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Minecraft sells one million on yet another platform

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Words: on May 14, 2012
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Mojang's seminal PC hit Minecraft continues its rampage across every other platform today as it was announced that the game has sold more than one million copies in just five days on Xbox Live Arcade.

"Uhhhh, Microsoft just sent out a press release saying Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has sold a million copies in five days. Wow," wrote Persson on Twitter. "I feel stunned."

What's stunning is that Minecraft on PC sold over one million copies when it was barely out of alpha. (For you laypersons out there, alpha is video game developer speak for "not nearly done yet.") By late 2011, the game had over 16 million registered users. It even managed success on the Android Marketplace, selling over a million copies of Minecraft: Pocket Edition (and we're sure the iOS version wont be far behind.)

The release of Minecraft on Xbox Live Arcade has long been considered a shoe-in success, and it's the most hotly anticipated title ever to be released on XBLA. When it released on May 9, it didn't disappoint, either. The game broke all kinds of XBLA records for player activity and purchases, and it's our guess that it will continue to do so for years to come.

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9 comments

  • ObliqueZombie - May 14, 2012 7:11 p.m.

    Well-deserved! I bought it on the 360 (none of my friends wanted/could get the PC version) and it was the best $20 I've spent in a long, long time. No matter how many times I start over on their worlds and my own, it's incredibly fun to build a castle, tree house, mine, Nether Portal, whatever I want all over again! I'm glad to finally be on the Minecraft bandwagon and enjoy it now, however late it may be.

  • EwoksTasteLikeChicken - May 14, 2012 3:28 p.m.

    I tried the trial, to see what all the fuss was about. And HOLY SHIT IT IS SO ADDICTING. I think at least half my friends list was playing it, and some of my friends and I currently working on a gigantic castle. BTW MetroidPrimeRib, one of my friends said he has 20+ hours put into it on the PC, so it must not get that boring.

  • ChaosEternal - May 14, 2012 5:44 p.m.

    Heh, I must have put 1000+ hours into Minecraft over 6 months, and my friend played for months after I did. It is a fantastic game, though not for everyone. And don't worry about Metroid, he is the friendly neighborhood troll around here. :3

  • MetroidPrimeRib - May 14, 2012 2:19 p.m.

    Man they're gonna be mad when they realize how lazy Notch is and how boring the game gets And they don't even have mods!

  • MasterBhater - May 14, 2012 4:18 p.m.

    I enjoy Minecraft on PC, and I still have no mods installed. And now I have it on 360. So suck it, troll.

  • alecbeals - May 14, 2012 4:50 p.m.

    Considering it takes someone with a certain level of self-possessed imagination and drive to play a sandbox game I don't think anyone will be mad at how 'lazy' notch is. Even the best mods out there only add gravy onto the already fantastic potato mountain of a game.

  • ChaosEternal - May 14, 2012 5:47 p.m.

    I must disagree with you there, some of the mods change the game so much or add so much, that they are totally worth getting the game for, or at least are more than gravy. Mods like Industrialcraft2 and what Terrafirmacraft will be. There are some others around too, but those are the most incredible I have seen. And then Aether adds a ton of stuff, though it doesn't change how the game functions. Regardless, some mods are incredible and awesome, and the game is too! :D (Though it is too bad you can't get the mods on the xbox. One of the reasons I prefer the PC, to get my daily mod fix. :3)

  • ObliqueZombie - May 14, 2012 7:08 p.m.

    I heard a rumor skins and mods are sure to come. But you should get some friends, Metroid, it's very fun then.

  • MetroidPrimeRib - May 14, 2012 7:56 p.m.

    Don't talk to me about lack of imagination. You're talking to a guy who loves Roguelikes. Minecraft is just boring.

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