Nintendo Switch Gets ‘Minecraft’ Release

The Nintendo Switch will be receiving its very own Minecraft release as of May 11, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The Switch version includes a Creative Mode for builders and a Survival Mode for monster fighters. The online multiplayer feature is also available for free until this fall.

Nintendo has not released an official Minecraft video on YouTube yet, but IGN has a fantastic 5-minute gameplay video, as seen below.

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