Nintendo and Mojang have announced the surprise release of Minecraft on Nintendo 3DS. This is a separate edition of the game designed specifically for the 3DS.
- Compatible with the following 3DS consoles: New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL
- Priced at $29.99
- Maximum world size is 2016 x 2016 and 128 blocks high
- Inventory and crafting make use of the 3DS touch screen
- Does not support multiplayer, local multiplayer will be added at a later date
- This is not a console or Bedrock edition of the game, it is a 3DS specific version and the closest equivalent edition in features is the 0.15 Friendly Update version for Minecraft: Pocket Edition
- This edition of Minecraft will continue to receive updates
- Available on the Nintendo eShop now in America and Japan, and launching in Europe very soon
- A packaged cartridge will be available in retail stores at a later date
- There are 6 skin packs included with the game, Biome Settlers Pack 1, Biome Settlers Pack 2, Redstone Specialists, Journey to the West, and Holiday Skin Pack 2015
- There are 2 texture packs included with the game, City and Plastic
Here's what Mojang had to say on Minecraft.net:
Just a few months after we brought Minecraft to Nintendo Switch, we're double-dipping with the big N to bring the game to the New Nintendo 3DS series. Whatever next, an N64 port? Get on it, Jens! [...] That dual screen setup helps make crafting easier than ever, with quicker access to your inventory and a handy map on the touch screen, perfect for charting out your worlds.
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Posted Sep 14, 2017Crazy, I was just reading a thread about how minecraft would work on a 3DS. Most of the replies said that it couldn't happen!
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Posted Sep 14, 2017I honestly didn't think it could happen, but I'll probably get this at some point
I know my nephew would love it. His mom doesn't allow him to have a 3DS and he doesn't know how to play it on PC that well
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Posted Sep 14, 2017I'm one of those people who thought it couldn't, imagine how surprised I am!
I'm still a bit doubtful though. It's a version that's on par with Pocket Edition Alpha, with worlds just over 2000*2000 blocks large.
Especially with that price tag of 30 bucks, I don't think it's worth it when compared to the better Bedrock based ports of Minecraft Switch and Minecraft PE.
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Posted Sep 14, 2017It wasn't this thread was it ??
If so even I'm suprised.. even though we've had a homebrew version since 2011 - I even doubted it would be possible..
Just goes to prove Nintendo can still shock us
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Posted Sep 15, 2017The framerate is trash though. Making a new world my game was at 18fps.
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Posted Sep 14, 2017Looks like an absolute nightmare to play this.
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Posted Sep 25, 2017The textures aren't the best, and it does look very odd, but I could see the appeal to a younger audience
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Posted Sep 14, 201730 dollars/22 quid? Seriously Mojang? Haven't you already made enough money? Not to mention it will certainly be worse than PC and any other versions due to the 3ds having so many limitations.
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Posted Sep 14, 2017mojang sold minecraft to microsoft so blame microsoft
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Posted Sep 14, 2017They chose to sellout. lol
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Posted Sep 14, 2017$30 is average for a new and complex Nintendo game.
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Posted Sep 14, 2017Well I'm not buying it for those prices, I can nearly get 2 PC accounts for that, and nearly get 6 copies of PE.
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Posted Sep 14, 2017Well they had put in the effort to code the new game specifically for the 3DS platform and they can hardly expect it to be one of their more popular versions. Lots of work + small, predicted playerbase = steep price to make up the difference. They wouldn't charge so much if they didn't need to.
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Posted Sep 14, 2017or people are just greedy and want as much money as they can get.
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Posted Sep 14, 2017Congrats. Kids on their Nintendo devices and otherwise diehard Nintendo fans don't care. The point is that the $30 price tag isn't anything unusual.
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Posted Sep 14, 2017Not people, but companies. A good company is greedy by nature because it'd fail if it weren't; that's just how finance works. No matter how honest the people at the top, the company or business is a different creature entirely with countless checks, approvals and cycles. Pricing matters go through the company and, for the most part, no single executive or CEO can change the figure that comes out the other side.
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Posted Sep 15, 2017lots of people out there are greedy. and no unless mojang comes out and says that 30 $ is what it would be at a break even cost, we can assume they are ripping you off, for little content yet with the price tag of the consoles (if not more)
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Posted Sep 16, 2017So true.
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Posted Sep 22, 2017Remember a big chunk of that will be for licensing/whatever.
If I get it it'll be the cartridge one, because at that price I want my postage-stamp-sized piece of plastic.
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Posted Sep 23, 2017Are they doing a cartridge for it? I though it was only for the Nintendo E store or whatever.