It was only back in January that I wrote about Minecraft passing the 1 million sales mark, well this week the indie blockbuster created by Independent developer Markus Persson, has now passed 2 million sales, just over 3 months later.
This is a truly a remarkable feat as Persson’s reached these amazing Minecraft sales figures without any kind of support from publishers, relying purely on viral communities to spread word about the game, and Paypal to accept payments.
So far 7,076,319 people have registered and 2,016,824 people bought Minecraft which equates to 28.5 percent. If you fancy giving Minecraft a go it’s still on sale for €14.95, with a 25% discount active for the duration of the beta. After which the price will sell for €20
Source : Minecraft
