Nintendo's Wii U to pick up Minecraft Dec. 17, to include six skin packs, gamepad support and more

This morning Nintendo announced that Microsoft’s Minecraft will be coming to the Wii U platform on December 17 for $29.99 via the Nintendo eShop. Appropriately titled Minecraft: Wii U Edition, the game will support play on the GamePad’s controller screen and allow for a split-screen experience on up to 4 HD TVs, with up to 8 players online. Included with the game will be 6 free add-on skin packs:

• Battle and Beasts Skin Pack
• Battle and Beasts 2 Skin Pack
• Natural Texture Pack
• City Texture Pack
• Fantasy Texture Pack
• Festive Mash-Up Pack

“With so many included add-on content packs, Minecraft: Wii U Edition brings an exciting collection of Minecraft content and experiences to Nintendo fans,” Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s president and COO, said in a prepared statement. “Wii U players will have plenty of reasons to keep coming back to this iconic gaming experience.”

• Festive Skin
• The Simpsons Skin
• Doctor Who Skins
• Doctor Who Skins
• Star Wars Classic Skins
• Star Wars Rebels Skins
• Star Wars Prequel Skins
• Mass Effect Mash-up
• Skyrim Mash-up
• Plastic Texture
• Candy Texture
• Cartoon Texture
• Steampunk Texture
• Pattern Texture
• Greek Mythology Mash-up
• Halloween 2015 Mash-up

Check out the video below for the official confirmation. Are our readers excited to see the game finally come to Nintendo’s platform? et us know in the comments section

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