecraft Guides
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Open World Games
Everything the light touches
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Guide Most Addictive Nintendo Switch Games
Just one more
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Guide Minecraft Live 2022: Where To Watch, What To Expect, And Everything You Need To Know
Will archaeology come back to the future?
Minecraft Live 2022 is almost here, and we're totally ready to have our worlds literally changed again. Our Minecraft worlds, that is. Every time there's a new update you basically have to delete your world to get all the new stuff. Sob. Ahead of the broadcast on Saturday, October 15th, there's a mob vote...
Guide Minecraft Live 2021: Where To Watch, What To Expect, And Everything You Need To Know
New mobs! Updates! Jokes, probably!
Minecraft Live 2021 is almost upon us, and this Saturday 16th October we'll get to find out what's in store for everyone's favourite block-mining video game. Over the course of the week, Jens Bergensten and Agnes Larsson, the Lead Designer and Game Director of Minecraft respectively, have been teasing some of the...
Guide Funky Video Game Music - Groovy Playlist
Turn up the bass, baby
As part of our season of celebrating video game music that we're inventively calling the Nintendo Life VGM Fest, we're making a few lists of ~moods~, because that's pretty much how we organise our Spotify playlists these days. Everyone knows that video game soundtracks are full of epic orchestrations, relaxing melodies, and...
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Survival Games
Prepare to die
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Minecraft News
Japanese Charts Switch 2 Surpasses 2 Million Units Sold
While Minecraft sells over 4 million on Switch
Famitsu has provided the latest look at the boxed charts in Japan, and it's another resounding success for Mario Kart World, with the Switch 2 launch title selling another 38,026 copies. Borderlands 4 made its debut, with the PS5 version coming in at number 2 after selling 13,029 copies. A decent...
News Minecraft Live Returns Later This Month With New Game Drops, Dev Secrets And Much More
"Don't miss it"
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News Superman DLC Now Available On Minecraft Marketplace
"It’s a pig, it’s a plane, it’s the Superman DLC"
To celebrate the recent Superman movie in cinemas, Minecraft has received some themed DLC on the Switch and multiple other platforms. It gives fans a chance to play as Superman, use his powers like Super Strength and Heat Vision, and take down villains, all while protecting Metropolis. You'll...
News Sonic The Hedgehog's Minecraft DLC Scores A 'Super Update' This Week
Defeat Eggman, again
Minecraft has announced a new update for its Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration DLC, and it's out today. The 'Super Update' is a new add-on where you'll need to gather the Chaos Emeralds, defeat Dr. Eggman and transform into Super Sonic and Super Shadow. The Sonic the Hedgehog DLC for Minecraft has previously added iconic...
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Mining for data
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News Minecraft Is Updating Copper To "Make It More Useful"
With a new mob, equipment tier and more
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"We need a Switch 2 version"
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UK Charts Minecraft Makes Gains, But Clair Obscur Reigns Supreme
Mario Kart is also back in the top ten
We're a little over three weeks away from the launch of the Switch 2, which means that the UK charts this week once again offers no major surprises. Having said that, Minecraft on Switch has continued its upward trajectory to land at number two this week, falling under the sole shadow of Clair Obscur:...
News Minecraft's Latest Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Flat world presets now available
Mojang has just rolled out a new update for the Minecraft Bedrock Edition of the game and the major selling point are "flat world presets". If you would rather build on a clean slate or "have an aversion to pointy landscapes", you can now choose from several different in-game presents. This ranges from "classic...
UK Charts The Calm Before The Nintendo Switch 2 Storm Continues
It's a very familiar story
The latest UK charts paint a very familiar picture. If you've been keeping an eye on things recently, you'll know that the top ten has largely stayed the same, with Nintendo's first-party output being nudged out by a handful of newer PlayStation and Xbox games. And it's a similar story again this week. Number one remains...
About The Game
The new Minecraft is here! Featuring the latest game updates like Update Aquatic, cross-platform play and access to a multitude of content through the Minecraft Marketplace.
Players who already own Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition can download this new version free of charge from Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, or even via this website! Just click "Free download" to get started.
Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures.
Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs.
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i love minecraft on switch but it can be really laggy at times
It's really fun to mess with all the Mario statues, especially with a friend or family member
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It's always nice to have a game to just relax to, or you're just simply bored.
Though I only wish there more customization options regarding skins. I'd totally make or implement my own Mii Skin if I could.
Minecraft is a fun game no matter what. Sadly, this version of Minecraft is not great. Unless you want the Super Mario Mashup Pack, you'll have a better experience on your phone for $23 less. It is certainly one of my favorite switch games, but all Mojang had to do was get Minecraft Bedrock for phones and add controller support, split-screen multiplayer, and the Super Mario Mashup Pack. It's still a miracle that it is even available here in the first place because Mojang Studios is owned by Microsoft Corp., Nintendo's competitor.
@2ruffles The reason skins are the way they are is because Minecraft for the Switch is just a slightly modified version of Minecraft Bedrock (the same version on phones, Windows PCs, Xbox, etc. Would it make sense to import Miis as skins to Minecraft on Xbox (a system without Miis)? Still, on PC and mobile, you can import .png files as skins. What is really lacking is a file explorer on the Switch.
I’m not gonna explain Minecraft to u
All I can say it’s amazing
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