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5 Million Minecraft Sales, Many More Registered

Started by Sacheverell, Feb 19 2012 12:30 AM

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:30 AM

<div class="right" style="margin-left:10px;"><img src="http://media.minecraftforum.net/content/images/2012/01/i431a.png" /></div>Minecraft has hit over 5,000,000 (five million) sales, and over 20 million registered users! It seems like only yesterday that Minecraft was fully released at Minecon, and features were still being added even then. From beds to bedrock fog, Minecraft spent 2011 in a constant state of growth, and continues to do so well into 2012. As the game grows, so does the player-base; it wasn't long before over 4 million people bought the game, and now, even that number seems so far away.

Now, it seems that Pocket Edition has some catching up to do! Having hit 750,000 sales in January, the portable Minecraft port has quickly become a fixture in its own right - how long will it be before we see over 1 million sales for this ever-expanding game for the travelling builder? Every update brings more and more of the popular PC title to handhelds, with the most recent update bringing elements of Survival to Pocket Edition, including monsters, tools and even more blocks than before, to name just a few.

It's almost impossible to really grasp the totality of how far Minecraft has come, and how much Mojang has grown. What will the next major landmark be for the smash-hit sandbox game, and the blockbusting team behind it? We're not sure, but with Mojam still in full swing, there exists ample opportunities to aim ever higher.
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#2

  • Location: If I told you where I lived, then you would be able to find me...
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:30 AM

Well, this is just fantastic! :D
Hopefully 50 million more to come.

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#3

  • Minecraft: Racketmachine

Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:40 AM

don't have a phone, so don't have the PE, but it'll be my first paid app once I do!!!

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    Cloaks

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:47 AM

Awesome, congratulations Mojang! I was sort of hoping for some 5 million user achievement sale :P

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  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • Minecraft: ricar144

Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:49 AM

YAY GRATS MOJANG! IT wasn't so long ago when they reached 4 million.

#6

  • Minecraft: ze090

Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:51 AM

Congratz Mojang on this accomplishment!

#7

  • Minecraft: Racketmachine

Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:54 AM

View PostCloaks, on 19 February 2012 - 12:47 AM, said:

Awesome, congratulations Mojang! I was sort of hoping for some 5 million user achievement sale :P

I thought it would be cool if they gave the person who bought the 5,000,000 copy an awesome gift or something. Maybe a trip to the next Minecon (are they having it again) or something else XD

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    Eatbox

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 01:00 AM

Grats Mojang!

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    sckalen

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 01:01 AM

WOOT! 5,000,000 (thats a lot of zeros) congrats mojang :D
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 01:14 AM

Nice, 5 million.
I remember when they hit 2 million.

#11

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  • Minecraft: Mx726

Posted 19 February 2012 - 01:23 AM

Haha, I remember Notch's post on his blog when MC hit 1,000,000 sales. This game really has come a long way.

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 01:35 AM

I remember when I first bought Minecraft. It barely had 500,000 sales and now it's over 5,000,000! :D
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 02:55 AM

Congrats Mojang Team!
Everyone Is Super Hyped Because Twitter Is Going Crazy!
And Even Better This All Happened During Mojam!
How Exciting!
^_^

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 03:03 AM

Congratulations that's amazing

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    Riose

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 03:18 AM

An indie game beating AAA games sales, that's an awesome achievement, congratz :P
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 03:34 AM

Congrats mojang team! it really has come a long way! maybe we might get a cape. that would be pretty sweet. congrats and many million more buyers to come!

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 05:36 AM

I will be adding to this number today :D:D:D

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 05:39 AM

Wow ,how far can it go? :blink:

#19

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Posted 19 February 2012 - 07:43 AM

congratulations Mojang.
5,000,000 sales? not strange for a super game :Diamond: :Diamond:

#20

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  • Minecraft: PotatoSpork

Posted 19 February 2012 - 08:56 AM

Congrats! 5,000,000 * $30.. wow.
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