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Minecraft: Wii U Edition added the new Chinese Mythology Mash-Up Pack earlier in the week. For a look at the DLC, watch the video below.

Next Tuesday, Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be receiving the Chinese Mythology Mash-Up Pack. On top of that, a new update is coming on the same day, which will bring about some new features. Take a look at what’s in store through the video below.

At Minecon 2016, new DLC was revealed for the console versions of Minecraft. All platforms – including Wii U – will be receiving a new Chinese Mythology Mash-Up Pack.

Players can expect the following from the DLC:

“In the new Minecraft: Console Edition Chinese Mythology Mash-Up, come explore ancient temples hidden among the cherry blossoms and survive the night at the Great Wall. In this new mash-up, you will be able to visit an exquisitely created pre-made world. Wander through the streets of an ancient great city, marvel at the dragons that dwell around the high mountains, contemplate on your crafting within a mythical monastery and just enjoy the view as you walk through fields and discover how mobs would look in ancient China. This mash-up also brings you 41 new skins to choose from and 13 themed music tracks for your worlds made using this pack.”

The Chinese Mythology Mash-up also packs in a special map for use in the Battle mini game.

View a trailer for the DLC in Minecraft: Wii U Edition below. Head past the break for a rundown of other features included in the upcoming update.

Update (9/16): We now have the patch notes – attached past the break.


Original (9/14): It’s been a busy couple of days for software updates. Splatoon received a new patch last night, followed by an update for Metroid Prime: Federation Force / Blast Ball. Now Minecraft: Wii U Edition has been updated as well.

At the moment, we’re not quite sure what’s included in the patch, but it doesn’t include any major new modes or features. When we hear from 4J Studios, we’ll update this post.

Minecraft: Wii U Edition has added the new Tumble mini-game this week. Take a look at some footage in the video below.

Mojang and 4J Studios are updating all console versions of Minecraft with a new mini-game this week. The two developers are introducing Tumble, “a frantic competitive clash in which players destroy the very floor beneath their enemies’ feet, sending them plummeting to their doom.”

Tumble is played out in “a best of three, on a series of semi-randomised maps, each with several layers of differing materials and hazards.” Players can choose between two variants: one in which snowballs are used or a second with shovels.

Here’s a trailer for Tumble:

Also coming to Minecraft: Wii U Edition very soon is a new map pack for Battle, the first mini-game. Paying $3 provides access to Castle, Shipyard, and Invasion.

All of this content should be live today since maintenance will be taking place later tonight.

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Minecraft: Wii U Edition patch 10 came out earlier this week following some maintenance. Along with bug fixes and issues that were addressed, it adds the Battle Map Pack 2 (Atlantis, Ruin and Siege) as well as the Redstone Specialists Skin Pack. Check out some footage of the update below.

Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be receiving its next update soon. The tenth patch should be out later this week, if not today.

The update does add some new content – specifically the Battle Map Pack 2 and Redstone Specialists Skin Pack. However, it’s mainly a way to fix a number of issues.

Head past the break for the full patch notes.

Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be undergoing maintenance early next week. While it’s happening, all network services will be down.

Maintenance will take place at the following times:

– 8:50 PM PT (July 25) – 10:30 PM PT (July 25)
– 11:50 PM ET (July 25) – 1:30 AM ET (July 26)
– 4:50 AM in the UK (July 26) – 6:30 AM in the UK (July 26)
– 5:50 AM in Europe (July 26) – 7:30 AM in Europe (July 26)

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Update: Bumped to the top. The patch is now live. It takes up 40MB of space.


Minecraft: Wii U Edition is getting another update to address issues with the Battle Mini Game. The ninth patch should be released later tonight.

As for what’s involved here, below are the full patch notes:

  • Battle Mini Game: Disable kicking players during Public Battle rounds. This is enabled for the host in the Lobby.
  • Battle Mini Game: Disable the host exiting the game during a Battle round. This is enabled in the lobby.
  • Battle Mini Game: Grace period increased to 20 seconds.
  • Battle Mini Game: Changed all Poison Potions to level 2 instead of level 1.
  • Battle Mini Game: All Sticks now have at least Sharpness 1.
  • Battle Mini Game: Replaced the Fire Charge item with a Potion of Fire Resistance.
  • Battle Mini Game: Replaced the Diamond Chestplate with an Iron Chestplate.
  • Battle Mini Game: The Wooden Hoe with Fire Aspect 1 has Sharpness 1 added to it.
  • Battle Mini Game: Removed the Wooden Shovel from the Centre Chests.
  • Battle Mini Game: Added Sharpness 1 to the Wooden Pickaxe in the Outer Chests.
  • Battle Mini Game: Added Sharpness 2 to the Wooden Shovel in the Outer Chests.
  • Battle Mini Game: Fixed various areas in maps where players could get stuck.

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