Minecraft (Nintendo Switch) (European Version)

My daughter loves this game

It was a gift for my nephew and he absolutely loved it.

After a brief tutorial from my son, I was hooked! If only from all the fun he was having!!

My grandson broke this within the first week

Great

Nephew loved it.

Perfecto

Its alright I guess, but it claims to come with packs it does not. Well, specifically it comes with Super Mario Mash-Up Pack, but requires download for the Natural Textures Pack, Biome Settlers Skin Pack, Battle and Beasts Skin Pack, and Campfire Tales Skin Pack. Doesnt say where to download from though. The Minecraft Marketplace? You have to have a Minecraft account through Microsoft for this which requires things like a phone number to make an account for some reason. Its not great if you have kids who want to make accounts. Too much unecessary personal info required to get the most out of this game. What bothers me most about this is that the inclusion of the Mario pack shows they could have put these things on the cartridge itself, and simply didnt. Makes me wonder if by included they meant, seperate purchase. There is no code included to get anything free through the Nintendo eShop so that certainly cant be how they intended to include these packs- right?

Best game ever

I first tried this game on iPad. I was evaluating it to see if it would be good for my daughter to play. But I found it engaging myself and spent many hours playing around. Its a simple game where you gather resources and build things in a pixelated art-style 3D world. Its kind of like playing in a sandbox. There is no story, but kids love the creative freedom to explore, fend off monsters, and build all sorts of things. I am reviewing the Nintendo Switch version here. I would rate it higher, but the online capability on the Switch is abysmal. Years ago, we tried networking a few devices to play over local connection (two iOS devices and a Switch). Even with that simple setup, we suffered frequent connection disruptions. By now, you would think that Microsoft would have improved things. The game now claims to offer online multiplayer on the Switch. But I found it to be utterly broken and non-functional. I have a solid internet setup at my house. But the game always fails to connect me with my Switch friends online. Signing in with a Microsoft account seemed to work better at first. But then it inexplicably started causing the game to lock up whenever I logged on with the Microsoft account. Its a completely broken and frustrating experience trying to use the online features. If you stick to the single-player game, its enjoyable as a simple little sandbox game. If Microsoft cant get the online experience right, they shouldnt claim that the game is playable online. They should wait until they have it working properly before releasing those features.