Minecraft generated 5 million euros in March for Mojang

Re:Minecraft generated 5 million euros in March for Mojang by srgseg on Friday April 08, 2011 @12:00PM (#2424345)

Please could someone explain Minecraft to me?

I've watched the video at minecraft.net, and I've read the entire Wikipedia page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft

Despite this, I still can't figure out what the element of this game is that makes it addictive and what convinces people to have spent a total of $30m+ on this.

It's easy to see why Angry Birds or Portal or CounterStrike or Desktop Tower Defence or Need for Speed is fun - but Minecraft's draw confuses me.

Is it something that can only be understood by playing it?

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Re:Minecraft generated 5 million euros in March for Mojang by nickknw on Friday April 08, 2011 @12:57PM (#2424629)

For me, it's got kind of the same appeal that lego did as a kid. And The Incredible Machine.

It has other appealing elements, for sure. Exploring large dark randomly generated cave systems with danger at every turn, combining items with other items to make new, more exciting items.

But ultimately, Minecraft taps into the same kind of fun as lego. IMO, it does it even better.

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Re:Minecraft generated 5 million euros in March for Mojang by morgantwenty on Friday April 08, 2011 @12:35PM (#2424528)

> Is it something that can only be understood by playing it?

Pretty much exactly that.

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Re:Minecraft generated 5 million euros in March for Mojang by alexgaribay on Friday April 08, 2011 @12:42PM (#2424561)

I would agree with that. I saw my roommate playing it and thought it was completely idiotic. I bought the game a few weeks after he did. I was definitely addicted for while.

Can't....stop....digging!

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