Minecraft, you know, that game we all love? Well, it’s not just popular amongst us. Today, we’re tipping our hats because they’ve just announced a whopping 300 million copies sold! Talk about leveling up in the gaming world.
“As we approach the 15th anniversary, Minecraft remains one of the best-selling games of all time, with over 300 million copies sold, a milestone no one could have dreamed of when we were all placing our first blocks,” stated Helen Chiang, Helen Chiang, the chief at Mojang Studios.
This grand announcement came our way during Minecraft Live 2023. It’s this cool Minecraft stream that dishes out the latest buzz and connects the global community. Oh, and there’s a cherry on top! Every year, they let fans have a say in a new critter joining the game. This time around, it’s a toss-up between a crab, an armadillo, and a penguin.
The journey of Minecraft
Flashback to 2009, when Notch unveiled this blocky wonder to the world, it quickly amassed a dedicated tribe of fans. Their enthusiasm propelled it to such stardom that by 2014, Microsoft couldn’t resist and scooped up both the game and its parent, Mojang, for a cool $2.5 billion.
The journey didn’t stop there. Thanks to a consistent drip of fresh updates, like the recent Trails and Tales, the game’s allure just kept on growing. Oh, and did you check out Minecraft Legends? If not, you might want to – it made quite the splash when it dropped this past April.
Mojang’s recent announcement means Microsoft’s trophy shelf just got a little heavier, boasting not one, but two video game giants each crossing that golden 300 million sales mark. And the other titan? None other than Activision’s Call of Duty series.
Thanks to Microsoft’s recent (and slightly hefty) $69 billion pocket change spent on acquiring Activision Blizzard, the CoD series now waves the Microsoft flag. And let’s not breeze past the drama – wrapping up last Friday, this deal put a full stop to nearly two years of legal tussles with regulators and folks worried about market dominance.
