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Minecraft Not Interested In Wii U, PlayStation Version Being Strongly Considered

Posted on Tuesday, March 5 @ 11:42:25 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack

Is it becoming a fad to say no to the Wii U?

Speaking to iGamer, Mojang Lead Designer Jens Bergensten shared the company's willingness to make a PlayStation port of Minecraft, while the Wii U was—once again—given a cold shoulder. He said:

Microsoft has an exclusivity deal for consoles. When it runs out we’ll consider Minecraft for PlayStation, but Wii U is very unlikely.

Minecraft was one of the most well-received games of the past decade due to its easy-to-grasp design that makes creativity fun to explore. Moreover, it claimed the #15 spot on our top PC games of all-time. In other words, it would be a valuable addition to the PlayStation library. Next to Diablo III it could fill the void of local multiplayer games and spur some creativity that has been missing from the platform since the release of LittleBigPlanet 2.

In contrast, it would be another loss for the Wii U. Developers haven't had much nice to say about Nintendo's new platform since it came out last year, and if any previously released award-winning title would fit nicely onto the Wii U it would be Minecraft. But when software sales are lackluster you can't blame a company for being hesitant. As they say, speak with your wallet.

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  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Mar 5th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
    Didn't even say why they won't consider it.
    4 0
  • Noritama
    Noritama
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Mar 5th, 2013 at 1:05 pm
    That sounds completely stupid in my opinion.
    4 1
  • Axelownz
    Axelownz
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Mar 5th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
    I wonder if MS will try to keep hold of the agreement for Minecraft. Doesn't really matter to me if PS gets its, though i would be kind of annoyed if they got a whole bunch of cool stuff not on 360.
    1 0
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Mar 5th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
    If anything.......the Wii U is a better fit than both consoles, and could actually be a system seller. And yeah, wait until the deal runs out to consider porting it to another console, instead of considering it before hand.

    I'm sure they have a version already in dev, but it's still something silly to say.
    1 0
  • DaVillain
    DaVillain
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Mar 5th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
    Man! The Wii U just cant get a break!
    0 1
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000
    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Mar 5th, 2013 at 3:45 pm
    Not really a deal breaker for me since I only play Minecraft heavily modded nowadays. Tekkit ftw.
    0 1

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