Wii U Edition


Info

Minecraft: Wii U Edition is the version of Minecraft developed by 4J Studios 4J Studios Type Private Founder(s) Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl Founded 2005 Headquarters Dundee and East Linton, Scotland Products Minecraft Console Edition, Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, and others Parent None Links Site 4J Studios which minecraft and Mojang AB Mojang AB Type Subsidiary Founder(s) Markus Persson, Jakob Porsér, and Carl Manneh Founded 2009 Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden Key people Jens Bergensten Products Minecraft, Scrolls, Cobalt, and Crown and Council Parent MicrosoftTechnology company Studios Links Site Mojang minecraft for the Nintendo Wii U. It was announced on Dec. 7, 2015, and released on Dec. 17, 2015 for $29.99 on the Nintendo eShop. A retail disc version was released on Jun. 17, 2016. This edition is bundled with seven add-on packs, and sixteen additional packs are also available as downloadable content. Exclusive content based on Nintendo properties is also available for the game: a mash-up pack based on the Super Mario franchise was released in May 2016, and more Nintendo-related content is expected to be added in the future.

Trivia

  • The Wii U Edition does not have the exclusive features of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 editions, lacking the additional world sizes and Amplified world types as well as lower render distance just like the Nintendo Switch version.

Videos

Development

In late 2013, Mojang founder Markus Persson This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer minecraft announced that there were no plans to port Minecraft to the Wii U, stating that he wasn`t aware of any plans but agreed that "a Wii U version would make sense."

In Jun. 2014, Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinya Takahashi were asked about porting Minecraft to the Wii U. Miyamoto stated:

I haven`t played it myself, but I have heard quite a bit about it. I think he Takahashi knows more about it than I do. But I like that style of game, and I look at Mario Maker as being something in a similar vein.
Shigeru Miyamoto on porting Minecraft to the Wii U

Takahashi followed with his statement:

We`ve always thought internally that using the Wii U GamePad would probably make for a Minecraft that`s very easy to play. And, of course, if we were to do something with Minecraft on the 3DS, similarly we would probably do it where it would be easier to play and could probably reach a lot of kids.
What`s interesting is that, in Japan, Minecraft is not popular in the way it is in the U.S. and Europe, so we`ve also thought that, if we were able to do a partnership like that, it might bring opportunity to help make Minecraft more popular in Japan.
Shinya Takahashi on porting Minecraft to the Wii U

In Sep. 2014, Mojang`s Daniel Kaplan Daniel Kaplan Real name Daniel Kaplan Date of birth May 22, 1986 (age 31) 1] Occupation Business Developer Nationality Swedish Reddit name Kappische @@@#@@@Twitter(twitter.com)###@### name @Kappische Minecraft name Kappe Daniel Kappische Kaplan is Mojang s business developer minecraft reiterated that there were no plans to bring Minecraft to the Wii U because he claimed that the user base for the Wii U was "very small". This was not the case at the time of this post, as the Wii U was ahead of the Xbox One in terms of sales around the same time.

At Minecon 2015, Mojang`s COO Vu Bui Vu Bui Real name Vu Bui Date of birth Jun. 26, 1977 (age 39) 1] 2] Occupation Chief Operating Officer of Mojang AB Nationality American 3] Languages English, Vietnamese 4] Website vubui.com thebuibrothers.com Known for Block minecraft was also asked about porting Minecraft to the Wii U. Bui stated:

If I had my way, we’d be on everything. We want to continue to be available to all players, and that means being on new platforms because everyone uses something different.
I’ve never heard a reason why we haven’t ended up on Wii U or 3DS. It just hasn’t happened yet.
Vu Bui Vu Bui Real name Vu Bui Date of birth Jun. 26, 1977 (age 39) 1] 2] Occupation Chief Operating Officer of Mojang AB Nationality American 3] Languages English, Vietnamese 4] Website vubui.com thebuibrothers.com Known for Block minecraft on porting Minecraft to the Wii U

On Nov. 11, 2015, PEGI accidentally leaked a rating for a Wii U edition of Minecraft. The leaked rating was removed six days later.

On Dec. 7, 2015, the game was officially confirmed, and Mojang and Nintendo announced that a Wii U Edition of Minecraft would be released on Dec. 17th, 2015.

On May 9, 2016, Nintendo and Mojang announced that there would be a special Super Mario-themed mash-up pack released for Minecraft: Wii U Edition on the 19th of May for free. Mojang also announced that a retail version of the game would be released on Jun. 17, 2016.

Gameplay

The Wii U Edition featuresSpecial attraction Off-TV Play, which allows the game to be played exclusively on the Wii U GamePad`s screen. There is some limited touchscreen functionality, allowing players to select items on their hotbar, navigate through the Crafting menu, and more. When asked about whether the GamePad could be used as a second screen for full inventory management, Owen Jones Owen Jones Real name Owen Jones Occupation Director of Creative Communications Nationality British Known for Being the former web editor for PCPersonal Computer Gamer magazine TwitterTechnology company name @Bopogamel Minecraft name Bopogamel 1] Owen Jones, formerly known minecraft stated that the featureSpecial attraction will not be available at launch, but that it may be added in a future update. Mii characters can be used as the player`s in-game username. In addition to the GamePad, the game is also playable with the Wii U Pro Controller or the Wii Classic Controller.

DLC

Minecraft: Wii U Edition comes with seven of the "most popular add-on packs" included for free with purchase of the game. This is the reason that the Wii U Edition is more expensive than all of the other versions of the Console Edition Console Edition Author(s) Mojang AB 4J Studios Platform(s) Written in C++ Latest version Xbox 360 - TU53 Xbox One - CU43 PS3 - 1.51 PS4 - 1.50 PSVita - 1.51 Wii U - Patch 23 minecraft .

The following DLC is included in the Wii U Edition: