Cumulative sales of Minecraft exceed 300 million copies, and the world's best-selling game still has a lot to sell



` `Minecraft '' is a game that allows you to play in a variety of ways, such as building, exploring, and defeating huge enemies in a world made up of blocks, and is known as the best-selling computer game in history. Mojang Studio, a subsidiary of Microsoft, announced at the event ``Minecraft Live 2023'' held on October 15, 2023 (Sunday) that the cumulative sales of Minecraft have finally exceeded 300 million units .

Minecraft Live 2023: The Recap! | Minecraft
https://www.minecraft.net/ja-jp/article/minecraft-live-2023--the-recap-#new_tab



Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/15/23916349/minecraft-mojang-sold-300-million-copies-live-2023

Minecraft crosses 300 million copies sold as it prepares to celebrate its 15th anniversary | Windows Central
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/minecraft-crosses-300-million-copies-sold-as-it-prepares-to-celebrate-its-15th-anniversary

'Minecraft' is a game whose public alpha version was released in 2009 and the official version was released in 2011. At first, Java Edition, which can be played on PC, was the main version, but it has been ported to various media such as home game consoles and smartphones, and in 2019, the number exceeded 176 million copies, the previous record of 170 million copies. Minecraft became the best-selling game in the world, overtaking Tetris.

Cumulative sales of Minecraft exceed 176 million copies, making it the ``world's best-selling game'' - GIGAZINE



In 2020, the cumulative sales of Minecraft finally exceeded 200 million units. It was also revealed that the number of monthly active users has exceeded 126 million.

Minecraft has sold over 200 million copies and has over 126 million monthly players - GIGAZINE



And Microsoft announced at Minecraft Live 2023 that cumulative sales have exceeded 300 million units. Helen Chan, Head of Mojang Studios, said: ``Even now, in its 15th year, Minecraft remains one of the best-selling games of all time, with over 300 million copies sold. This is a milestone that no one could have dreamed of when we were putting the blocks in place.'

According to the IT news site The Verge, the second best-selling computer game in history is 'Grand Theft Auto V,' which has sold 185 million copies, so the number is 300 million copies. You can clearly see how amazing the record is. The Verge commented, ``Minecraft stands out from other games, and will continue to do so for a long time, at least until Half-Life 3 is released.''

In addition, at Minecraft Live 2023, there was also an announcement about version 1.21, which is scheduled to be released in mid-2024, including randomly generated dungeon elements, new blocks, and redstone circuit- related items that are important for the crafting elements of 'Minecraft'. The addition of 'Crafter', which automatically generates items, was also announced.



Minecraft 2023 can be seen below.

Minecraft Live 2023 - YouTube

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