With the advent of the latest video games that featured state-of-the-art graphics technology, “Minecraft” has been relegated to a kid’s game, graphics-wise. Eventually, the new games found out that “Minecraft” is already an icon in the video game industry and simply cannot be dislodged from its lofty status as one of the most successful and sentimental video games.
It’s more than 100 million registered users is not just an evidence of its immense popularity, it also shows that despite being akin to an open-world digital Lego set, gamers really find “Minecraft” entertaining and exciting enough to maintain their interest on it.
A good part of the continued success of “Minecraft” however can be attributed to YouTube, which “Minecraft” gamers and fanatics have greatly made use of to promote and proliferate on how to do things properly in “Minecraft.”
YouTube videos about “Minecraft” always generate a significant amount of views. Millions of people watch “Minecraft” narrate how they fly, hike, and excavate “Minecraft’s” virtual world, details the New York Times.
Most of the “Minecraft” YouTubers and narrators are often men on their early 20s and they have become celebrities in their own right. They have developed a passion for serving as solo tour guides to novice and average “Minecraft” gamers on how to build skyscrapers, ships, and other structures, or engage in battles of survival.
While each narrator has their own unique style in presenting their knowledge and skills set about “Minecraft,” nearly every one of them are considered celebrities by their followers on YouTube.