Minecraft made $33 million in revenue so far - briefly
(hx) 02:50 AM CEST - Apr,07 2011
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For those of you who love you some Minecraft, you might be shocked to find that there are a whole lot of other people who also love them some Minecraft. In fact, there’s sufficient Minecraft love out there, according to game creator Markus 'Notch' Persson, that Minecraft has pulled down about $33 million bucks so far in revenues.
Responding to a question on a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" thread, Persson broke down the game's sales so far, separating roughly 800,000 alpha version sales at the introductory €9.95 price point from over 1 million beta version sales at €14.95.
The Minecraft stats page currently lists 1,813,527 paying customers for the title, which would put the total revenues for the game at over €23 million, or just over $33 million.
In the Reddit answer, Persson notes that this net revenue is reduced by Paypal fees and taxes, as well as unmentioned distribution costs. "But it's still a huge wad of money," he notes.
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Updated:12:47 AM CEST Jun,04
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