{"id":13697,"date":"2018-05-12T12:42:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T16:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=13697"},"modified":"2018-05-12T12:42:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-12T16:42:06","slug":"minecraft-for-switch-to-receive-cross-platform-play-and-retail-release-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/05\/minecraft-for-switch-to-receive-cross-platform-play-and-retail-release-in-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft for Switch to receive cross-platform play and retail release in June"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minecraft<\/em> is one of the best-selling video games of all time, selling more than 144 million worldwide across all platforms, including Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n

While the Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition<\/strong> game is currently available on the Nintendo Switch, this June will see the universal Minecraft Bedrock Engine come to the platform, along with a new physical version coming to stores at a suggested retail price of $29.99 USD.<\/p>\n

This Bedrock version of the game contains all the great previously released content, including the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack exclusive to Nintendo systems and all DLC, but now allows players to connect with friends on non-Nintendo systems like Xbox One and Android mobile phones via cross-platform play. In addition, Minecraft will support the Nintendo Switch Online paid membership when it launches in September, as well as Xbox Live achievements and Gamerscore.<\/p>\n

A new in-game store in this version of Minecraft<\/em> called the Minecraft Marketplace<\/em> will let players obtain community-created content like skins, worlds and textures for their Minecraft World using MINECOINS, a new virtual in-game currency. Players will also gain access to new mini-games and game modes through online community-run servers.<\/p>\n

Players who already own the Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition<\/em> game will be able to download this definitive version free of charge so they can easily upgrade and enjoy all the added features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minecraft is one of the best-selling video games of all time, selling more than 144 million worldwide across all platforms, including Nintendo Switch. While the Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition game is currently available on the Nintendo Switch, this June will see the universal Minecraft Bedrock Engine come to the platform, along with a new physical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1530],"tags":[1496,1789],"class_list":["post-13697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-switch","tag-minecraft","tag-nintendo-switch"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/szML-eL4J2dLtZfMS3ccaAmOjWP8qVeR.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-3yV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18919,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2023\/04\/april-13th-nintendo-download-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":13697,"position":0},"title":"April 13th Nintendo Download","date":"April 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Disney Speedstorm\u00a0\u2013 Get set for a high-octane Disney and Pixar combat racer! 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