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Skeeuk on 20 August 2013

no ones going to bother making a wiiu version it must be more effort to incorp the gamepad functions, instead of saying why arnt all these games coming out on wiiu just buy a console where all these games do come out on.

problem solved!!!!!

OT for inventory management the gamepad would be ideal but not a gamebreaker either way



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noname2200 on 20 August 2013
dharh said:


The concept isn't hard. The second screen, whether its the gamepad or the 2nd screen on the 3DS, would require NEW CODE. Meaning it would take more time to develop and test etc. The PS3/PS4/PSVita version are pretty much going to be straight ports of the code that has already been written.

As a programming I know how this stuff works. The Wii U/3DS version are going to take longer and Nintendo probably doesn't even give a shit about Minecraft so of course those versions are going to come later rather than sooner.

Do I need to explain more?

I'm afraid so. I'd be surprised if you could simply directly port the code from a PC or 360 game to no fewer than three individual platforms, for example. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, of course, but that doesn't sound right to me at all. Conversely, using the second screen for something functional (map, inventory, etc.) would likely take a bit of effort, but slapping a logo on the bottom screen sounds simple enough, no?



RazorDragon on 20 August 2013

The answer to why Wii U didn't got Minecraft is simple: it's a console made by Nintendo.

It has nothing to do with needing to add specific features for the Wii U version. They could only put a map there and call it a day. If it was about the trouble of adding functions, then a Vita version also wouldn't be made, since it has a touchscreen and a touchpad.



outlawauron on 20 August 2013
RazorDragon said:

The answer to why Wii U didn't got Minecraft is simple: it's a console made by Nintendo.

It has nothing to do with needing to add specific features for the Wii U version. They could only put a map there and call it a day. If it was about the trouble of adding functions, then a Vita version also wouldn't be made, since it has a touchscreen and a touchpad.

Too bad Nintendo has a bad (I guess non-existant is a better word?) relationship with a lot of external developers. It takes a lot of effort and money to get indie developers on your platform.



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ZackNormandin on 20 August 2013

It'll come. It's being ported now. E3 2014 announcement



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Proxy-Pie on 20 August 2013
outlawauron said:
RazorDragon said:

The answer to why Wii U didn't got Minecraft is simple: it's a console made by Nintendo.

It has nothing to do with needing to add specific features for the Wii U version. They could only put a map there and call it a day. If it was about the trouble of adding functions, then a Vita version also wouldn't be made, since it has a touchscreen and a touchpad.

Too bad Nintendo has a bad (I guess non-existant is a better word?) relationship with a lot of external developers. It takes a lot of effort and money to get indie developers on your platform.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wds4zKJXNZw



warhammer777 on 20 August 2013

Nintendo needs to start paying developers money under the desk like MS does. They will not only release the games on Wii U but also release it months earlier in advance giving them exclusivity for a few months. MS tactics, sal bout munneh! $$$$$$$$$



outlawauron on 20 August 2013
MohammadBadir said:
outlawauron said:
RazorDragon said:

The answer to why Wii U didn't got Minecraft is simple: it's a console made by Nintendo.

It has nothing to do with needing to add specific features for the Wii U version. They could only put a map there and call it a day. If it was about the trouble of adding functions, then a Vita version also wouldn't be made, since it has a touchscreen and a touchpad.

Too bad Nintendo has a bad (I guess non-existant is a better word?) relationship with a lot of external developers. It takes a lot of effort and money to get indie developers on your platform.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wds4zKJXNZw

and you really want to compare that to what Sony and MS are doing?



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chocoloco on 20 August 2013

Thread is pretty much answered by dhar.

Anyway, Mojang is a really small and rich developer. They only do the PC version of Minrecraft and outsource the development of the other versions to small developers. That is partly why the updates for the 360 version are always way behind PC versions. With such limited man power and the lack of much user base for the Wii U I am not surprised they are not doing one yet.



dharh on 20 August 2013
noname2200 said:
dharh said:


The concept isn't hard. The second screen, whether its the gamepad or the 2nd screen on the 3DS, would require NEW CODE. Meaning it would take more time to develop and test etc. The PS3/PS4/PSVita version are pretty much going to be straight ports of the code that has already been written.

As a programming I know how this stuff works. The Wii U/3DS version are going to take longer and Nintendo probably doesn't even give a shit about Minecraft so of course those versions are going to come later rather than sooner.

Do I need to explain more?

I'm afraid so. I'd be surprised if you could simply directly port the code from a PC or 360 game to no fewer than three individual platforms, for example. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, of course, but that doesn't sound right to me at all. Conversely, using the second screen for something functional (map, inventory, etc.) would likely take a bit of effort, but slapping a logo on the bottom screen sounds simple enough, no?

Actually the work to convert the PC -> X360 was the hardest part so far since the PC version is JAVA based while as far as I know the X360 was mostly new code. Likewise iOS Portable Minecraft. I think the Android Portable Minecraft was able to re-use alot of the original JAVA code.

It is much easier to port the X360 version now to the PS3/PS4. I believe they might be using the Non-Portable specific version of Minecraft for the PSVita but I guess we need more details on that.

As for 'slapping' a logo on the bottom screen. LOL. People would be screaming to high hell if that is what they did for the 3DS/Wii U version. Calling them lazy bastards for not putting in the time to make true use of the second screen.

And again, NO MAP should be visible on the second screen all the time. That is not how minecraft works/should work. You need to create a map first, explore to fill in the map, then, maybe you could view the map on the second screen for limited periods of time.



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