wraggster
December 30th, 2013, 21:29
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Minecraft (http://joystiq.com/game/minecraft) developer Mojang has been building (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/10/xbox/) bridges (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/20/minecraft-digs-into-playstation-4-at-launch/) to all kinds of platforms for ports of its build-what-you-want hit, but we think we've all been wondering the same thing - when will we be able to construct pixel art of classic gaming sprites using the Wii U GamePad? Judging by Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson's recent tweet stating he was not "aware of any plans" for a Wii U version, the answer is probably not any time soon.
Notch acknowledged that a Wii U version of Minecraft "would make sense," but explained that the "only reason for no current plans is [Mojang has] too much work already."
While it is a denial of any progress being made on a Wii U port, it's a bit more promising than Minecraft Lead Designer Jens Bergensten's comment in March (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/05/minecraft-being-considered-for-playstation-wii-u-probably-not-h/)about a Wii U version being "very unlikely." Maybe when Mojang finds some downtime, though with work still being done on Scrolls (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/scrolls) and Minecraft Realms (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/01/minecraft-pocket-edition-sells-10-million-mojang-plans-major-a/), downtime seems like a distant concept for the studio at the moment.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/28/notch-no-current-plans-for-minecraft-on-wii-u/
Minecraft (http://joystiq.com/game/minecraft) developer Mojang has been building (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/10/xbox/) bridges (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/20/minecraft-digs-into-playstation-4-at-launch/) to all kinds of platforms for ports of its build-what-you-want hit, but we think we've all been wondering the same thing - when will we be able to construct pixel art of classic gaming sprites using the Wii U GamePad? Judging by Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson's recent tweet stating he was not "aware of any plans" for a Wii U version, the answer is probably not any time soon.
Notch acknowledged that a Wii U version of Minecraft "would make sense," but explained that the "only reason for no current plans is [Mojang has] too much work already."
While it is a denial of any progress being made on a Wii U port, it's a bit more promising than Minecraft Lead Designer Jens Bergensten's comment in March (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/05/minecraft-being-considered-for-playstation-wii-u-probably-not-h/)about a Wii U version being "very unlikely." Maybe when Mojang finds some downtime, though with work still being done on Scrolls (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/scrolls) and Minecraft Realms (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/01/minecraft-pocket-edition-sells-10-million-mojang-plans-major-a/), downtime seems like a distant concept for the studio at the moment.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/28/notch-no-current-plans-for-minecraft-on-wii-u/