Minecraft: Difference between revisions

'''''Minecraft''''' is a [[List of games|game]] released by [[Mojang Studios]]. It is a 3D sandbox game with a blocky aesthetic centered around gathering resources to survive from environmental hazards or hostile mobs, exploring the randomly generated terrain, and creating worlds and sculptures using a variety of colorful blocks and tools, though the objective is largely based on the player's direction. It was originally released as an indie game for the PC and handheld devices on November 18, [[2011]]. The [[Wii U]] version of the game, known as '''''[https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Wii_U_Edition Minecraft: Wii U Edition]''''', was originally released for the [[Nintendo eShop (Wii U)|Nintendo eShop]] on December 17, 2015,<ref>Hill, Owen (December 7, 2015). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160629022148/http://mojang.com/2015/12/minecraft-wii-u-edition-now-available-on-the-eshop ''Minecraft: Wii U Edition'' now available to download.] ''Mojang Studios'' (Wayback Machine). Retrieved September 17, 2022.</ref> and later released with a physical edition on June 17, 2016.<ref name="Mario Announcement">Hill, Owen (May 9, 2016). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160616084645/http://mojang.com/2016/05/mario-mash-up-coming-to-wii-u-edition-may-17th/ Mario Mash Up coming to Wii U Edition May 17!] ''Mojang Studios'' (Wayback Machine). Retrieved September 17, 2022.</ref> A [[Nintendo Switch]] port, known as '''''[https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Nintendo_Switch_Edition Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]''''', was released for the [[Nintendo eShop (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo eShop]] on May 11, 2017.<ref>https://youtu.be/EDedvre19es?t=19m39s</ref> Aside from the different controls and an increased map size, it is otherwise identical to the Wii U game. An edition of ''Minecraft'' for the [[New Nintendo 3DS]], aptlysimply titled '''''[https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/New_Nintendo_3DS_Edition Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]''''', was launched on September 13, 2017.