It won't die for a while. It will just slowly lose players. It has been around for a long time, and some of those from the start are long gone, but they had fun. After a while it gets a little old.
Note "since the beginning of 2016" - they must have been selling over 100,000 copies per day a few years ago according to your charts but I sort of doubt that; to sell 106 million copies at 53,000 copies per day would take 2000 days or about 5 1/2 years, not much less than the 6 years since interest picked up around 2010.
Also, 40 million players per month (If that is unique players; many second-hand sources claim it is) means that over a third of all people who have ever bought the game still play it on a regular basis; I myself have had the game for over three years and still play it every single day for 3-4 hours - and I only play singleplayer and on a 3 year old version at that (I got the game when 1.5.1 was out and still exclusively play my Survival worlds in 1.6.4, and mostly near-vanilla; I've spent nearly 90 days playing in one world, and know people who have spent even more time in one world).
Is it over the peak of it's popularity trend? I would say yes.
Right now it's in a big lull because of Minecon. They're keeping new features under wraps so people who thrive on new features and snapshots are likely losing interest.
Seriously? Again one of these threads?! Just how hard is it to use the SEARCH function? How hard can it be?!
No, it's not DYING. Popularity declining? Probably. Please stop making these threads and use the search function? Please?
Whining won't stop these posts from being made. And yes, minecraft is dying - it's still popular and has lots of players, but yea, it wen't over the peak of gaining players and is now losing them. There may be random influxes every now and then, but gg no re- it has started to die. (it's not really at the biggest spot to be called dying, more of a "ill")
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Hello! I am jacklego5, i have played since the alpha days and i am a Veteran at minecraft ( I'm pretty good )
If i am helpful, why not give me a thanks? THANKS! <--- Get it?
The OP's question isn't the most interesting thing to me. FWIW, I think Minecraft is going to be a staple in game libraries for a while to come. What game will replace it, to scratch the same itch? The most recent try - Seven Days to Die - is by all accounts a pretty bad game. When a new console generation comes out and they don't make Minecraft for it, then you can start chiseling the headstone.
More interesting to me is what prompts a person - ostensibly a Minecraft player - to ask the question? There does not, at the moment, seem to be any actual evidence of the game - or more to the point, game development - dying out. PC and console versions continue to get regular updates and new game modes. Sales figures seem quite strong. Web search stats mean almost nothing in this discussion - every single thing ever invented will have a quick ramp up of interest, then a long tail. I see that more as evidence of a mature community (less need to just Google "Minecraft" - everybody knows where to go to get answers) than a declining game.
So, little evidence of a "dying" game (whatever that might mean to you). Why the concern? What makes a person wake up and ask, "is this game DYING?"
More interesting to me is what prompts a person - ostensibly a Minecraft player - to ask the question? There does not, at the moment, seem to be any actual evidence of the game - or more to the point, game development - dying out. PC and console versions continue to get regular updates and new game modes. Sales figures seem quite strong. Web search stats mean almost nothing in this discussion - every single thing ever invented will have a quick ramp up of interest, then a long tail. I see that more as evidence of a mature community (less need to just Google "Minecraft" - everybody knows where to go to get answers) than a declining game.
The updates are what's killing it. They're beating a dead horse, pumping out new updates that alienate an older fanbase and make the game less unique to a newer one. To me, Minecraft started dying the day they changed the leather texture.
I dont see Minecraft dying in these years, why? Here it is:
Yep Minecraft is now like 5-6 years old and not to mention games like CS, I believe they started 2002 or around and still it is popular today. Minecraft has influenced people in their culture, not to mention a lot of Minecraft reference and Easter eggs on a whole lot of TV shows, comics, and quotes. And, yep, Minecraft has around estimating, 107,000,000 sales, which means Minecraft has a whole lot of players, not counting those who illegally downloads Minecraft. In entertainment, several people proposed Minecraft to be their TV shows or series, Minecraft is even on Minecraft: Story Mode, Minecraft is even getting a movie! A lot of Youtubers play Minecraft too, and still in these days! Minecraft has a whole lot of something to offer you! The only problem is, Minecraft lags bad without Optifine.
To summarize, Minecraft isn't dying ...
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I have returned after all these years and I'm internally dying inside whenever I think about the posts I've done prior to this current year. Just don't look at them.
I really don't want Minecraft to die, but I believe it currently is, but slowly.
Whenever I search for something specific about Minecraft, it only shows results dating 2 years back.
It feels as if Minecraft is still stuck in 2014, frozen in time.
I think that's just your perception and not reality. The game has several years of history now and most mechanics were explored and exploited in detail several years ago. So most of the more recent activity you will see is about new content that has been added to the game, but if you go looking for a cobblestone generator for example you're going to get a lot of several year old hits because there isn't much new about that and everyone knows how to do those nowadays.
I don't think Minecraft is dying, but it isn't necessarily "trending" anymore. It's been at a point where anybody and everybody will play, but now I think it's getting back to where just the fans will continue to play like they always have.
Seems like Minecraft is on a serious decline
Search volume falls, servers die out, A lot of YouTubers lose people almost completely, even largest ones.
Google trends statistics:
Other countries show even stricter decline:
What are your thoughts on that? Will Minecraft die in 2017?
It won't die for a while. It will just slowly lose players. It has been around for a long time, and some of those from the start are long gone, but they had fun. After a while it gets a little old.
Will Minecraft die soon? Let's see what Mojang has to say about this:
Note "since the beginning of 2016" - they must have been selling over 100,000 copies per day a few years ago according to your charts but I sort of doubt that; to sell 106 million copies at 53,000 copies per day would take 2000 days or about 5 1/2 years, not much less than the 6 years since interest picked up around 2010.
Also, 40 million players per month (If that is unique players; many second-hand sources claim it is) means that over a third of all people who have ever bought the game still play it on a regular basis; I myself have had the game for over three years and still play it every single day for 3-4 hours - and I only play singleplayer and on a 3 year old version at that (I got the game when 1.5.1 was out and still exclusively play my Survival worlds in 1.6.4, and mostly near-vanilla; I've spent nearly 90 days playing in one world, and know people who have spent even more time in one world).
TheMasterCaver's First World - possibly the most caved-out world in Minecraft history - includes world download.
TheMasterCaver's World - my own version of Minecraft largely based on my views of how the game should have evolved since 1.6.4.
Why do I still play in 1.6.4?
Oh god another one of these threads...
Is it over the peak of it's popularity trend? I would say yes.
Right now it's in a big lull because of Minecon. They're keeping new features under wraps so people who thrive on new features and snapshots are likely losing interest.
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I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..
Seriously? Again one of these threads?! Just how hard is it to use the SEARCH function? How hard can it be?!
No, it's not DYING. Popularity declining? Probably. Please stop making these threads and use the search function? Please?
Whining won't stop these posts from being made. And yes, minecraft is dying - it's still popular and has lots of players, but yea, it wen't over the peak of gaining players and is now losing them. There may be random influxes every now and then, but gg no re- it has started to die. (it's not really at the biggest spot to be called dying, more of a "ill")
Hello! I am jacklego5, i have played since the alpha days and i am a Veteran at minecraft ( I'm pretty good
)
If i am helpful, why not give me a thanks? THANKS! <--- Get it?
Yeah, you guys give some good points, thanks for your encouraging answers!
The OP's question isn't the most interesting thing to me. FWIW, I think Minecraft is going to be a staple in game libraries for a while to come. What game will replace it, to scratch the same itch? The most recent try - Seven Days to Die - is by all accounts a pretty bad game. When a new console generation comes out and they don't make Minecraft for it, then you can start chiseling the headstone.
More interesting to me is what prompts a person - ostensibly a Minecraft player - to ask the question? There does not, at the moment, seem to be any actual evidence of the game - or more to the point, game development - dying out. PC and console versions continue to get regular updates and new game modes. Sales figures seem quite strong. Web search stats mean almost nothing in this discussion - every single thing ever invented will have a quick ramp up of interest, then a long tail. I see that more as evidence of a mature community (less need to just Google "Minecraft" - everybody knows where to go to get answers) than a declining game.
So, little evidence of a "dying" game (whatever that might mean to you). Why the concern? What makes a person wake up and ask, "is this game DYING?"
The updates are what's killing it. They're beating a dead horse, pumping out new updates that alienate an older fanbase and make the game less unique to a newer one. To me, Minecraft started dying the day they changed the leather texture.
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost
The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost
From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring
Renewed shall be the blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king
I dont see Minecraft dying in these years, why? Here it is:
Yep Minecraft is now like 5-6 years old and not to mention games like CS, I believe they started 2002 or around and still it is popular today. Minecraft has influenced people in their culture, not to mention a lot of Minecraft reference and Easter eggs on a whole lot of TV shows, comics, and quotes. And, yep, Minecraft has around estimating, 107,000,000 sales, which means Minecraft has a whole lot of players, not counting those who illegally downloads Minecraft. In entertainment, several people proposed Minecraft to be their TV shows or series, Minecraft is even on Minecraft: Story Mode, Minecraft is even getting a movie! A lot of Youtubers play Minecraft too, and still in these days! Minecraft has a whole lot of something to offer you! The only problem is, Minecraft lags bad without Optifine.
To summarize, Minecraft isn't dying ...
I have returned after all these years and I'm internally dying inside whenever I think about the posts I've done prior to this current year. Just don't look at them.
Minecraft is forever eternal...
I don't think Minecraft is dying.
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Curse PremiumI really don't want Minecraft to die, but I believe it currently is, but slowly.
Whenever I search for something specific about Minecraft, it only shows results dating 2 years back.
It feels as if Minecraft is still stuck in 2014, frozen in time.
I think that's just your perception and not reality. The game has several years of history now and most mechanics were explored and exploited in detail several years ago. So most of the more recent activity you will see is about new content that has been added to the game, but if you go looking for a cobblestone generator for example you're going to get a lot of several year old hits because there isn't much new about that and everyone knows how to do those nowadays.
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I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..
I don't think Minecraft is dying, but it isn't necessarily "trending" anymore. It's been at a point where anybody and everybody will play, but now I think it's getting back to where just the fans will continue to play like they always have.
Why does someone post one of these nearly every month?
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/search?display-type=1&forum=1021&forum-scope=t&page=2&search=minecraft dying&search-forum-id=1021&search-type=0&sort=-datecreated&submit=y
Please don't PM me asking for help, I will just redirect you to the appropriate forum, where there are others who are far more skilled than me.
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It's not dying, just the major hype of it is starting to fade now, imo atleast
That point for me was way back in Beta 1.8 when they added hunger.
Cast aside your festive doylaks: dragon stuff is about to happen.
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Alpha 1.0.4
I know we've seen this thread a lot but I have to agree. I don't even play it anymore
haven't seen anyone talking about it in quite a while, it's as good as dead here in my country
i would say yes, at least for my standards