Minecraft reaches half a million sales

[Nemo]

http://www.minecraft.net/stats.jsp

Absolutely bloody mental. He reached it this morning. The popularity this game has in alpha is just...wow.

[dbgtz]

That was fast since 400k
Blimey, around 5million euros over a game which isn't finished, had no advertisement and had no roots before. Nice one notch :P

[Fez]

Once he hits one million sales, the indie game dream just got a new threshold.

[Matthew]

hes sold over 600 copies since then haha.

incredible how fast this game is growing.

[Oleh]

Now.. time to change his name, get a new face and accent and leave the country :)

[Chippiewill]

hes sold over 600 copies since then haha.

incredible how fast this game is growing.
Ahem
*833

90% of those sales are just to work out what creepers are.

[Alkaz]

I just loaded the homepage and refreshed literally the same second and another 8 people had purchased it. I've played the free version and it is ok but I don't really like those sorts of games. I guess it's good for those who like that sort of thing though :P

Since I started writing, 26 people have purchased it lol.

[Nemo]

I just loaded the homepage and refreshed literally the same second and another 8 people had purchased it. I've played the free version and it is ok but I don't really like those sorts of games. I guess it's good for those who like that sort of thing though :P

Since I started writing, 26 people have purchased it lol.
Thats what i dont like about it though. People play the creation and then think thats all there is to it. no no no no no

[Alkaz]

I didn't purchase the game because I thought that's all you can do. I didn't purchase it because I simply don't like those kind of games :P

[Nemo]

I didn't purchase the game because I thought that's all you can do. I didn't purchase it because I simply don't like those kind of games :P
Darn you, go and watch some lets play and then tell me when you've bought it. Creating stuff is part of it, but not nearly all of it

[Ardemax]

grats notch, and with only a team of 4/6

[dbgtz]

grats notch, and with only a team of 4/6

it was all him until recently, and the other guys dont do coding.
I think its him, a legal guy, and a graphics guy (or trying to get them) s'ya not bad for one mans work ;)

The question now though is, what will he do when hes finish minecraft?

[Nemo]

it was all him until recently, and the other guys dont do coding.
I think its him, a legal guy, and a graphics guy (or trying to get them) s'ya not bad for one mans work ;)

The question now though is, what will he do when hes finish minecraft?
Well hes got his company, he could begin to develop another game. But finishing minecraft is a LONG way off so..

[Minstrels]

I played the free version but hated it, make me like it.

[Nemo]

I played the free version but hated it, make me like it.
Torrent it and try survival

[Minstrels]

Find me torrent sales boy.

[Nemo]

Find me torrent sales boy.
cba, im sure it cant be too hard

[Minstrels]

i dont know what im looking for.

[dbgtz]

Well hes got his company, he could begin to develop another game. But finishing minecraft is a LONG way off so..

It's not long off really, he's just being doing business stuff recently so hasn't worked on the game so much.

[Nemo]

It's not long off really, he's just being doing business stuff recently so hasn't worked on the game so much.
Well considering its only in alpha, one can assume its a long way off.

[Inseriousity.]

lolol well done to him.
kazopark should've took notes ;)

[Verrou]

Lol Kazopark, what a fail.