Minecraft is mainstream with 100M registered PC accounts and 14.3M copies sold

Minecraft is like Super Mario Bros. for today’s kids. You see them playing on phones in restaurants, tablets at the mall, and computers at the library — and Toys “R” Us is selling blocky foam swords for $20 each.

The PC version of the Lego-like building-adventure title recently crossed 100 million registered accounts, according to developer Mojang. That represents the number of people who have logged into and created an account on Minecraft.net to check out Minecraft. Visitors must register before purchasing the $30 download or before playing the free demo. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson also confirmed that more than 14.3 percent of those accounts have converted to paying customers. That means more than 14.3 million people have bought the Minecraft on PC since it debuted in 2009, which makes it one of the best-selling video games of the last several years. The game makes Mojang millions of dollars each year. In 2012, Notch alone made $100 million thanks to the title.