wraggster
May 20th, 2019, 21:11
Today, Microsoft and Mojang announced that Minecraft has officially sold 176 million copies worldwide and has 200 million registered users in its free Chinese release as the sandbox title reaches its tenth anniversary.
The original PC version of the game recently passed 30 million unit sales (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-03-minecraft-on-pc-surpasses-30m-sales) on its own just last month. And to coincide with the game's tenth anniversary, Microsoft has announced a new free-to-play mobile augmented reality game in the franchise, called Minecraft Earth (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-17-minecraft-earth-gives-franchise-a-pok-mon-go-twist).
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-17-minecraft-has-sold-176-million-copies-worldwide
The original PC version of the game recently passed 30 million unit sales (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-03-minecraft-on-pc-surpasses-30m-sales) on its own just last month. And to coincide with the game's tenth anniversary, Microsoft has announced a new free-to-play mobile augmented reality game in the franchise, called Minecraft Earth (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-17-minecraft-earth-gives-franchise-a-pok-mon-go-twist).
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-17-minecraft-has-sold-176-million-copies-worldwide