Minecraft

Minecraft

A video game is a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a monitor or other display.

Genres of video games

• RPG
• Sports
• Strategy
• FPS 
• Simulation 
• Horror 
• Puzzle solving 

Examples 

• Fifa 
• COD
• Fortnite
• Mario Kart 
• Nintendo dogs 
• Mario and sonic 
• Just Dance 
• Sims 

Minecraft 

Was created by Markus 'Notch' Persson and developed by Mojang. These were independent, separate to and not financed by a big commercial company. For small independent companies when becoming successful, it is usual for larger organisations to want to buy them. Minecraft is a construction game aka 'Sand-box game'. It can be seen as 'online lego' and because of this it has become a critical and commercial success. From independent to mainstream over 125 million copies have been sold. 

Reasons why Minecraft is so successful:

• Its original, little competition.
• Allows the creativity to be the main aim of the game -  no limit to your imagination.
• Continuous game - no limit.
• Appeals to all age groups.
• Mass marketing.
• Forging relationships - social skills, team work. 
• Open world exploration game - literal sandbox with infinite playability. 
• Players creations are mine crafts own marketing campaign i.e. youtube.
• Its a platform agnostic, started with PC.
• Co-opted with children.
• It fulfils our human insetting to bring order to chaotic wilderness.