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Minecraft Has Made $33 Million According To Its Creator Notch

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Posted April 6, 2011 - By Leah Jackson


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Minecraft Sells 500K Copies, Now Has 1.6 Million Users

If you're one of the 1,813,527 people that has paid for and loved Minecraft then you'll be happy to know that its creator, Markus "Notch" Persson has gone on to make around $33 million in revenue from the indie title according to a quote in his Reddit "Ask Me Anything" thread. Minecraft, still in its beta phase, is a game where you can build virtually anything with enough time and creativity.

When asked about the ridiculous amount of success he's had with the Minecraft, Persson gave pretty much the perfect answer, "It would be nice to "kick back", but I'd just end up developing games again, so it kinda wouldn't change anything if I did that. ;) I'm still genuinely developing Minecraft out of passion for the game. If that ever changes, I probably SHOULD hand over the reins to someone else."

Are you surprised by Minecraft's success? Let us know.

Source: Gamastura

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  • The_profile6713

    Yay! Notch is awesome! Play Minecraft!

    Posted: April 7, 2011 7:44 AM
    The_profile6713
  • Memu

    Well, you know what they say. If you can get 1million people to give you $10 you'll have $5million after taxes.

    Posted: April 7, 2011 1:03 AM
    Memu
  • Falconer13

    Always looking forward to the next update, but I am really looking forward to the Space Trading game he wants to make.

    Posted: April 6, 2011 10:42 PM
    Falconer13
  • Aerindel_Prime

    $25 of that came from me :)

    Posted: April 6, 2011 9:19 PM
    Aerindel_Prime
  • FrenchBread147

    Well done, MC is a creative concept that Notch has passionately built. He's done a great job so far.

    I just wish Notch would take notice to all of the mods people have to improve the game. Things such as: texture packs, fly hacks, server mods, etc. If there are tons of people who want these mods, then its obviously something that the game could benefit from. An if Notch is too busy, he could hire an extra employee. I think he can afford it.

    Posted: April 6, 2011 9:03 PM
    FrenchBread147
  • MT_Obsidian

    Well done, Notch. You and your team deserve every cent earned from Minecraft.

    Just goes to show that hard work, a great idea, and a little bit of luck can turn into a great thing.

    Posted: April 6, 2011 7:49 PM
    MT_Obsidian
  • MeesterWaffles

    wooh! go minecraft! even though the minecraft dev team is lazy as heck, the game is still amazing, and the limits it can push with the full game and continuous updates is amazing.

    Posted: April 6, 2011 7:29 PM
  • Xxblink7

    he deserves it. notch has worked hard to provide us with an amazing game. i am so glad i bought this game.

    Posted: April 6, 2011 5:22 PM
    Xxblink7
  • RockieOllie

    That goes to show you if you stick "Craft" at the end of a title your set for life.

    Posted: April 6, 2011 4:24 PM
    RockieOllie
  • supabadass47

    I'm impressed, not surprised

    Posted: April 6, 2011 4:11 PM
    supabadass47
  • rayken15

    Damn! I work for the wrong company

    Posted: April 6, 2011 4:07 PM
    rayken15
  • acknowledgeme

    just bought this game last week. it's excellent

    Posted: April 6, 2011 3:05 PM
    acknowledgeme
  • Christ0bell

    once he has fixed the world glitch for smp it will more than likely triple

    Posted: April 6, 2011 2:44 PM
    Christ0bell
  • Dysention

    Wow, He totally deserves it. It's nice to see a game have success outside of the normal studio based system. And still only in BETA!

    Posted: April 6, 2011 2:16 PM
    Dysention
  • Luck702

    love it! keep those updates coming notch!

    Posted: April 6, 2011 2:15 PM
    Luck702
  • Zer01

    If he has made so much money out of Minecraft, why has he been asking for donations to make a documentary about himself and Minecraft.

    Posted: April 6, 2011 2:11 PM
    Zer01
  • wgicos

    That's awesome, a great indie success story. All the best to him.

    Posted: April 6, 2011 1:26 PM
    wgicos

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