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| − | Minecraft is the best-selling game excluding [[Tetris]] (which counts various iterations in its totals). It was originally created in 2009 by Mojang. The game was consistently in the top 10 of the NPD until the NPD moved to revenue. The game, in total, has sold over 176 million units across its various version across all platforms. It should be noted that the free versions of the mobile version and the free copies of Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition are not included in this figure. It also ignores China as the game is Free to Play in China. |
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| − | == History == |
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| − | The game was originally released in May 2009 in alpha state by Notch. The game regularly updates through the years with a team joining. In June 2010, the game reached its proper Alpha 1.0.0 stage. In the following December, the game reached the Beta stage. In January 2011, the game had achieved 1 million sales. |
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| − | In May 2011, the mobile version, Minecraft: Pocket Edition is announced. In June, Microsoft revealed Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition at its E3 conference. In November 2011, the first Minecon occured with 4500 attendees. Mojang also revealed the full 1.0.0 edition the same day. |
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| − | In September 2014, Microsoft purchased Mojang along with Minecraft for $2.5 billion<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-agrees-to-acquire-creator-of-minecraft-1410786190</ref>. With this acquisition, Notch left the company and the industry in general, Despite this meaning Microsoft had complete control over the property, this did not end sales of the game on PlayStation platforms and Microsoft eventually worked with Nintendo to put the game on Nintendo Platforms in 2015. |
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| − | In 2015, Telltale acquired the rights to release an adventure game spinoff of the series called, ''Minecraft: Story Mode''. The game was aimed at younger audiences than their previous works and featured cameos of various Minecraft Youtubers and streamers. The game received a second season in 2017. |
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| − | In April 2017, the PC version is beta launched in China and opened up in August. Microsoft partnered with Chinese publisher [[NetEase]] with the game being in a Free to Play model. In June 2017, Microsoft announces the Better Together Update which will allow crossplay for the Windows 10, Pocket, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions of the game. This also streamlines Realms and Skins purchases. In September 2017, the Better Together update is rolling out. |
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| − | As of April 2019, title has sold 30 million on PC alone. In May 2019, Microsoft announced a new mobile AR title called Minecraft Earth. |
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| − | == Sales Milestones == |
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| − | * 1 million - January 2011 |
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| − | * 10 million (PC Only) - April 2013 |
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| − | * 20 million (PC Only) - June 2015 |
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| − | * 100 million - June 2016<ref>https://mojang.com/2016/06/weve-sold-minecraft-many-many-times-look/</ref> |
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| − | * 122 million - February 2017 <ref>https://www.polygon.com/2017/2/27/14755644/minecraft-sales-122m-copies</ref> |
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| − | * 144 million - January 2018 |
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| − | * 154 million - October 2018<ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-10-02-minecraft-exceeds-90-million-monthly-active-users</ref> |
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| − | * 176 million - May 2019<ref>https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/05/17/minecraft-ten-years/</ref> |
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| − | * 200 million - May 2020<ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/680124/minecraft-unit-sales-worldwide/</ref> |
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| − | == Trivia == |
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| − | * Minecraft: Vita Edition is the only million seller for the Vita in Japan |
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| − | *Minecraft has sold over 200 million units worldwide |
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| − | == References == |
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