Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition passed 3,000,000 sales today!
That means the Xbox version is almost at half of the PC version which is currently at 6,686,526 sales. All in all, combining the Xbox 360 Edition, the PC version, and the Pocket Edition, Minecraft as a whole is sitting somewhere around 10,000,000 sales.
That is more than some huge AAA big budget games sell in their entire time on the market.
Whoot! I knew Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition would come sliding in as a winner! It's relieving to see an arcade game that isn't overly popularized like Call of Duty, yet still receive the same amount of attention because of how good it is. At last, a game with actual reputation reaching its potential and continually expanding its horizons... <3
Well, since the XBLA version is $20 a pop, and has sold 3 million copies as of today. That alone is $60,000,000.
That's simply gross sales and I don't mean gross as in disgusting. Gross sales is how much money a company makes by calculating the purchase price of every product they sell. You have to understand a lot of that money kicks back to Microsoft and then of course they have operating expenses, employee salaries, taxes etc..
So yeah if you're looking at the gross sales you might be impressed at first until you see the actual amount they're making. Granted it's still a fairly large sum of money but there isn't some one guy over there making $80 million and sitting on it...
That's simply gross sales and I don't mean gross as in disgusting. Gross sales is how much money a company makes by calculating the purchase price of every product they sell. You have to understand a lot of that money kicks back to Microsoft and then of course they have operating expenses, employee salaries, taxes etc..
So yeah if you're looking at the gross sales you might be impressed at first until you see the actual amount they're making. Granted it's still a fairly large sum of money but there isn't some one guy over there making $80 million and sitting on it...
Yeah, but I guarantee you the developers themselves at 4J are making the most money they have made in their lifetime, and aren't going to be worried about their job security for quite a while. Everybody wins!
That's simply gross sales and I don't mean gross as in disgusting. Gross sales is how much money a company makes by calculating the purchase price of every product they sell. You have to understand a lot of that money kicks back to Microsoft and then of course they have operating expenses, employee salaries, taxes etc..
So yeah if you're looking at the gross sales you might be impressed at first until you see the actual amount they're making. Granted it's still a fairly large sum of money but there isn't some one guy over there making $80 million and sitting on it...
They said after day 1 sales the game was profitable, that was only about 400K of those 3 million sales. so you do the math, They still made a boatload so far....
That's simply gross sales and I don't mean gross as in disgusting. Gross sales is how much money a company makes by calculating the purchase price of every product they sell. You have to understand a lot of that money kicks back to Microsoft and then of course they have operating expenses, employee salaries, taxes etc..
So yeah if you're looking at the gross sales you might be impressed at first until you see the actual amount they're making. Granted it's still a fairly large sum of money but there isn't some one guy over there making $80 million and sitting on it...
Even if they only made half of that, it's still insanely profitable for a game that should have taken nowhere near that amount of money to make.
Even if they only made half of that, it's still insanely profitable for a game that should have taken nowhere near that amount of money to make.
*facepalm* They don't even make half of that...I swear kids these days have no idea as to how a business works. They don't just take the money and run if that's what you're thinking. In fact a vast majority of that profit gets invested back into the company for current or future projects. How do you think they're able to give us a free updates for the next several months? It's because they don't have to worry about all those expenses for awhile and they're taking money out of the "profit" they already made.
Indvidual developers working for that company don't get paid millions of dollars. Most of it is set aside for things like advertising, rent, equipment, and just general upkeep of the company itself. It's kind of like how everyone works and gets paid every week or two weeks. Do you consider all that money spending money? Of course not you set it aside for bills, savings, etc..
*facepalm* They don't even make half of that...I swear kids these days have no idea as to how a business works. They don't just take the money and run if that's what you're thinking. In fact a vast majority of that profit gets invested back into the company for current or future projects. How do you think they're able to give us a free updates for the next several months? It's because they don't have to worry about all those expenses for awhile and they're taking money out of the "profit" they already made.
Indvidual developers working for that company don't get paid millions of dollars. Most of it is set aside for things like advertising, rent, equipment, and just general upkeep of the company itself. It's kind of like how everyone works and gets paid every week or two weeks. Do you consider all that money spending money? Of course not you set it aside for bills, savings, etc..
Well said, plus the game is still in development at a pretty decent pace considering the modifications & limitations to work with on a console. People whine, complain, and always throw a sissy fit about something, just be thankful Mojang considered to port to the 360 and the affordable & effortless add ons we will have.
This is great new for 4j they desere every penny they actually make. If you'r angry about it maybe you should become a programmer and apply to 4j but of course thats no likely. Everyone should be applauding 4j not bashing them. Plus as stated before its not like one person became a multi-millionaire microsoft gets their cut, 4j could upgrade the systems they use, increase their staff, or what ever is needed to keep them a float. It's not like we are talking about EA here.
Congratulations 4J and Mojang! You deserve the support form the user community. Not only did you buck the hack n slashing trends when every game that was on the market seemed to be going that way but you also managed to make money out of it.
Its not easy to push against the tides of what every one else is selling and take the risks that you believe users want something different. For every sucess, you can bet theres been hard work along the way. Life today forgets not everything is easy and handed to you on a plate, sometimes you got to risk what you believe in, suffer hardshiops along the way but when it goes right you are very proud of what you have achieved.
All it takes is 1 person to think different and the world changes.
That means the Xbox version is almost at half of the PC version which is currently at 6,686,526 sales. All in all, combining the Xbox 360 Edition, the PC version, and the Pocket Edition, Minecraft as a whole is sitting somewhere around 10,000,000 sales.
That is more than some huge AAA big budget games sell in their entire time on the market.
All that money they're making. ;_;
Now get it.
No but really imagine all that money they're making yet I need one dollar to get a chicken sandwich.
Wow! That is 60% of what Drew Brees will make in five years!
Wow! That is 16.6% of Bill Gates' annual salary!
But then it will melt.
That's simply gross sales and I don't mean gross as in disgusting. Gross sales is how much money a company makes by calculating the purchase price of every product they sell. You have to understand a lot of that money kicks back to Microsoft and then of course they have operating expenses, employee salaries, taxes etc..
So yeah if you're looking at the gross sales you might be impressed at first until you see the actual amount they're making. Granted it's still a fairly large sum of money but there isn't some one guy over there making $80 million and sitting on it...
Yeah, but I guarantee you the developers themselves at 4J are making the most money they have made in their lifetime, and aren't going to be worried about their job security for quite a while. Everybody wins!
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*facepalm* They don't even make half of that...I swear kids these days have no idea as to how a business works. They don't just take the money and run if that's what you're thinking. In fact a vast majority of that profit gets invested back into the company for current or future projects. How do you think they're able to give us a free updates for the next several months? It's because they don't have to worry about all those expenses for awhile and they're taking money out of the "profit" they already made.
Indvidual developers working for that company don't get paid millions of dollars. Most of it is set aside for things like advertising, rent, equipment, and just general upkeep of the company itself. It's kind of like how everyone works and gets paid every week or two weeks. Do you consider all that money spending money? Of course not you set it aside for bills, savings, etc..
Well said, plus the game is still in development at a pretty decent pace considering the modifications & limitations to work with on a console. People whine, complain, and always throw a sissy fit about something, just be thankful Mojang considered to port to the 360 and the affordable & effortless add ons we will have.
Its not easy to push against the tides of what every one else is selling and take the risks that you believe users want something different. For every sucess, you can bet theres been hard work along the way. Life today forgets not everything is easy and handed to you on a plate, sometimes you got to risk what you believe in, suffer hardshiops along the way but when it goes right you are very proud of what you have achieved.
All it takes is 1 person to think different and the world changes.