Minecraft is a sandbox video game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson and later developed and published by Mojang. (Photo : Facebook/ Mojang)
"Minecraft's Wii U" edition, "Super Mario Mash Up pack," which is launching on the digital platform on May 18, will introduce a variety of Nintendo-themed characters, including a prebuilt "Super Mario-themed" world that involves the previous adventures of the Mushroom Kingdom.
The free update will include up to 40 new character skins, offering "Minecraft" explorers to play as Nintendo heroes Luigi, Mario, Yoshi, Daisy, Princess Peach, Toad, Dr. Mario, Toadette and Diddy Kong. Also included are several skins of a couple of villain characters like Wario, Waluigi, Bowser, Shy Guy, Koopa Troopa, and Magikoopa, Nintendo Life reported.
The environments of the DLC, as seen in the "Minecraft Wii U" DLC trailer, mimic classic Mario Series settings like "Super Mario Sunshine's" Delfino Plaza, Princess Peach's castle from "Super Mario 64", and "super Mario Bros 3" desert world. As revealed by Nintendo, these environments will feature appropriate background music when players explore them.
The pack's world also has some custom-built environmental items to, even further, blur the lines between Nintendo franchises and Mojang's modern-day indie hit. Featured textures like warp pipes, music note blocks, and "Super Mario Bros" question-mark bricks will allow gamers to customize their "Mario" universes within "Minecraft."
According to Ars Technica, the "Super Mario Mash Up Pack" will be exclusive to "Minecraft's" Wii U version, which unveiled back in December 2015. The edition includes some few customization-oriented content packs that were released previously only as paid content on other platforms.
Arriving long after the release of "Minecraft" ports for Microsoft and Sony consoles, the Wii U edition launch suggests that Nintendo is entering a partnership with Microsoft, which is the current "Minecraft" franchise owner. However, neither of the two companies has announced plans of continuing the partnership across other consoles or games.
Meanwhile, the two companies plus 4J Studios are giving away the 4th birthday Skin Pack for "Minecraft: Xbox 360" edition through the Xbox Store for both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One as a celebration. The limited time skin pack is also giving gamers a selection of "Minecraft-themed" T-shirts for characters to wear including a Chicken, Creeper, Dog, Cat, Sheep, and more.
Here is a video hignlight of the "Super Mario Mash Up Pack":
