Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player) (8 Player Online)
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
21st Jun 2018, $29.99
21st Jun 2018, £19.99
Switch eShop
- 21st Jun 2018, $29.99
- 21st Jun 2018, £19.99
- Also Available On
- Series
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Block Party
Note: This review is for the 'Nintendo Switch Edition' of the game which has since been discontinued and replaced with the more recent version (simply called Minecraft). This update uses the Bedrock engine and supports crossplay and cross-purchases with other platforms. Please bear in mind that while the text below gives a good idea of...
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Minecraft Guides
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Open World Games
Everything the light touches
Updated with Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. Enjoy! You see that mountain on the horizon? You can go there! That old gaming chestnut has been around for a very long time now, but for old-school gamers who remember the compartmentalised kingdoms of yore, there's a special magic still to be derived from being...
Guide Most Addictive Nintendo Switch Games
Just one more
Updated with Balatro. Enjoy (responsibly)! Video games. They can transport you to other worlds, put you in someone else's shoes, and artfully illuminate and educate while engaging your grey matter with entertainment of astonishing variety. There's no end to the incredible, life-affirming experiences on offer: from thought-provoking,...
Guide Minecraft Live 2022: Where To Watch, What To Expect, And Everything You Need To Know
Will archaeology come back to the future?
Minecraft Live 2022 is almost here, and we're totally ready to have our worlds literally changed again. Our Minecraft worlds, that is. Every time there's a new update you basically have to delete your world to get all the new stuff. Sob. Ahead of the broadcast on Saturday, October 15th, there's a mob vote...
Guide Minecraft Live 2021: Where To Watch, What To Expect, And Everything You Need To Know
New mobs! Updates! Jokes, probably!
Minecraft Live 2021 is almost upon us, and this Saturday 16th October we'll get to find out what's in store for everyone's favourite block-mining video game. Over the course of the week, Jens Bergensten and Agnes Larsson, the Lead Designer and Game Director of Minecraft respectively, have been teasing some of the...
Guide Funky Video Game Music - Groovy Playlist
Turn up the bass, baby
As part of our season of celebrating video game music that we're inventively calling the Nintendo Life VGM Fest, we're making a few lists of ~moods~, because that's pretty much how we organise our Spotify playlists these days. Everyone knows that video game soundtracks are full of epic orchestrations, relaxing melodies, and...
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Survival Games
Prepare to die
Update: With Survivor in the title, roguelike monster-slaying sleep-depriving Vampire Survivors is a required text for this list. Even if it's about surviving the day with no sleep... Some people play games to relax and unwind; others play games where everything's trying to kill you, and you have to prevent them from doing so with...
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Minecraft News
Round Up The First Impressions Of The Minecraft Movie Are In
"An AWFUL.. lot of fun!"
It's a massive week for Nintendo but there are still plenty of other things going on in the video game universe - like the release of the Minecraft movie led by Jack Black and Jason Momoa. The first impressions are now beginning to roll in on social media and elsewhere online, and if you were bracing yourself for the worst,...
News Minecraft's Latest Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Patch Notes
Spring to life in this new update
Following Minecraft Live 2025 last week, Mojang has now rolled out its new 'Spring to Life' update which is available across all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. Here's the full rundown from the official Minecraft feedback page: "The Spring to Life drop brings more reasons to explore both near and far!...
Round Up Minecraft Live (March 2025) - Everything Announced
Get the full recap
Mojang hosted its first Minecraft Live broadcast of 2025 this weekend and it was packed with all sorts of announcements, reveals and much more. If you didn't catch it, here's a quick rundown: Spring To Life This upcoming drop 'Spring to Life' will be releasing for all platforms next week on 25th March 2025. "Spring to Life...
News Minecraft Is Getting A Graphics Upgrade
Mojang hopes to bring it to "as many devices as possible"
Ahead of the Switch 2's arrival, developer Mojang has announced Minecraft will be getting a visual graphics upgrade. This was revealed during the latest 'Minecraft Live' broadcast for March 2025 and the update is officially titled 'Vibrant Visuals'. The footage on display, captured on a...
News Minecraft Movie Tries To Capture Some 'Peaches' Magic With New Jack Black Track
School of Block
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UK Charts WWE And Monster Hunter Hold Strong In Quiet Week For Nintendo
EA Sports FC 25 is the only Switch game in the top 5
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News Final Minecraft Movie Trailer Still Hasn't Convinced Us On The Big-Screen Adaptation
Despite the Jennifer Coolidge cameo
Try to stop it all you can, we are rapidly approaching the Minecraft Movie's release date on 4th April and even the new 'Final Trailer' hasn't convinced us about Jack Black's latest trip into the world of video games. The new trailer does pack in a lot of new content, we'll admit. There are baby pandas, talking...
News Minecraft Reveals New Mob Variants And Much More In Latest Content Drop
Get the monthly update
Following last year's 15th anniversary celebrations, Minecraft has now jumped into the new year with its very first 'Minecraft Monthly' broadcast. The big reveals include the new animal mob variants - with the show kicking off with footage of the new pig variants. One will live in warm biomes, with the other located in cold...
Japanese Charts Super Mario Party Jamboree Surpasses 1 Million Units Sold
Keeping the party going
We're back with the latest Japanese charts folks; the first of 2025! It's a little bit different for this first go around, too. Famitsu has posted software sales figures for the two weeks of 23rd-29th December and 30th Dec - 5th January, but no hardware figures. We'll collate the top ten games for both weeks here, and...
UK Charts 2025 Gets Off To A Predictable Start, With Familiar Faces Dominating
New year, same tiers
The new year is finally upon us, and it's time to see how the charts are shaping up for their first appearance in 2025. Overall, it's much as you might expect. The usual suspects of Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC 25 sit at the top of the table, though Elden Ring continues its surprise resurgence and climbs to third to close...
About The Game
The new Minecraft is here! Featuring the latest game updates like Update Aquatic, cross-platform play and access to a multitude of content through the Minecraft Marketplace.
Players who already own Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition can download this new version free of charge from Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, or even via this website! Just click "Free download" to get started.
Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures.
Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs.
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i love minecraft on switch but it can be really laggy at times
It's really fun to mess with all the Mario statues, especially with a friend or family member
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It's always nice to have a game to just relax to, or you're just simply bored.
Though I only wish there more customization options regarding skins. I'd totally make or implement my own Mii Skin if I could.
Minecraft is a fun game no matter what. Sadly, this version of Minecraft is not great. Unless you want the Super Mario Mashup Pack, you'll have a better experience on your phone for $23 less. It is certainly one of my favorite switch games, but all Mojang had to do was get Minecraft Bedrock for phones and add controller support, split-screen multiplayer, and the Super Mario Mashup Pack. It's still a miracle that it is even available here in the first place because Mojang Studios is owned by Microsoft Corp., Nintendo's competitor.
@2ruffles The reason skins are the way they are is because Minecraft for the Switch is just a slightly modified version of Minecraft Bedrock (the same version on phones, Windows PCs, Xbox, etc. Would it make sense to import Miis as skins to Minecraft on Xbox (a system without Miis)? Still, on PC and mobile, you can import .png files as skins. What is really lacking is a file explorer on the Switch.
I’m not gonna explain Minecraft to u
All I can say it’s amazing
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