Minecraft XBLA was profitable within an hour, broke digital sale records
Based on leaderboard participation numbers, Minecraft sold more than 400,000 copies in 24 hours, Notch said. Minecraft broke digital sales records for the console, selling more than any other XBLA title in its first day, according to Microsoft.
Earlier today, Notch tweeted that he had sales numbers for Minecraft (turns out they were the above leaderboard figures), which sparked a conversation about the inner workings of XBLA developer contracts with Fez's Polytron. Polytron still doesn't know Fez's exact numbers, even though it came out a month ago.
"Standard procedure" according to Polytron is "you find out how much you sold when you get your first check three-four months later." Notch thought getting immediate numbers was standard, but he avoided contract negotiation and doesn't know what it says on the subject, he replied.
Minecraft also gets free updates, "which is something every other developer on the platform is told is simply not an option," Polytron wrote. Notch replied: "We had to fight for that, and we got a limited number of them. Not sure why they don't like it."
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/10/minecraft-xbla-was-profitable-within-an-hour/#comments
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RX8Posted:
cranKKK wow 20 $ just for moving pixeled **** blocks?bad company 2 have the same price..O.o
lol someone dosnt have friends to play with
TheDeLiPLank286Posted:
cranKKK wow 20 $ just for moving pixeled **** blocks?bad company 2 have the same price..O.o
if u dont like it then dont buy it.. u dont have to ruin everyone elses mood with ur troll self
-DynastyPosted:
thats redic. and amanzing i cant wait to get my hands on the full game its been awhile since ive played this game or even this kind of game
DarkDisciplePosted:
TTGiMonster Thats good as there will be updates on xbox for sure :) as they cost $45000.00 an update so i hope they do update it.
Were you dropped on your head as a baby? You might as well claim that you are with a comment like that. (It's very contradicting, for those who didn't catch on)
LarPosted:
RGH2No Actually Your Both Wrong, ALL GAME Updates Cost Around $50k However These Xbox Arcade Games Will Cost A Lot Cheaper But That Has Never Been ReleasedTTGiMonster Thats good as there will be updates on xbox for sure :) as they cost $45000.00 an update so i hope they do update it.
That's for CoD patches.
FountainsPosted:
TTGiMonster Thats good as there will be updates on xbox for sure :) as they cost $45000.00 an update so i hope they do update it.
Fail! lol
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