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by Brian Leahy, Sep 28, 2010 5:30pm PDTMinecraft, that indie-game that people are making computers in, is making a lot of money for creator Markus "notch" Persson and his three co-workers. A page has been setup to track and visualize Minecraft registrations and sales taken from the official Minecraft site (via Joystiq).
The day following the unplanned free-to-play weekend brought on by server troubles, which took down the purchasing process, saw sales of 25,936 copies and 48,800 registrations. In the last week, the game has sold over 80,000 copies. At around $13 a copy, this amounts to around $1.1 million in the last seven days.
It doesn't hurt that Penny Arcade mentioned and created two comics about the game, as well. Congratulations on the success, Persson. Good luck with the company. I'm pretty sure Valve will buy it at some point.
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$32m a year at the current sales 6k sales per 24 hours rate, which could increase with more free weekends and mainstream attention.
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I'm sure there is absolutely no reason he would have to sell it, but if he did it would take a lot of the pressure, and the infrastructure requirements off his back.
Also, it's Valve. They're not buying his game as much as they're offering him a job. Hell, I'd work at valve in a heartbeat.
Minecraft sales will dry up eventually, and he could easily live off of what he's made for the rest of his live, because he accomplished so much by himself, but the opportunity to work at valve can give him something to do with his passion for making games.
Duno. I hope he accepts eventually. I think it'd be fantastic to see Minecraft brought to steam. A game this straightforward could have new content every week for years... How cool would that be...
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