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Minecraft Wii U Edition Gets Physical Copy
REDMOND, Wash., June 20, in the year of our Lord 2016
– Being able to buy the boxed version of the Minecraft:
Wii U Edition game in stores at a suggested retail price of only
$29.99 is great news. Even better news? This retail version of
the game comes with the same popular Minecraft add-on content
packs included in the Nintendo eShop version of the game on the
disc at no extra charge. This includes the recently released
Super Mario Mash-Up Pack, which adds elements from the Super
Mario series to the game.
“Even more Nintendo fans are going to love discovering the
worldwide phenomenon of Minecraft on Wii U,” said Steve Singer,
Nintendo of America’s Vice President of Publisher & Developer
Relations. “The retail version of Minecraft: Wii U Edition is
great for any video game fan that wants to get creative and see
what the Minecraft phenomenon is all about.”
The Wii U version of Minecraft features the full game, as well
as many of the most popular previously released content packs.
These include:
Super Mario Mash-Up Pack
Battle & Beasts Skin Pack
Battle & Beasts 2 Skin Pack
Natural Texture Packs
City Texture Packs
Fantasy Texture Pack
Festive Mash-up
The Super Mario Mash-Up Pack is only available in Minecraft: Wii
U Edition. The bonus content gives players 40 new Super
Mario-themed skins, which transform the game’s characters into
familiar heroes like Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach, and even
troublemakers like Wario and all seven Koopalings. All the world
and item textures in the game will also be redone, providing
players the opportunity to create their own Super Mario-themed
locations within the world of Minecraft. Builders of all ages
will love crafting massive new worlds using building blocks
inspired by a series as accessible and iconic as Super Mario.
Since launching in 2011, Minecraft has become a global
phenomenon, selling more than 100 million games worldwide. The
game places players in a massive randomly generated world, and
lets them explore, harvest resources and craft anything their
imaginations can conjure. The Wii U version of Minecraft
features Off-TV Play, touch-screen functionality and online
multiplayer.