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Minecraft Sells Nearly Half A Million On Christmas

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by Ben Reeves on December 28, 2012 at 09:09 PM

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Minecraft is available on nearly every system known to man at this point, meaning it's really easy to buy. And people are buying it! The game sold 435,000 copies on December 25 alone.

Markus "Notch" Persson tweeted about this achievement earlier today (later correcting the date). It seems that a lot of people felt like playing with digital blocks after opening presents. Congratulations Minecraft! Notch probably has enough money to buy a small island nation now.

[Source: Joystiq]

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by recap60 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 09:22 PM

The more I wish for it to fail, the less it does what I wish for... *sigh*
EDIT: im also fine with like at least a 5 dollar refund out of the 20 i paid or something...
by God Of Irony Friday, December 28, 2012 at 09:27 PM

Its still fun, and its a great all around family game. Minecraft on the 360 is probably the best move Mojang ever made.
by John Wrek Friday, December 28, 2012 at 09:27 PM

Yeah! Go MC!
by Steven E. Holland Friday, December 28, 2012 at 09:33 PM

Very impressive, love Minecraft it's so fun!
by MadMan183 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 09:35 PM

The headline is misspelled...missing the "e" in minecraft lol
by Dawson Wyckoff Friday, December 28, 2012 at 09:46 PM

Good Job Minecraft, your my GOTY for life!
by darkflamemaster Friday, December 28, 2012 at 09:52 PM

wow. impressive, I say.
by The Car Geek Friday, December 28, 2012 at 09:53 PM

Way to go Minecraft! And whats with all the haters?
by Wiseguy43 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 09:55 PM

Awesome game to play with friends.
by Treetotheworld Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:02 PM

I used to like it but that was 3 years ago
by Yusuke Urameshi Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:05 PM

Hum. I can't even harvest Christmas noobs with this game.
by Benny Shores Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:16 PM

Well merry Christmas to a population the size of a large city, now we can all not get any work done together. Also, MINcraft sounds like a game which simulates the life of an average Minnesotan. Complete with a warped sense of temperature and compelling urge to be nice to everyone you meet.
by snapszach Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:38 PM

Glade to see that it has sold so much
by Mitch Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:41 PM

I bought it December 26th for PC.
by Mitch Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:49 PM

Mincraft? Never heard of it. Does it have anything to do with Minecraft?
by SoniCraft Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:39 PM

Go Minecraft! I wonder how much money Notch actually has. I just wanna see a number!
by Meta77 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:47 PM

I just can not get into it ;/
by bombstopper Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 12:27 AM

At this point who doesn't own this game? I am so mystified how certain games get so viral. I mean minecraft is good and all, but my addiction ended long ago.
by Tagyoureit25 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 12:31 AM

Wtf!?!? This game sucks! I have no idea why anyone likes this trash. Some games that i dont like, i can at least understand why others like it. This game... I just dont get it!! What dimension am i living in!!!
by Greymer Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 12:58 AM

You still don't have me Notch....but when the price is right ...

Waiting for the half price sale like The Walking Dead.