For example: Assuming that every Minecraft player contains the human average of 1.3 gallons of blood, Minecraft's player base equates to 39.9 regulation olympic-sized swimming pools full of vital fluids. Math is neat, isn't it?
For example: Assuming that every Minecraft player contains the human average of 1.3 gallons of blood, Minecraft's player base equates to 39.9 regulation olympic-sized swimming pools full of vital fluids. Math is neat, isn't it?
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Posted: Jan 14th 2012 9:12PM Roto13 said
That's how I'm going to quantify userbase from now on. By the total amount of blood all users have.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 1:49AM IAmTheBabyJeezus said
@jph89 Hey, the PSP Go was a good system. Most people just couldn't just appreciate it because Sony flaked out on their promise to have every single game release on UMD also released on PSN after the Go was released. Also, because it couldn't play UMD's. And was a shitload more expensive.
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Posted: Jan 15th 2012 6:05AM Kyrx said
@IAmTheBabyJeezus
PSP Go is actually amazing if you have CFW on it, and make backups of your UMD's with second PSP that has an UMD drive. It is actually portable size, has best screen and you can plug it into TV and control with a bluetooth controller, like Dualshock 3, and it has integrated 16GB memory. PSN games also transfer over to Vita, as far as I know. PSP Go buyers weren't so dumb after all.
Even without backups, the Go could have been great if PSN had all games.
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PSP Go is actually amazing if you have CFW on it, and make backups of your UMD's with second PSP that has an UMD drive. It is actually portable size, has best screen and you can plug it into TV and control with a bluetooth controller, like Dualshock 3, and it has integrated 16GB memory. PSN games also transfer over to Vita, as far as I know. PSP Go buyers weren't so dumb after all.
Even without backups, the Go could have been great if PSN had all games.
Posted: Jan 14th 2012 9:16PM Deadpool said
I weigh 210 lbs. So I contribute 56 more pounds of grade A Deadpool.
Posted: Jan 14th 2012 9:19PM Ospov said
40 Olympic-sized pools filled with blood is a little disturbing.
Posted: Jan 14th 2012 9:46PM Deadpool said
@Ospov
Not if you're a vampire.
Then it would look like a pool of chocolate pudding. That's if vampires have the same love for blood as Bill Cosby has for a delicious bowl of chocolate pudding. I think that's a fair comparison. Now I have the image of a vampire Bill Cosby in my head. Crap...that happens time to time. >:\
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Not if you're a vampire.
Then it would look like a pool of chocolate pudding. That's if vampires have the same love for blood as Bill Cosby has for a delicious bowl of chocolate pudding. I think that's a fair comparison. Now I have the image of a vampire Bill Cosby in my head. Crap...that happens time to time. >:\
Posted: Jan 14th 2012 9:19PM Zach Hinchy said
Keep in mind that's account registrations and not paid copies. They hit 4 million paid copies in November.
Posted: Jan 14th 2012 9:34PM Crimsic said
My personal favorite game 2011. Even if it's been in our hands to play for nearly three years now...I've put in over 100 hours in the past couple of months. It was my favorite game that was released this past year.
Posted: Jan 14th 2012 10:32PM zombieguy said
Every time i see a minecraft article like this, I wonder why I am not playing that game...
Posted: Jan 14th 2012 10:53PM crookedking said
Man I remember when it only had 30,000 users...
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 2:00AM Schlecht said
Glad I bought it a month and a half ago. I'm going to buy it on the 360 when it comes out, too.
My only gripe is that the new 1.1 update suddenly changed my survival server's forest/lakes into the taiga (snowy) biome and ice rinks.
My only gripe is that the new 1.1 update suddenly changed my survival server's forest/lakes into the taiga (snowy) biome and ice rinks.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 2:24AM KuztomX said
Yawn.....registered users != paying users. In fact, notice how Notch doesn't post how many distinct registered accounts they have? Nothing stops one person from registering multiple free accounts.
They keep trying to distract us with the registered user count because the paying user count has barely moved since release. It has definitely flatlined when compared to beta days.
They keep trying to distract us with the registered user count because the paying user count has barely moved since release. It has definitely flatlined when compared to beta days.
Posted: Jan 16th 2012 3:24PM Heffer Wolfe said
@KuztomX
Man it must be fun making stuff up, huh? Minecraft hit the 4M paid users in December, after it's release. It currently sits at right 4.7 million. In just about a month it gets 650K-700K new sales? That's pretty damn good for a game that's been around for 2 years.
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Man it must be fun making stuff up, huh? Minecraft hit the 4M paid users in December, after it's release. It currently sits at right 4.7 million. In just about a month it gets 650K-700K new sales? That's pretty damn good for a game that's been around for 2 years.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 3:11AM gnark1ll420 said
It may have over 20,000,000 registered users but only 4,651,177 or so people have bought it according to the site.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 2:42PM 880Cloud088 said
@gnark1ll420 Only. Only 4 million people bought his PC only game....
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Posted: Jan 15th 2012 3:53AM Raffi256 said
"if each user weighed 154 pounds" Yeah right.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 4:23AM jackdan594 said
Wow, the fact that all Minecraft users only add up to a quarter of the Pyramid of Giza seems pretty piss poor to me. That pyramid must weigh a lot more than I thought it did.
Which isn't to say Minecrafts sales are piss poor - they are awesome
Which isn't to say Minecrafts sales are piss poor - they are awesome
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 6:37PM AntiVillian said
@jackdan594
Well the density of a small pile of humans are almost equal to 1000kg/cu.m. The density of limestone however is equal to 2611kg/cu.m.
If you were to physically stack up all the registered minecraft users in a giant pile (naked of course as clothes add more weight) then the size of that pile would be two thirds the actual size of the pyramid of giza. That still might not sound that impressive but it makes it about the same size as the pyramid's of sneferu which are the third largest.
TL;DR a pile of minecraft users = third largest pyramid.
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Well the density of a small pile of humans are almost equal to 1000kg/cu.m. The density of limestone however is equal to 2611kg/cu.m.
If you were to physically stack up all the registered minecraft users in a giant pile (naked of course as clothes add more weight) then the size of that pile would be two thirds the actual size of the pyramid of giza. That still might not sound that impressive but it makes it about the same size as the pyramid's of sneferu which are the third largest.
TL;DR a pile of minecraft users = third largest pyramid.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 5:45AM byaboy said
If only they could put it on steam.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 5:50AM Dick Socrates said
20 million registered users. 150 actively playing.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 12:44PM KirbyCommando said
@Dick Socrates
I truly have no idea what you are trying to say with this post.
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I truly have no idea what you are trying to say with this post.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 1:22PM Marshillboy said
@KirbyCommando
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap87xnjOh8E
Only major scrubs and autistic nerds still play this game?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap87xnjOh8E
Only major scrubs and autistic nerds still play this game?
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 11:44AM (Unverified) said
I got out of Minecraft for half a year or so, then I started using mods and playin MP, I have 300+ hours in it now and only bought it last September.
Posted: Jan 15th 2012 12:50PM joer22784 said
Started playing it again last week and started an adventure file, have been searching all week but cannot find these Damn villages I keep hearing about
Posted: Jan 16th 2012 5:45AM (Unverified) said
That's one rare example, try watching the YogsCast (BlueXephos is the channel name) or any of The Creatures' videos (UberHaxorNova, xXSlyFoxHoundXx, just to name 2 of them), they're actually funny.
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