New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Author(s)	Mojang Studios Other Ocean Interactive
Platform(s)
Written in	C++
Latest version	1.9.19
Release date	Digital – Nintendo eShop NA: September 13, 2017 JP: September 14, 2017 Europe/AU/NZ: September 20, 2018 Physical release NA: November 10, 2017
Rating(s)	PEGI: 7 ESRB: E10+ ACB: PG USK: 6 Russia: 6+ CERO: All
Size	470 MB With patch: 1 GB (1.9.19)
License	Proprietary
Source available	No
Links	Store page (UK/IE)

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Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition is a discontinued and heavily modified fork of Pocket Edition (though functionally its own edition) developed by Other Ocean Interactive and Mojang Studios for the New Nintendo 3DS/2DS systems, but was not compatible with the original Nintendo 3DS/2DS systems. It was released on the Nintendo eShop simultaneously in North America and Japan on September 13, 2017, hours after its announcement during a Nintendo Direct, and later received a physical release only in North America on November 10, 2017. The game was digitally released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on September 20, 2018, one year and seven days after the original release. The internal name for this game is "Proteus".

As of 1.9.19, the New Nintendo 3DS Edition's most recent feature update is the Discovery Update. It has not received newer feature updates, such as the Update Aquatic, Village & Pillage, Buzzy Bees, the Nether Update, and so on. It is one of the shortest-lived versions of Minecraft, lasting 1 year, 4 months, and 3 days in NA/JP, or just 3 months and 27 days in Europe/AU/NZ, before receiving its final update on January 15th, 2019. Despite being stated to receive support for stereoscopic 3D "in a future update", such support was never added.

As of the shutdown of the Nintendo 3DS eShop on March 27, 2023, it is no longer possible to digitally purchase this version of the game, though the game can be redownloaded if it was previously purchased and physical copies still function normally.

Development

The idea of Minecraft releasing on the 3DS was first teased in June 2014 when Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinya Takahashi were asked about the possibility of Minecraft coming to the Wii U. Takahashi stated:

“	We've always thought internally that using the [Wii U] GamePad would probably make for a Minecraft that's very easy to play. And, of course, if we were to do something with Minecraft on the 3DS, similarly we would probably do it where it would be easier to play and could probably reach a lot of kids. What's interesting is that, in Japan, Minecraft is not popular in the way it is in the U.S. and Europe, so we've also thought that, if we were able to do a partnership like that, it might bring opportunity to help make Minecraft more popular in Japan.	„
	— Shinya Takahashi on porting Minecraft to the Wii U

Minecraft on the 3DS was teased again at MINECON 2015 when Mojang's COO stated:

“	If I had my way, we'd be on everything. We want to continue to be available to all players, and that means being on new platforms because everyone uses something different. I've never heard a reason why we haven't ended up on Wii U or 3DS. It just hasn't happened yet.	„
	— Vu Bui on porting Minecraft to the Wii U

The game was confirmed during a Nintendo Direct on September 13, 2017 and became available digitally shortly after the presentation. A physical copy was released exclusively in North America a month later, on November 10, 2017.

Gameplay

Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition had the following differences from other editions:

• New Nintendo 3DS Edition lacks online multiplayer. Instead it supports 2-player local multiplayer, which was added in update 1.4. It does not use the Download Play app, requiring both players to own a full copy of New Nintendo 3DS Edition.
  • This makes this edition the third console version of Minecraft (alongside PlayStation Vita Edition and Nintendo Switch Edition) to allow players to play together without an Internet connection with one person per system.
• The game's save file is stored in "Extra Data" on the system's microSD card rather than as "Save Data" in the system's memory or on the Game Card.
• World types are "Default" and "Flat". Default world sizes are Small (672×672), Medium (1344×1344), and Large (2016×2016). The size of a world cannot be changed after it is created. The ratio of the Nether to the Overworld is 1:3.
  • The medium and large sizes are larger than the Wii U Edition's world size of 864×864, despite the New Nintendo 3DS being a much less powerful console.
  • This edition has a larger Nether area (672×672) and End area (2016×2016) than the Xbox One Edition and the PlayStation 4 Edition world sizes of 640×640 in the Nether and the End.
• Although the height limit is only 128 blocks, worlds can be larger than the Small world type from Legacy Console Edition.
  • There is no fall barrier at Y=-40 in the void, allowing the player to fall indefinitely.
• There was a mob cap that was much stricter than Legacy Console Edition, where a maximum of 24 enemies, 24 animals, 16 squid, and 16 villagers could exist at one time. However, there was initially no cap on experience orbs, so it was possible to crash the game by throwing too many bottles o' enchanting. This was fixed in update 1.1.
• Instead of including the map item, the map and the player's coordinates were displayed on the Touch Screen. Due to this, it was impossible to map The Nether in this version. The touch screen was also used for inventory management and crafting. The Woodland Mansion and Ocean Monument maps from update 1.9 were the only map items in the New Nintendo 3DS Edition. They did not display the map in the player’s hand, but rather is held in the hotbar, and was displayed on the map in the touch screen.
• Due to the lack of an off-hand slot in this version, the totem of undying can be activated as long as it is in the player's hotbar (not necessarily in the player's hand).
• New Nintendo 3DS Edition targeted 60 frames per second in standard worlds and 30 frames per second in Mash-up worlds.
• Some early copies of the physical version had a misprinted amiibo logo on the box.
• The render distance in New Nintendo 3DS Edition is 3 chunk and 1 fog chunk or returning from the end 4 chunks. Though many claim the render distance is 6 chunks the myth was shut down by youtuber "Bearman3600" after doing a test he confirmed that the render distance is 3 chunk and 1 fog chunk (or returning from the end 4 chunks.)

Splashes

This edition included 20 platform-specific splash texts, oddly displayed directly below the logo and not slanted. 10 were selected by an Other Ocean engineer:

• "A skeleton popped out!"
• "Casual gaming!"
• "Whoa, dude!"

Of the remaining 10, they were:

• "Ah, another visitor!"
• "Coffee! Coffee now!"
• "Don't awoo!"
• "Don't be that guy!"
• "Don, bear near?"
• "Generate me a force field with that computer and a microwave!"
• "Go to sleep! Go to sleep! It's time to go to sleep!"
• "Rise from your grave!"
• "Rob is jarig!"
• "What are you selling?"

Add-ons

Along with the other editions of Minecraft for Nintendo platforms, New Nintendo 3DS Edition was the most expensive edition of the game, as it was bundled with several add-on packs.

Bundled

Skin packs

• Standard Skin Pack
• Biome Settlers Skin Pack 1
• Biome Settlers Skin Pack 2
• Redstone Specialists
• Journey to the West
• Holiday Skin Pack 2015

Texture packs

• Minecraft (default textures)
• City
• Plastic

Mash-up packs

• Super Mario Mash-up

Purchasable

Skin packs

• Campfire Tales
• City Folk
• Town Folk
• Battle & Beasts
• Star Wars Classic
• Star Wars Rebels
• Stranger Things
• Star Wars Prequel
• Villains
• Strangers - Biome Settlers 3
• Moana
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Magic: The Gathering
• Halloween Costume

Texture packs

• Cartoon
• Fantasy
• Candy
• Natural
• Steampunk

Mash-up packs

• Festive Mash-up 2016

Gallery

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  Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition logo

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  Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition box art

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  Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition app icon