An executive from Mojang, the development studio behind "Minecraft," teased about the possible release of the game on Nintendo's gaming consoles.
According to an interview with Vu Bui, the company's COO, Mojang wants to expand the reach of "Minecraft" by debuting on all game systems.
Ever since the game developed by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson officially came out in 2011, it instantly caught the attention of gamers of all ages. Due to its strong following, "Minecraft" spawned various versions for different platforms. These include Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, Java, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, Amzon Fire TV and the Windows Phone.
Despite its popularity, the game never made it to the gaming systems of the Japanese-based Nintendo. And, after Mojang was acquired by Microsoft last year, many gamers speculated that a Wii U version of "Minecraft" will never happen due to the latter company's Xbox and Windows divisions.
However, Bui hinted that a Nintendo edition of the game could still be released in the future. After all, Mojang is till targeting to release its award-winning game to all available platforms.
"If I had my way, we'd be on everything," Bui told MCVUK. "We want to continue to be available to all players, and that means being on new platforms because everyone uses something different."
He then assured fans that nothing is final yet regarding the future releases of "Minecraft" and the possibility of the game arriving for Nintendo consoles can still happen.
"I've never heard a reason why we haven't ended up on Wii U or 3DS," the executive added. "It just hasn't happened yet."
As for Nintendo, key individuals from the company previously stated that they are interested in making a "Minecraft" game for their systems.
In an interview with gaming news site Kotaku in 2014, Shinya Takahashi, the head of Nintendo's Software Planning and Development division, admitted that in Japan, "Minecraft" is not as popular as it currently is in the U.S. and other regions.
However, he believes that a Nintendo version of the game will be able to change that.
"What's interesting is that, in Japan, 'Minecraft' is not popular in the way it is in the U.S. and Europe," he told Kotaku. "We've also thought that, if we were able to d a partnership like that, it might bring opportunity to help make 'Minecraft' more popular in Japan."
Hopefully, like what Takahashi said last year, Mojang and Microsoft will consider entering into an agreement with Nintendo for the development of "Minecraft" for the Wii U, 3DS or even the rumored Nintendo NX console.
