Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition has moved 5 million digital copies

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Nsanity on 03 January 2013

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Mojang has announced more sales figures for the Minecraft franchise, by stating that Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition hit the 5 million sold mark on December 31. The news was announced via Twitterby the firm’s Daniel Kaplan. Yesterday, Markus Persson stated the series sold 453,000 copies across all platforms on December 25, 2012, bringing the grand total to 18 million across all platforms.

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crissindahouse on 03 January 2013

that game doesn't stop to sell, pretty impressive.

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Squilliam on 03 January 2013

It's an important console exclusive IMO even if it will never be acknowledged as such.

Tease.

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Wh1pL4shL1ve_007 on 03 January 2013

Well it was my first digital purchase so... Congrats!!

Good value for money.

Yay!!!

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Soleron on 03 January 2013

18 million * average selling price of $20 (lower beta buyers, higher non-US prices) = $360m

Notch doesn't need to make games for an audience any more. He can make what he wants with his small team for the rest of his life.