Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition

May 11, 2017 Mojang Studios Mojang Studios
Simulator Adventure
Switch
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Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures. Explore randomly-generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in Creative Mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs.
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Release Date May 11, 2017
Developer Mojang Studios
Publisher Mojang Studios
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective First person, Third person
Themes Fantasy, Survival, Sandbox, Open world
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