Minecraft

 is a game released by and. It is a sandbox PC game with a blocky aesthetic centered around gathering resources to survive, exploring the randomly generated terrain, and creating worlds and sculptures using a variety of colorful blocks and tools, though the objective is largely based on the player's direction. The Wii U version of the game, known as Minecraft: Wii U Edition, was originally released for the Nintendo eShop on December 17, 2015, and later released with a physical edition on May 17, 2016. A Nintendo Switch port, known as Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, was released for the Nintendo eShop on May 11, 2017. Aside from the different console (and thus, different controls) and an increased map size, it is otherwise identical to the Wii U game. The original game includes references to the Mario franchise, such as a painting featuring 100m from Donkey Kong (which was based on a painting by ), and the Wii U Edition keeps these references. However, both Nintendo versions of the game also have an exclusive Super Mario Mash-Up Pack that was released alongside the respective physical editions. An edition of Minecraft for the New Nintendo 3DS, aptly titled Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition, was launched on September 13, 2017, but it is currently the only Nintendo version of Minecraft without the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack, but shall receive it at a later date via an update.

A new version of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, named simply Minecraft, will be released digitally and physically on June 21, 2018. The new version allows with other consoles, namely the, ,  and  devices. Owners for the Nintendo Switch port can choose to upgrade to the new version for free, via the "Better Together Update".

Super Mario Mash-Up Pack
The Super Mario Mash-Up Pack was released as downloadable content for the Wii U version on May 17, 2016 (though it comes bundled with the physical edition), and alongside the Nintendo Switch version on May 11, 2017. It was developed in conjunction with Nintendo. Though the mechanics of Minecraft remain the same in the pack, everything has been visually changed to match the aesthetics of the Mario franchise, which includes different skins for the player and every block, item, and mob. There is also a premade world containing several Mario landmarks and multiple enemy gauntlets and jumping challenges.

Skins
Skins are textures that the player can apply to change their appearance. There are forty Mario-themed skins that come with the pack. The skins, as they are titled and ordered from the selection screen, are:

Mobs
Mobs make up the creatures that can be found across the world, both friendly and aggressive. Again, all of them exhibit the behavior of their original Minecraft counterparts (e.g. the Hammer Bros do not throw hammers and instead charge the players, just as the Zombies did previously).

Mario enemies and characters are listed first, followed by the original mob in parenthesis.


 * Elder Guardians are Porcupuffers
 * Shulkers are Piranha Creepers

Building Blocks

 * Bricks become Brick Blocks
 * A Block of Gold becomes a Gold Block
 * Bedrock becomes a Block

Foodstuffs

 * Potatoes are Turnips
 * Raw Salmon is a Cheep Cheep
 * Raw Fish is a Deep Cheep
 * Clownfish are Eep Cheeps
 * Pufferfish are Porcupuffers
 * Carrots are Super Mario Land 2-style Carrots
 * Apples are Berries (Golden Apples are Berries with a yellow color palette)
 * Chorus Fruit is the head of a Beanstalk
 * Spider Eyes are Tarantox's eyes

Materials

 * A Gold Ingot is a Coin
 * A Diamond is a Super Gem
 * Dyes are Magic Paintbrushes
 * A Slimeball is a Thwimp
 * A Blaze Rod is a Fire Bar

Tools, Weapons & Armor

 * A lead is Chain Chomp's post
 * Hoes are Magic Wands
 * Flint and Steel are Fire Flower
 * Diamond Armor is the Penguin Suit
 * Gold Armor is the Bee Suit
 * Leather Armor is the Cat Suit
 * Iron Armor is the Frog Suit
 * Chain Armor is the Tanooki Suit

Decorations

 * An Oxeye Daisy is a Boomerang Flower
 * A Poppy is a Power Flower
 * A Blue Orchid is an Ice Flower
 * An Azure Bluet is a Cloud Flower
 * A Lilac is a Piranha Creeper
 * A Rose Bush is a group of Piranha Plants
 * A Peony is a group of Nipper Plants
 * A Cactus is a head of a Pokey
 * Lily Pads are green Super Leaves
 * Vines are Beanstalks
 * Brown Mushrooms are 1-Up Mushrooms
 * Red Mushrooms are Super Mushrooms
 * Skeleton Skulls are Dry Bones heads
 * Wither Skeleton Skulls are Dark Bones heads
 * Zombie Heads are Hammer Bro heads
 * Creeper Heads are Pokey heads
 * Dragon Heads are Gobblegut's head
 * Chorus Flowers are Beanstalk heads
 * Chorus Plants are Beanstalks

Redstone & Transportation

 * TNT becomes a POW Block
 * Note Block becomes a Note Block
 * A saddle is Yoshi's saddle
 * Redstone Lamps become Light Blocks

Miscellaneous

 * A Nether Star is a Grand Star
 * The Ender Pearls are Shy Guy Masks
 * The Eye of Ender is a Grey Shy Guy Mask
 * Buckets become F.L.U.D.D.s
 * A Cauldron is a Warp Pipe
 * A Jukebox becomes a Super Horn
 * A Crafting Table is a ? Block
 * A Furnace is Mecha-Bowser's head
 * Music Discs become Rainbow Notes

Paintings
The paintings are often used throughout the map as decoration.

Pre-release and unused content
Unused images (presumably intended for use in the digital manual) in the files for Minecraft: Wii U Edition show that different skins were originally going to be used, rather than the ones in the final version. These include Hooktail as the Ender Dragon instead of Gobblegut, Midbus as the Pigs, and Yoshi as the Horses. Another image shows the Ender Chest with a Mr. I-themed design, rather than the Shy Guy-themed design it has in the release version. Zombie Villagers were originally Boomerang Bros, though they were changed in an update to Hammer Bros. wearing the clothes of the Pianta they were before they were transformed.

The screenshot showing the Yoshi horses was actually used in the "Horses" section of the "How to Play" menu, prior to the patch adding the Battle Mini Game.