Should Minecraft come to Wii U?

[FyreeTSG]

Should Minecraft come to Wii U?

It'd be a great fit, GamePad+touchscreen, and with the MiiVerse for sharing pics, it'd be a GREAT game.

[TheFiredragon222]

If I had a way to tell Mojang! I would!!! This is the BEST idea i've heard of in a while!

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I rarely play Minecraft since my PC is kinda weak for it, but hell yes. As you said, the combination is perfect and this will really move the Wii U sales wise... But I heard Mojang was talked to about this and they, like many other devs., have no interest in the Wii U... I hope that info I heard isn't true though.

[Shaddy]

I've heard the same...
I heard it's going to PS4, but NOT to Wii U... That's a rumor, however... I'll have to do more research.
I think it would be a great idea for Minecraft to be on the Wii U, because of the gamepad, mostly.
Plus, alot of Minecraft fans, i've noticed, are Nintendo fans.

[TheFiredragon222]

Almost all the PS fans I know ither dislike minecraft or rarely play it...

[FyreeTSG]

Wii U would be a wiser choice than PS4--not to go Anti-Sony, but the Wii U is already OUT, and open for other publishers/developers to work with in making a game as BIG as Minecraft...

Plus Nintendo has always said they want to give their fans the games THEY want(the fans), and why not Minecraft? It's a huge game, and I think it'd be a HUGE positive 3rd party title for the Wii U. Maybe not NOW, but like next year...

But the nice thing about Wii U(as for all Nintendo consoles), is that is doesn't necessarily NEED a big game like this with it's array of Mario, Pokemon, Zelda, and other BIG games coming out...not to say Minecraft isn't necessary, but it's not AS needed as it was for 360 or PC, or other future systems like the PS4(which will need ALL the help it can get in it's launch window)

[Shaddy]

I think if there was any console that would need a Minecraft boost, it would be the Wii U.
Minecraft is a bridge in between younger and older gamers. ALOT of people play it!
Same thing with Nintendo; appeal to older people who've stuck around since the 80's, and younger people who grew to love the company.
I think it would be a great step to take, but i think it rests on the developer, Mojang.

They would have to decide if porting to the Wii U is a good move, and they would have to adjust it for the Wii U.

Even if it did come over, it would NEVER be as popular as the PC's Minecraft, because of the modding community!
I've heard many people, as well as Youtube commentators say; if there wasn't mods for Minecraft, they wouldn't play it for as long as they have.

Hypothetically, if Minecraft came out for the Wii U, Miiverse would be a crucial part. If they ever could make a Minecraft community, with some kind of modding capabilities on the Wii U, it would pass the XBox version, and sit up there with the PC version.

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Sept 2, 2013 22:47:40 GMT -8 FyreeTSG said:

Wii U would be a wiser choice than PS4--not to go Anti-Sony, but the Wii U is already OUT, and open for other publishers/developers to work with in making a game as BIG as Minecraft...

Plus Nintendo has always said they want to give their fans the games THEY want(the fans), and why not Minecraft? It's a huge game, and I think it'd be a HUGE positive 3rd party title for the Wii U. Maybe not NOW, but like next year...

But the nice thing about Wii U(as for all Nintendo consoles), is that is doesn't necessarily NEED a big game like this with it's array of Mario, Pokemon, Zelda, and other BIG games coming out...not to say Minecraft isn't necessary, but it's not AS needed as it was for 360 or PC, or other future systems like the PS4(which will need ALL the help it can get in it's launch window)

At bold- Hate to burst your bubble but comparing the Wii U already out to the fact that the PS4 is completely sold out in pre-orders... PS4 is where the money is. Right now Wi U is out, but low sales, PS4 has a sky high demand. But honestly, why not put it on both consoles?

[FyreeTSG]

At bold- Hate to burst your bubble but comparing the Wii U already out to the fact that the PS4 is completely sold out in pre-orders... PS4 is where the money is. Right now Wi U is out, but low sales, PS4 has a sky high demand. But honestly, why not put it on both consoles?

but Nintendo has a WIDER Fanbase/support base than Sony does, which TANKED in the last generation once the Wii took ahold of the top spot, the PSP couldn't stay competitive with the DS, the 3DS has taken over from its predecessor, the Vita was a botched idea...and Sony suffered major financial LOSSES for the better part of 2 years. (I won't even get into the PSN hacking, getting sued for infringing on Blueray technology, etc)

PREORDERS won't mean anything if the demand can't be met(which happens ALL the time)--and even if preorders are sold out, without a solid game library, and NO backwards compatibility with PS3 games, the PS4 needs more than mere preorders, and a few "quality" to help it's launch. Minecraft WOULD be a great fit for PS4, from a financial gain/instant platform-to-stand-on perspective.
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Meanwhile:
Update from the Wii U front

The question was asked at PAX by a Gamespot reporter, who was replied to by Damon Baker and Dan Adelman. Would Minecraft be coming to Wii U OR 3DS?

Dan Adelman: "What can we say on that front? [laughs]."

Damon Baker: "We're big fans. We have a continuing relationship with Mojang, and respect all the work that they're doing, but no announcements at this time."

"Continuing Relationship" isn't much to go on, but at least it has to be a FRIENDLY one, and not a whole lot of flaming or insults are being emailed back-and-forth. There is something between Nintendo and Mojang, and that something really should be at least a "glimmer" of Minecraft coming to Nintendo.



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Sept 3, 2013 0:51:01 GMT -8 FyreeTSG said:

At bold- Hate to burst your bubble but comparing the Wii U already out to the fact that the PS4 is completely sold out in pre-orders... PS4 is where the money is. Right now Wi U is out, but low sales, PS4 has a sky high demand. But honestly, why not put it on both consoles?

but Nintendo has a WIDER Fanbase/support base than Sony does, which TANKED in the last generation once the Wii took ahold of the top spot, the PSP couldn't stay competitive with the DS, the 3DS has taken over from its predecessor, the Vita was a botched idea...and Sony suffered major financial LOSSES for the better part of 2 years. (I won't even get into the PSN hacking, getting sued for infringing on Blueray technology, etc)

PREORDERS won't mean anything if the demand can't be met(which happens ALL the time)--and even if preorders are sold out, without a solid game library, and NO backwards compatibility with PS3 games, the PS4 needs more than mere preorders, and a few "quality" to help it's launch. Minecraft WOULD be a great fit for PS4, from a financial gain/instant platform-to-stand-on perspective.
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Meanwhile:
Update from the Wii U front

The question was asked at PAX by a Gamespot reporter, who was replied to by Damon Baker and Dan Adelman. Would Minecraft be coming to Wii U OR 3DS?

Dan Adelman: "What can we say on that front? [laughs]."

Damon Baker: "We're big fans. We have a continuing relationship with Mojang, and respect all the work that they're doing, but no announcements at this time."

"Continuing Relationship" isn't much to go on, but at least it has to be a FRIENDLY one, and not a whole lot of flaming or insults are being emailed back-and-forth. There is something between Nintendo and Mojang, and that something really should be at least a "glimmer" of Minecraft coming to Nintendo.



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WARNING- ABOUT TO SOUND ANTI-NINTENDO
Without a solid Library? Killzone Shadow Fall, Driveclub, Kingdom Hearts 3, FF 15, Gran Turismo 6, And I'm not even getting into the ported games like NFS Rivials, CoD Ghosts, Watch Dogs, AC Black Flag, Madden 25... PS4 is launching with a pretty solid library... And it being $100 cheaper than the Xbox 1 and the strongest console on the market makes it a lot more superior over the Wii U at the moment..
But you are right, why put the game on there if it won't sell? And the Wii U is more of a perfect match for it, plus as you said, most minecraft fans are nintendo fans.