
Skins are textures that the player can apply to change their appearance. Ultimate, along with a stage based on Minecraft, Minecraft World. Steve, Alex, a Zombie, and an Enderman from Minecraft all appear as playable characters (the latter three being alternate costumes of Steve) in Super Smash Bros. Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition was also discontinued on January 15, 2019. Minecraft: Wii U Edition was discontinued after its final update in 2018 along with legacy console platforms. Players who purchased the Nintendo Switch port can have an option to upgrade to the new version for free. The new version allows cross-play with other platforms, namely Android, iOS, iPadOS, Fire, Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, which shares the same codebase known as " Bedrock" (originated from Minecraft: Pocket Edition). Ī new version of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, named simply Minecraft, was released digitally and physically on June 21, 2018. However, all three Nintendo versions of the game also feature the exclusive Super Mario Mash-up, a complete Mario-themed reskin of the game's original objects, which was also released alongside the Wii U and Nintendo Switch physical editions. The original game includes references to the Mario franchise, such as a painting featuring 100m from Donkey Kong (which was based on a painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand), and the Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch editions keeps these references. An edition of Minecraft for the New Nintendo 3DS, aptly titled Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition, was launched on September 13, 2017. Aside from the different controls and an increased map size, it is otherwise identical to the Wii U game. A Nintendo Switch port, known as Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, was released for the Nintendo eShop on May 11, 2017. The Wii U version of the game, known as Minecraft: Wii U Edition, was originally released for the Nintendo eShop on December 17, 2015, and later released with a physical edition on June 17, 2016.

It was originally released as an indie game for the PC and handheld devices on November 18, 2011. It is a sandbox survival PC 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. Minecraft is a game released by Mojang Studios. SkyBox Labs (Nintendo Switch, Bedrock version) Other Ocean Interactive (New Nintendo 3DS) 4J Studios (Wii U and Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition)
