Minecraft XBLA closes out the year by reaching 5 million sales milestone

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Minecraft dug deep on New Year's Eve to reach 5 million sales on Xbox Live Arcade before the close of 2012. The news is maybe not surprising given the franchise's prolificacy across the board over the last 12 months, including 453,000 sales on Christmas Day alone, but the achievement still represents a momentous way for developers 4J Studios and Mojang to see in the new year.

Not that there's time for 4J Studios to rest on any laurels, as the team is off its festive break and back at work remedying some of the problems encountered with Title Update 7. The developer says a bug-fixing patch is being released later this month.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/03/minecraft-xbox-360-closes-out-the-year-by-reaching-5-million-sal/#comments

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YouScrewHeyPosted:

real men play minecraft

MoanPosted:

Pimpstar wow that is a lot i don't even have it haha


You should get it!

DankruptPosted:

wow that is a lot i don't even have it haha

WobbaPosted:

Wow. They deserve this

PlusnetPosted:

5 million? That's crazy.

KaguraPosted:

Congrats to 4J Studios

MoanPosted:

Kixa it took kids that long to Get msp ohh my lord


Ha, and only $20 worth.

KixaPosted:

it took kids that long to Get msp ohh my lord

StarifyPosted:

Fold I have so much respect for 4J. Many people think they are putting out updates far to slow but I am completely content. We have just enough time to play, then get tired of each update before the next one comes out and livens up the game again. Hopefully all the sales will give them more than enough money to push forward the necessary patch for the current update.


I agree man, they have been working so hard lately. I am proud for what they have done.

FoldPosted:

I have so much respect for 4J. Many people think they are putting out updates far to slow but I am completely content. We have just enough time to play, then get tired of each update before the next one comes out and livens up the game again. Hopefully all the sales will give them more than enough money to push forward the necessary patch for the current update.


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