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Is Minecraft Coming To Wii U?

A rumour is circulating the internet that Minecraft could possibly coming to the Wii U, according to an undisclosed retail source. The game is apparently under development by Mojang and is expected to coincide with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Minecraft release during summer 2014. Minecraft creator Notch has been contacted by NeoGAF to verify this rumour.

Thanks, Maanwel

209 thoughts on “Is Minecraft Coming To Wii U?”

    1. The 3ds doesn’t have enough controls. It would either need circlepad pro or your place with the touch screen and move with the circle pad. It would be similar to kid Icarus uprising controls. It would be cool because it could be in 3d but the controls would be a pain.

      1. TE TOUCH SCREEN ABLITERATES ANY OTHER CONTROL SYSTEM YOU HAVE MENTIONED YOU FOOL

        A SECOND TACTILE REAL TIME TOUCHSCREEN CONBINED WITH ANALOG AND BUTTONS

        THAT IS VASTLY SUPPERIOR TO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE

        VASTLY SUPERIOR TO XPAD

        VASTLY SUPERIOR TO DUALSHOCK

        ARE YOU A MORON CASUAL WHO DOESNT UNDERSND CONTROLS

        WIIU AND WII AND DS ARE BY FAR THE MOST SUITEDANDEXPANDING CONTROLS MINEGRAFT COULD EVER HAVE

        YOU BRAIN DEAD IDIOT

    1. What if its only $10 on the e-shop? Or what if they made it free if you have the PC version? Just sign in with it lol.

    2. AND LOL AT PLAYING IT ON THOSE OBSOLETE CLUNKY FUCKING HORRIBLE CONTROLLERS

      MINDLESS CASUAL YOU LIKELY FPS ON DUAL ANOLOGS TOO

      FILTHY CASUAL

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            And to the other person who mentioned KISS, who’s even talking about them? bye d00d

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        1. Fuck lady gaga, Hottest band in the word KISS!!!!!!!!!!!! Got into Rock&Roll Hall of fame and they are reuniting with original members. Kiss has sold over 150 million albums worldwide and is the band that has most gold albums in America.

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      1. Imagine not only the game pad usage but also using the Wii mote. I’m not a huge fan of minecraft, but then again I haven’t played it. Is it really that good? (not trying to start a flame war)

        1. It’s good in the fact that it has an endless replay value. That and the game is well developed. It’s a good example of a game being good because it relies on it’s game-play as apposed to the “graphics” It’s constantly being updated adding new features and items and it has multiplayer and to top it all off, it’s extremely affordable and there’s no DLC (PC), unless you count the console skin packs, but that’s another story.

        2. It is awesome, ESPECIALLY if they add online multiplayer and map sharing so you can share your creations with others. Plus, the game gets new content all the time. Not little things, but new worlds, items, creatures, etc.

      2. No. Off-TV Play, and crafting on the Gamepad with touch screen drag and dropping. Plus not having to pause your character while building stuff. It might be the same version as PS4 and Xbox One. But better then PS3 and Xbox 360 Versions.

        1. Just like Batman, Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell, Injustice were best on Wii U because of the GamePad? Right? RIGHT?!

          1. Cause those games are the types of games that actually have a use for the Gamepad…Injustice…come on now, the Gamepad has no purpose in that. AC and SC are Ubifail, they wont bother to optimize their games for Wii U. And Arkham Origins was shit. Rocksteady was better. Origins also was lazy devs.

          2. Arkhum City Armoured edition had fantastic gamepad use, so did Splinter cell. AC3/4 and Injustice just had off tv play really… AC3’s map was very handy. It’s annoying having to pause all the time on AC4 on my ps4 compared to AC3 on My Wiiu.

  1. Could be possible, as long as Nintendo Publishes or funds the port. The touch screen would make the vita and Wii U the better versions (if done right) but the Wii U the more powerfull of the 2 would be the definitive console version.

      1. Everything on this site doesn’t have to do with Nintendo ya dope. He was just saying that the Vita and Wii U gamepad have touch screens that could work well with Minecraft… geeze.

        1. He said Nintendo and publishing, so I was thinking he made a mistake and meant to say 3DS instead of Vita. Though why anyone brings up the Vita nowadays is beyond me. Shoes from the 1900’s sell better then that failure.

  2. “IF” it’s the updated version, yes. Otherwise I already own it on the PC and 360. A 3ds version on the otherhand would be more than welcome.

      1. Xbox One and PS4 aren’t getting the most current PC version. Doesn’t have basically infinite world size, as well as with mods and such PC version is still the best.

  3. Yaay, a game that’s been out for years and is best played with a mouse… >.< But fine, if people actually want this, I'll let them have it.

    1. “I’ll let them have it” yeah like if people needed an anonymous approval before buying a game that hasn’t even been confirmed for the wii u yet.

      1. It was an expression like ”more power to them” or ”good for them”… I’m not THAT full of myself :P And I already have a bazillion accounts and I do not want another.

      1. GOOD ! Just finished playing AC4 online. Got prestige 4 ! I,m really good right now. finished 1st place in 6 out of 8 deathmatch.

          1. Lol I dont understand… I worked my 8h30 today… and did my 2 hours gym after… I just had 1 fucking hour to play on my Wii U. YOU SUCK AT PRETENDING !

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  5. Did some digging and the information comes from a reliable source and sounds legit. Also, the original poster of the article on Nintendo Enthusiast said he made a mistake saying that Mojang has the dev kits. He “assumed” Mojang got the dev kits, because the source claimed “the studio” has received Wii U dev kits. He did not know 4J was the creator of the console versions of Minecraft.

    I am officially excited. It seems to be real (99% probability!).

  6. RUMORS
    1)METRO LAST LIGHT COMING TO WIIU FALSE
    2)DESTINY COMING TO WIIU FALSE
    3)GTA5 WAS COMING TO WIIU FALSE
    4)BATTLEFIELD 4 COMING TO WIIU FALSE
    5)TOMB RAIDER DEFINITIVE VERSION COMING TO WIIU FALSE
    6)MINECRAFT COMING TO WIIU FALSE
    DEALWITHIT DEALWITHIT DEALWITHIT

        1. That was unfortunate and you know what I think? GTAV “was” coming to Wii U and was perhaps even in the early stages of development, but did not pull through, because the Wii U was going down hill at the time (and still isn’t up to snuff). If Wii U was selling like Nintendo wanted, I guarantee that GTAV would have come to Wii U as well.

        1. but, be honest. Would Battlefield 4 have sold on Wii U?-No, I wouldn’t have bought it and most other Wii U owners would not have bought it.

          EA made the right decision whether you like the company or not.

          1. No they did not made the best decision. It would only count has a good decision if they had brought bf3 to wiiu and even with that it would not have made sense.

    1. Metro was coming to Wii U at one point in time. I doubt Destiny was ever rumored. GTA5, BF4, and TR could have easily came to Wii U if it wasn’t for lousy developers. And this could very well be legit…

    2. Thats a Good game for the wiiu most of the minecraft players are kids why not bring it to Wiiu where the Kiddos at ;)
      #NintendoGotNoMoneyFor3rdPary
      #NintendoDontDroppedTheballAgain
      #NintendoDontHaveAnyReasonToSupportWiiuAnymore
      #DealWithTheFacts
      #NintendronesMad
      #Huehuehuehue

  7. I do not care one way or the other.
    But if it does not come to Wii U, the excuse would be hilarious.
    Between the candidates as good as “low install base” and “not our core audience”.
    They would not pull the good old “not powerful enough”, if they wish to be taken seriously again.

    1. The original rumor actually says the dev kits were sent to the “developer” NOT Mojang. The person who made the article thought Mojang made the console versions and made the mistake of saying so.

      There is so far no reason to discount this rumor aside from it not being confirmed by Mojang, Nintendo or 4J themself.

      Actually, the source of this rumor has a great track record for rumors.

  8. to be honest, a WiiU version of Minecraft could be excellent, giving they really dedicate time to it, not to mention the Gamepad is just perfect for that

    also, i think is pretty easy to bring it to WiiU, since is simple to port java based applications to WiiU

        1. I personally would LOVE Terrairia, and if this Minecraft rumor is true then it could lead the developers behind Terrairia to develop for the Wii U soon after. Think about it.

          Minecraft (a similar, but not so similar game to Terrairia) does really well on Nintendo’s console. Soon, fans realize this and start a campaign to get Terrairia on Wii U. Normally, they would right off the console as non-profitable, but they see that Minecraft sold and the audience for Minecraft is similar to their game.

          With Minecraft comes other great 3rd party games, including Terrairia.

  9. So basically the Wii U is the only next gen console that keeps developers challenged while the X86 twins are for lazy developers who let’s the hardware do all the work not giving a damn how much gigs, cores or ram it takes up as long as it has 1080p 60fps they can sell the game ASAP to earn money ASAP and bring patches later.

  10. I Wish this were true but my intuition says they arn’t making it oh well i hope i’m dead wrong! but more than likely i’m not.

  11. I’ll definitely get it on my Wii U if it’s announced. I really don’t see why they wouldn’t make it, people have been asking, petitioning and all that and have gotten noticed, and the Wii U can definitely handle the game.. so i see no reason why they’d say no to it.

    It’d be nice, but I’m not getting my hopes up with how 3rd parties treat Nintendo. But it’s a nice thought.

  12. Why are some of you complaining about Minecraft’s likely arrival on the Wii U? Minecraft is a popular and well-liked game…something the Wii U (or any console, for that matter) needs. Lots of people would buy this. The GamePad seems like it would greatly compliment this type of game, too. Minecraft on the Wii U would be great.

    1. They are just buttheads who are worried that Minecraft will outshine Nintendo products on Nintendo’s own console. Actually, more like hipsters who hate how mainstream and popular the game is. I’m not kidding, I have heard people say that they hate Minecraft, BECAUSE it is “overrated.” Yet these same people are also the ones who have NEVER played it lol!

      Some people just LOVE to go against the grain even when they are fighting a good thing.

  13. If the rumor turns out to be true, I’ll be very happy. There’s more potential than usual for the gamepad’s utilization with Minecraft, and this is the game that could not only move units, but single-handedly pull the Wii U out of it’s rut.

  14. The company have no reason to not bring it. Heck even I would buy this.

    What they should do as well is make the online cross platform so that you can play the game with friends who have the other consoles.

    The gamepad could be used for all kinds like an inventory, combining things – the hardware would be perfect.

  15. Disgusting but if it becomes a system seller then so be it…

    But I am almost certain that it won’t come…

  16. Damn I really hope so. The system seems so perfect for it, with both touch controls, joystick controls, and the ability to have mouse and keyboard controls.
    I’ll be honest, as much fun as the PC version is, I think a Wii U version could top it.

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  18. ITSVA BIT LATE BUTBJESUS THE MOSTVSUITED PLATFORMS FOR THIS ARE

    DS FAMILY AND WII FAMILY

    MOUSE POINTERS AND TOUCH SCREEN COULDNT BE BETTER FOR MINEGRAFT

    THE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND DUAL SCREEN NATURE OF THESE DEVICES UTTERLY DESTROY OTHER GAMING AND GAMING SUPPORTING SYSTEMS

    I SAID A LONG LONG TIME AGO DS WAS PERFECT FOR MINEGRAFT

    TOUCH SCREENS AND MOUSE POINTERS ARE PERFECT FOR THIS

    I LOL AT DUAL ANLOG MINEGRAFT I LOL AT TWIN STICK FPS

    I LOL AT TWIN STICK FIFA AND PES

    OBSOLETE CLUNKY CONTROLS THAT NINTENDO GAMERS MOVED ON FROM

    WEB BROWSING WITH A DUALSHOCK CONTROL INTERFACING WITH A DUALSHOCK

    STARTING UP A APP LIKE NETFLIX WITH A DUALSHOCK

    YOU PRICLESS CASUALS WIIIIII POINT WIII GIGLE AT YOUR OBSOLETE CLUNKY ASSED FAKED ASSS GAMERS

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  21. My dream is to play minecraft its even better than roblox cause you don’t need any club you can make your own game like portal and Mario!

  22. *secret* I wish the hole world even our laptops are minecraft and we can even do the best part yet-YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WITH UR FRIENDS

  23. I would love Minecraft on the Wii U, for one the controls would be amazing, second, why would Notch mis an oppritunity on making money ( look at all the posotive comments about it) and lastly, the Wii U has enough power to run the game efficently. So why not just make it for the Wii U?

  24. Notch i am a good fan of Minecraft, but hear me out right now. Do you know how much money you can make? You also know that you want your game to be the most popular in the world? Just think of it. Mojang and Nintendo can make Minecraft the most played game in the world,skip that the universe!!!! now hear me out everyone… are you with me or not!

  25. i really want it to come out coz ive never played minecraft on a bigger screen i only play mc pe oh while im at it (this comment) ADD THE NETHER, BOATS, THE ENDER AND ENDER DRAGON TO MINECRAFT POCKET EDITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sigh i rest my case.. or chest

  26. yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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