That said, Minecraft has had its fair share of controversies as well. A movie and a novel based on the best-seller are on the way as well. It also teamed up with Telltale Games to launch Minecraft: Story Mode, which achieved moderate success. The Redmond giant showcased the game played on HoloLens too. Microsoft's purchase of Mojang triggered the release of the title on Windows Phone as well as Windows 10. In these past five years, the game has launched on various platforms, including Android, iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Raspberry Pi, Gear VR, Apple TV and more. These are some very impressive figures for a game that's over five years old. Around six months ago, the company also surpassed the 100 million sales mark across all platforms. Moreover, it has also sold 8,316 copies in the last 24 hours alone. It so happens that the game has sold over 25 million copies on PC and Mac to-date.Īccording to the latest statistics publicly available on Mojang's website, Minecraft has sold 25,072,545 copies on PC and Mac at the time of this writing. In fact, its continuing popularity prompted Microsoft to buy Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014.
Received positively by reviewers and consumers alike, it has been a commercial success. Ever since its release, it's been very popular and has become a global phenomenon. Minecraft is a 3D video game created by Markus Persson, and published on PC by Mojang back in 2011.
