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GamechaserBE on 18 December 2015

I think nobody really played it here or followed the news?  Minecraft on Wii U is basically one map size or 36 times smaller than the Xone/Ps4.  

Easy to complian about the devs but the reason why the worlds are so small on consoles is basically the limit the save files can/may be.  The server I am on pc is around 15 GB.




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cfin2987@gmail.com on 18 December 2015
LuckyTrouble said:
It's a late and lazy port. The PS4 and Xbox One versions actually included updated features to make the game more worthwhile (like the much larger maps). The PS3 and Xbox 360 editions were the first on consoles. The Vita edition is so far the best of the mobile Minecraft versions out there. The PC version was of course what started it all.

What is the Wii U version?

It is a basic port from a last gen console. It doesn't have increased map sizes, and doesn't use the gamepad in one of the obvious and best ways it could have been used. I mean, the gamepad was basically built for a game like this, and so it is completely skipped over for another run of the mill Minecraft experience. It is clearly a port of a three year old version of the game, and that is incredibly underwhelming. Not to mention it is out now a year later after the game had released on even the PS4, Xbox One, and Vita.

The timing is bad. The port is lazy. A 7/10 is appropriate.

 

If all of the above is true, then 7/10 is generous. Owned a Wii U. Enjoyed it. Sold it when I moved back to Ireland. Intended to buy another but like everything else about Nintendo, the marketing was too lazy. No sales on the console anywhere. €320 euros for a Wii U (all are basic at 32 go let's be honest) with Marino kart 8. No marketing anywhere! Virtually non existent even in game stop! 

Having defended the U and defended it, I have concluded that 3rd parties give it what Nintendo give it. Lazy!. Lazy marketing, lazy everything. Because they come to the console to compete with what's on the console. No need to bring a bazooka to a knife fight. A handgun from last century will do. And some day if Nintendo dies, you'll get that sad feeling of when you see a young person dying. What could have been? They brought a lazy 2d mario game to launch the wii U for god sake!!! Is that their best? Why are they holding back their best? For what? And so, why should anyone else give them their best?

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Platina on 18 December 2015

Too expensive probably



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JNK on 18 December 2015

same reason zombi got better scores as zombiu. Most sides just dont like nintendo



NewBeginning on 18 December 2015

Zombi U got better scores than Zombi. Significantly.



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OdinHades on 18 December 2015

If Minecraft 360/PS3 edition launched today, they would get similar scores. It's just not on par to the editions on PS4 and X1 and we don't even need to talk about the PC version. Combined with a 30 $ price tag, it's a joke.



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Normchacho on 18 December 2015

Wait? Is it really more expensive than the other versions? If so, eat a dick Mojang.



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Conina on 18 December 2015

spurgeonryan said:

 Plus now there is off screen play and all the expansions are available.

Almost every Minecraft version can be played offscreen, that's no unique selling point of the Wii U version.

The iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Vita version need no TV or monitor, the PC version can be played on notebooks or Windows tablets, the PS4 version can be played with remote play, the XBO version can be mirrored to any W10-device...

 





zippy on 18 December 2015

My biggest gripe is why people are choosing this shit off the E-shop when Fast Racing Neo is staring them in face.



Rab on 18 December 2015
Teeqoz said:
spurgeonryan said:

@Teeqoz

People say the same thing for 1 dollar games. It is soo much fun but only lasts a few hours. 3/10. But....you said it was fun? "Oh, well just because it was a dollar does not mean we do not expect more content." Some would agree with you here, but many will not. It should not matter if it is 10 dollars more if everything is the same game. That has never stopped anything before. Plus now there is off screen play and all the expansions are available. So it is much more than the original. They gave it a 70 because it ...arrived on Wii U last. THe game is owned by Microsoft! We were lucky to even get it let alone make all the extras they want happen.

 

So are you saying that 10$ games should be judged on the exact same criteria 60$ games are?

They all discount eventually so I think so, it's about the fun factor after all, we do play games for the fun, at least that's the way it should be