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So minecraft on Switch is gonna be huge right?
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entremet
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killatopak
Member
uhh no?
Minecraft is huge. Period.
you could put it on a toaster and it would still be huge.
Minecraft is huge. Period.
you could put it on a toaster and it would still be huge.
dl77
Member
Computers run the world today and will only insinuate themselves further and further into both people's working and home lives as time goes on. In this day and age it's important for children to understand the fundamentals of computing at a young age.
sixteen-bit
Member
It will definitely sell well
TrAcEr_x90
Member
I've never played minecraft. I am excited when I finally buy a Switch to play it!
hanspampel
Banned
Yes
whyreggielie
Member
It's something like 13 times bigger than the Wii U version.
frankie_baby
Member
Genuinely shocked by that, best price we've had in comparison to america since switch launched i think
Pretty much.
So why did you say "uhh no"?
frankie_baby
Member
He said it was a typo and he meant to put above
Doug Heffernan
Member
It better. They are gonna need that money to offset the loss from selling $399 Scorpios. 
It doesn't sound like any of the bonus texture and skin packs that the Wii U version had are included except for the mentioned Super Mario Mash-Up pack.
I'd be surprised if they included anything more than that since they quietly increased DLC prices last August.
midasmulligan
Member
super pumped for this, the confluence of benefits cannot be overstated
We were taught Apple Basic in 3rd grade, in 1987, in Buffalo.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Ehhhhh. In that it's largely a creative endeavor. But it's all being done at "life size", there are many different types of material to work with rather than just different colors of plastic, there are plants and animals that grow with time, flowing water and lava, threats to yourself and your creations (depending on mode).
Inferno313
Banned
How much is the Mario theme pack going to be? If I pick up this version, I'll probably want that too. It looks too adorable to pass up.
WordAssassin
Member
Pretty sure it's included?
Inferno313
Banned
well then, that's pretty compelling! Will probably have to pick this up.
Inferno313
Banned
All of the packs have had audio.. my 10 year old son plays with them and I think he is playing fallout or skyrim and its just the skins so I am guessing its the game audio with the mario skin.
randomengine
Banned
randomengine
Banned
I am waiting for the physical release. Though the wait will be difficult.
Inferno313
Banned
Excellent. I never bought any of the DLC when I had the Xbox One version. I sold my Xbox One to buy my Switch (also because I wasn't using it), so it'll be nice to have a console version of the game again.
Mufausa The 3rd
Member
Literally this ^^
Shadax the wizard
Member
I think this discussion is kinda moot with how big minecraft is regardless of platform imo ¯_(ツ_/¯
_/¯It's portable couch coop tho
Backlogger
Member
I've purchased Minecraft so many times now:
PC
Xbox 360
Xbox One (upgrade)
PS3/Vita
PS4 (upgrade)
iOS
Android
Windows 10 (was free, but still)
I don't own a Switch (yet) or a Wii U but I'd have to buy it for those platforms as well.
PC
Xbox 360
Xbox One (upgrade)
PS3/Vita
PS4 (upgrade)
iOS
Android
Windows 10 (was free, but still)
I don't own a Switch (yet) or a Wii U but I'd have to buy it for those platforms as well.
AlexFlame116
Member
I'm actually very excited for this now! But I'm waiting for the physical version.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
OK, latest update on the technicals of this version sound... pretty shit. The good is the article writer thinks the docked mode is 1080p, though he has no screens to confirm it. The bad is that the reports of docked draw distance being 11 or 12 chunks were incorrect. In fact it's just 10, exactly like the X360/PS3/Wii U versions.
I thought 12 and 7 for docked and undocked mode were confirmed directly by Microsoft.
indeed, and screens taken in handheld mode would appear to show the draw distance is a lot less than older versions.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
Hopefully Phil held it at ransom in exchange for the Goldeneye Remaster!
But yes, I imagine the attach rate will be pretty high on this one.
But yes, I imagine the attach rate will be pretty high on this one.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
I think the "11 or 12" came from one of the streams, but I guess they didn't know what they were talking about. Someone on Reddit showed a set of comparison images with the docked and undocked images from Ars Technica and their own screen from the Wii U version on the same Mario map. Switch docked and Wii U are almost a complete match.
For fun, I decided to see how the Switch version would stack up against the PS4 version in a like for like comparison using the a screenshot that Ars Technica posted (and was later retweeted by 4Jstudios Twitter account):
Ars Technica (Docked/Switch):
PS4:
Edit: The PS4 version is a bit darker due to the texture pack I chose for it when I loaded up the map. The PS4 version, for obvious reasons, doesn't have the texture/resource pack included in the Wii U or Switch versions of the game (I.E. no Mario music, character skins, or texture blocks) ... I used the plastic texture pack because in some instances, it looks a bit more cartoony and some things matched while other things, like skin looking blocks, ended up being darker.
More or less meant to illustrate the difference in draw distance.
Also, Vita version:
Ars Technica (Docked/Switch):
PS4:
Edit: The PS4 version is a bit darker due to the texture pack I chose for it when I loaded up the map. The PS4 version, for obvious reasons, doesn't have the texture/resource pack included in the Wii U or Switch versions of the game (I.E. no Mario music, character skins, or texture blocks) ... I used the plastic texture pack because in some instances, it looks a bit more cartoony and some things matched while other things, like skin looking blocks, ended up being darker.
More or less meant to illustrate the difference in draw distance.
Also, Vita version:
Octavianus
Banned
I've bought Minecraft once years ago on the pc but I never really bothered with it for some reason. I"m going to give it another try on the switch.. Just seems like the kind of game that's ideally played on a handheld to me.
I like that top picture a lot more. Are the more vibrant colours due to a different time of day or?
I like that top picture a lot more. Are the more vibrant colours due to a different time of day or?
Forgot to add into my original post that since the PS4 version doesn't have the Mario resource pack, there's a difference in the textures. I had to use the plastic texture pack with the PS4 version which explains why it's darker.
superdeluxe
Member
If you are in elementary school, if you Game, it'd likely mine craft