Minecraft Flashcards
(22 cards)
How is minecraft platform agnostic?
Because it can be accessed on multiple platforms
How did minecraft grow in popularity before Microsoft
word of mouth
How many copies of minecraft have been sold in the last 10 years on platforms and PC ?
180 million and 25 million on PC
How did the audience interact with the creators in the early days ?
Audience influenced updates every Friday with requested items
What was one feature of minecraft that make it popular and successful over other games
Customizability
What’s the background of the creation of minecraft ?
Independent game created by Notch
No commercial backers
Vertical integration - developed distribution
No advertising /word of mouth
How many purchases of the 2011 BETA
1 million purchases in 1 month
What were the 2011 financial figures?
April 2011- estimated 33 million revenue
Nov 2011 - official Release -
16 million users , 4 million purchases
How did minecraft progress in 2012 and 2013?
2012- Xbox 360 + Xbox live editions
2013 - minecraft pocket edition - educational + novice editions
How many copies sold in 2015 ?
30 million
How many copies have been sold to this date ?
121 million copies sold
Available to purchase through PlayStation network + Xbox live
Whilst originally being funded by purchase revenue , how to most games in recent times fund games ?
Subscription
- micro transactions ( selling virtual items to help in the gameplay or add cosplay )
- this is clever considering the biggest audience of gaming is kids , they don’t have money to spend on big games so expect internet games for free by don’t mind spending micro transactions as they feel it’s their choice
What are some key features of independent games ?
- rarely multi Platform
- often created without publisher
- relies on digital distribution
- emphasis on creativity + innovation
- low production sales
Key features of mainstream games ?
- huge budget
- mass advertisement
- mass target audience
What are blockbuster games ?
AAA games such as COD which cost and make lots of money
What is digitally convergent media?
Ect Video game consoles - can play games , access the internet , watch videos , message friends - CROSS MEDIA CONTENT- helps a wider audience and maximise profits
What is distribution?
The process of delivering the media product to audiences through either tangable media ( disc) and digital (cloud based)
What is consumption ?
Refers to the way media text is used by the audience for their own pleasure
- also explores the rise of user generated content across several platforms
What is production ?
Refers to all the phases of designing , developing and making the media product , this process is addressed in the fact sheet
Other than minecraft , what did Marcus Pearson (NOTCH) create
MOJANG ( Swedish game developer) in 2009
When and how much did Microsoft buy mojang and therefore minecraft for ?
25th September 2014 for 2.5 billion
How many monthly players does minecraft have ?
112 million
