Minecraft hits 20 million registered users

posted by Polina Karakostova / Jan 16, 2012, 8:02 AM

Minecraft hits 20 million registered users

From the indie discovery that it was in 2009, Minecraft has quickly grown into an online sensation and now reports 20 million registered users.

“Minecraft now has 20 million registered users. At 70 kg each, that's 25% of the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza,” Markus Persson, aka @notch, tweeted.

The game has recently made its debut on mobile platforms - it arrived on both the iPhone and the iPad in November for $6.99, and later on Android, but it’s in its Pocket Edition. That means some core elements of the Minecraft experience like mining and digging were missing. An update is expected to arrive soon and unleash the full potential of the game.

How do you feel about the current mobile version of Minecraft? If you can’t wait for the new one - good news is that it’s expected by February 8th, so stay tuned.

source: @notch via TheVerge

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1. WookieeArmy

Posts: 3; Member since: Sep 02, 2011

Started by one guy and has only developed into a team of what... 16-20 people. they know what their fans want and arent greedy. I hope to all that is holy that they are the leading team in the near future. Also....First!

posted on Jan 16, 2012, 9:20 AM 1

2. Croxy

Posts: 55; Member since: Dec 06, 2011

Great game. I bought it when it was in alpha B) but it's starting to lose it's glow... lack of inventiveness. If you like this kinda game, you will probably like Terraria so check it out ;)

posted on Jan 16, 2012, 1:31 PM 1

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