Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 47 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 47
  3. Negative: 14 out of 47
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  1. NotDrgon
    Apr 17, 2023
    3
    Lost my cortage in my mums car vwey upset and sad but morbius will frogive me. Other than thatthe game is a 10/10. Plays well, girls love me but i cant belive mojang will do that.
  2. OllyReynolds
    Oct 31, 2017
    1
    The fact that it’s only on the new 3ds blows my mind Minecraft fans that have the 2ds and old 3ds and xl systems are missing out if they added circle pad pro support. However the original 3ds and 2ds systems have a slightly slow cpu. If they made a version for the older 3ds they would make more money so why didn’t they make it? It is because the new 3ds Minecraft was rushed you can tell byThe fact that it’s only on the new 3ds blows my mind Minecraft fans that have the 2ds and old 3ds and xl systems are missing out if they added circle pad pro support. However the original 3ds and 2ds systems have a slightly slow cpu. If they made a version for the older 3ds they would make more money so why didn’t they make it? It is because the new 3ds Minecraft was rushed you can tell by the menus and gameplay. However if you want a better portable version of Minecraft I recommend getting it on the psvita or Nintendo switch.… Expand
  3. BeefRates
    Nov 25, 2021
    3
    Minecraft for 3DS is ok at the best, but i didn't expect it to be a lil dry than the other ones.
  4. RottenFetus
    Jan 31, 2023
    0
    This game is very bad. It is too slow and empty. The building is boring because the graphics are cubes but good looking. Play anything else.

Awards & Rankings

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#28 Best 3DS Game of 2017
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#14 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2017
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#27 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2017

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Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Jan 7, 2018
    55
    As someone who's played every version of Minecraft to date, this New 3DS edition is the one I'm going to come back to the least. [Issue #31 – January/February 2018, p. 28E]
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Oct 19, 2017
    70
    Minecraft New 3DS Edition isn’t a bad game at all—at its core it’s still the same brilliantly addictive creativity sandbox. That said, its complete lack of multiplayer and the availability of the vastly superior Nintendo Switch version for the same price unfortunately makes Minecraft on 3DS functionally obsolete.
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  3. Nintendo Life
    Sep 27, 2017
    60
    We suspect that some will purchase Minecraft for the New 3DS for the sake of having it on every platform, but it’s hard to see the audience that would buy this version instead of any of the superior versions available on other platforms, including both the Wii U and the Switch. While the 3DS’s touch screen does add some convenience, the trade-offs made to fit such a large game onto the New 3DS create a notable deficit. If you don’t have another platform on which to play Minecraft, New 3DS Edition is a good way to test the waters and sample the solo experience, but there’s so much more that this game has to offer elsewhere.
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