Software
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
Nintendo Switch
Craft, create, and explore alone, or with up to four players in split-screen and up to eight online.
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 armour to fend off the dangerous mobs.
Craft, create, and explore alone, or with up to four players in split-screen and up to eight online.
Product description provided by the publisher.
- Notices
- This software includes modes or features for which an internet connection and a paid membership to Nintendo Switch Online are required. Any online play modes require a paid membership to Nintendo Switch Online.
- Notices from the Publisher
- After 21 June 2018, Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition will no longer be available for purchase from the Nintendo eShop. Existing owners will be able to re-download this version if needed and can continue to play.
- Downloadable content on this game page is only compatible with "Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition" (2017), and not with "Minecraft" (2018). If you own both game versions, the downloadable content can be transferred but only from the old to new version. Visit the Minecraft support page, Forums or Wiki for more information.
- Current owners of "Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition" will be able to upgrade to the new version of "Minecraft" by downloading it from the eShop for free!
Required Space
Nintendo Switch 21.1GB
Nintendo Switch1.1GB
Supported Play Modes
Number of Players
1 - 4
Number of Players (Local Wireless)
2 - 8
Number of Players (Online)
2 - 8
Save Data Cloud
Not supported
Supported Platforms
Nintendo Switch
Publisher
Mojang
Release Date
12/05/2017
Supported Languages
Japanese, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian
Age Rating
More or less free space than is indicated here may be required in order to install products that have been downloaded to the console.
If there is not enough free space available, you can delete unnecessary software or insert a microSD card with enough space.
Note: Nintendo Switch 2 is only compatible with microSD Express cards.
If there is not enough free space available, you can delete unnecessary software or insert a microSD card with enough space.
Note: Nintendo Switch 2 is only compatible with microSD Express cards.
About Supported Features
This software supports the following:
- Touch screen
Downloadable Content
34 items in total