Minecraft is the best-selling game and competes with Tetris, Grand Theft Auto, and Mario. YouTube said that it at present has more than 35,000 active creator channels, who are making videos on Minecraft. This is one of the biggest achievements for both YouTube and Minecraft. Around 140 million people play Minecraft on mobile phones, PC, and video game consoles.
How is YouTube celebrating the milestone?
On this big day, when Minecraft has crossed 1 trillion views on YouTube, YouTube is celebrating it with a mob of fun features. The YouTube has Minecraft-themed takeover of its homepage. #MinecraftMusem is trending, where the creators are sharing their favourite memories of Minecraft on YouTube’s Instagram using the hashtag.
What great personalities have to say about Minecraft?
Lydia Winters Mojang Studios’ chief storyteller says, “It kept going up”. She started her career by creating videos of Minecraft on YouTube. This was a decade ago when she got hired to their team of 7 people. Microsoft bought Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014. But the game has been in talks even before that. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that Minecraft is even more than a great game franchise and is an open-world platform. The game is driven by a vibrant community for which we care deeply. For Microsoft and that community, the game is rich with new opportunities. For the creators that live stream the game and make money, Winters said that we have let them play the game according to their needs and wish, from the beginning itself. Earnest Pettie who leads up YouTube’s Culture and Trends Insights efforts says that Minecraft game itself is effectively a canvas. He believes that COVID-19 pandemic has created a boost for the Minecraft. It was a great source of entertainment for the people at home.
Creative ingenuity is driving this continuous expansion of ‘Minecraft’ viewership” Earnest Pettie, YouTube
Lewis Ward, an analyst at IDC said that he has seen her 6-year-old daughter playing the game. The child-friendly nature of the game is loved by him, and it makes him comfortable to let her daughter play the game.
About the game
Minecraft is a sandbox video game which was originally created by Markus “Notch” Persson. The game was developed by Mojang Studios. The player in the game interacts with a fully modified three-dimensional environment. The three-dimensional environment is made of entities and blocks.
