Minecraft franchise sales hit 17.5 million

Considering JUST THE AGE demographic of those that slurp up this game, I am not really surprised at how much success it has had...DOESN'T mean I think any higher of them or the game!

I am suprised that it hasn't sold better, It's a pretty fun game.

5 + 8.3 + 4.48 = 17.78 so is this off by over 250,000 copies sold?

Wait... Looking at the Comments below about porting it to the VITA...

NOW THAT's a good idea... i would love to drop on my bed and turn sideways and have the screen constantly be in range with your eyes...

The Problem with the 360 or PC one... you drop on the bed and turn... the SCREEN does not follow you!

RELAX AND PLAY!

If there was one game I could say was worth the purchase this year, it was Minecraft.

On behalf of all PS3 users: Can we plaese get a Minecraft for PS3. PLEASE!?

Should I buy the 360 version or the PC version? What are the major differences?

they should put this game on nintendo eshop...

ninty fanboys want to try this too!

still dont know what makes this game so "FUCKING AWESOME!" but whatever

One hit wonder. Notch will never do anything remotely as popular.

I had this little ignorant hipster attitude when minecraft first came out. Didn't really like it, and thought it looked kind of stupid. Turns out, I was stupid. Lol. It's a great game, and it's hard to get bored with it when they keep adding new things to it. I don't consider myself a creative person, but if something pops into your head, chances are you can build it. I love minecraft, and it's a good game. It proves to today's kids that graphics aren't everything. Minecraft is one of the games where you can just escape the little snot nosed punks over call of duty or halo or something. It's definitely something everyone needs to try if they haven't already.

Minecraft is best on PC and it's only suitable that this version sells the most. Minecraft is now as indie as an Indiana Jones movie :P.

They sure keep us up to date with Minecraft sales...

Considering I have 2 PC copies and an Xbox one I guess I did my part. 

I wonder what milestone Minecraft is going to hit next week!!!!

This is news, I'm lovin' it....I'm guessing he gets paid by GS per article.

I have it for Xbox 360 and i am loving it so far.

We gonna get one of these "Minecraft sells X amount" articles for every 10th sale it makes now or something?

First version of minecraft i played was pirated. I wasnt sure what to expect. I had read about all the hype but didnt understand what the game was about. Bought it 30 minutes later.

I recently purchased the pocket edition after playing the PC version for 2 years. Best 7 dollars I have ever spent on a phone app.

And where are those that claim piracy kills games? Eh? :P

...and I am one of those 17.5 million. I've had the PC version of Minecraft since Alpha, and it's become one of my favorite games. I'm not a fan of Mojang. Notch and his publicity annoy me, the engine should have left Java and been rebuilt from the ground up a long time ago, and modding should have been embraced early on to prevent many of the issues we have today.

That said, it was $13 well spent. Glad I bought it when I did. I personally think it's worth the asking price, but that doesn't mean they have to charge nearly $30 for it!

I've owned minecraft since it was first released. To me, it is the perfect "inbetweener" game. Whenever i need a break from playing too much of one game i play minecraft. I also play it, during the lapse between a finished game and the next new release. the game is always there, something new to do all the time, and it's still being updated all the time (for pc anyhow). It's a great filler in my gaming collection.

One more reason casual gaming is more reelevant now days than triple AAA games. Even if you put COD and AC3 together can reach the level of sales of this game.