A couple weeks ago, it was announced that another free update would be coming to Minecraft: Wii U Edition. Following hot on the heels of the Super Mario Bros. Mashup Pack, this new update will include a new Battle mode where players duke it out in arenas and fight for glory. The new mode will have its own matchmaking system and support for four players locally and eight players online, so it seems this will have some longevity to it.
Previously, Battle mode was confirmed to be going live sometime in June and this has since been narrowed down to 21st June. To get the fans going ahead of release, Nintendo recently posted a new trailer showing off the mode in action, and it certainly looks like a pretty good time. Check it out:
What do you think? Do you see yourself investing a lot of time into this one? What else would you like to see added in DLC? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source youtube.com]
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is this mode a Wii U exclusive?
@MadAdam81 iirc no, it will be available for all consoles, though I don't know if at the same time
Nintendo characters fighting in 3d!!!. I'm surprised this hasn't happened sooner.
Hey look, Mojang recreated the Hunger Games servers that have been around for years and labeled it as a new mode. This strikes me as uncreative, but it's something I guess.
@2xDair
Well, even if it was exactly the same, they couldn't just call it "Hunger Games Mode". There's a ton of legal red tape to cross there.
Can't complain about a free update.
My nephews will probably enjoy this as they're both into Minecraft at the moment.
Pretty slick; where's the 1.10 update stuff?
Hunger craft games looks very fun especially legging it around as Nintendo characters.
Has Mine craft made use of the Game pad yet? We have Mine craft on PBS so haven't gotten it on Wiig U, but Mario is tempting, and if we would play 1 person on the TV 1 on the Game pad like many of the Lego gas we'd buy this. 1 player inventory on the Game pad would be nice too. Otherwise it's not worth $30 for the same game, rather wait and get the larger world on PS4.
It's great but when Will they finish the story mode for the Wii u?
@rjejr no
@rjejr For excellent Gamepad support, get Terraria instead. It's really a fantastic game, even though the graphics style is very retro. IMO, it's an amazingly good port with soooo many great Gamepad features.
The best thing with the Wii U Minecraft is the Mario world. It's really full with fun stuff to do and discover.
@jariw Thanks. I keep thinking Terraira is on 3DS, and forgetting about the Wii U version. We'll look into it.
OK, just like Minecraft we seemed to be getting screwed again, Amazon has Terraira on PS3, PS4, Vita, Xbox360 and Xbox One for $19.99 each, and $29.99 each on Wii U and 3DS. What the...? Why should the 3DS version be more than Vita, and since when are 3DS and Wii U Games the same price? For $29.99 it should be x-buy.
https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_9?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=terraria+3ds&sprefix=terraria+%2Caps%2C146
PS4 and Vita had the games over a year ago w/ cross buy and cross play.
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2014/11/06/terraria-ps4-launches-next-week-includes-vita-version-free/
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