Notch Made $101 Million on Minecraft Last Year, May Buy a Car With It
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[QUOTE]In 2012, [I]Minecraft[/I] creator Markus "Notch" Persson took home 640 million krona—$101 million US—in licensing fees for the game,[URL="http://it24.idg.se/2.2275/1.490017/mojangs-monstervinst"]according to a report in the Swedish financial press[/URL]. What's he going to do with that kind of money? Well, he tells Reddit, [URL="http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/17pi2e/notch_earned_101_million_usd_from_minecraft_in/c87pl91"]he may finally get a car.[/URL][/QUOTE]
[url]http://kotaku.com/5981132/notch-made-101-million-on-minecraft-last-year-may-buy-a-car[/url]
Holy shit sensationalist as fuck..
He dies in a car crash
Calling it now.
This just in, someone successful makes loads of money!
:kotaku:
I wish I had the same idea as him (before him).
...
And the competence as well.
I wish I had 1 percent of that.
Hell, I wish I had a 1 percent of 1 percent of that.
I like how the hatedom around Notch has grown to such a point where people are reporting how much he's making so they can make more "omg lazy dev another vacation xD!!" posts.
Minecraft is a bit too expensive in my opinion.
I don't like Notch but at least he's doing this:
[quote] and then try to put the rest towards making society a better place. For me, this includes charities that help children, and charities that help promote freedoms I think are vital in the coming dozens of years, such as the EFF.[/quote]
Notch earns more money off kids #suprised #wow
Hey, Notch. Bro. buy something with a V8. You can afford it several times over, so splurge on something nice.
Corvette Grand sport perhaps?
[quote]I think the right way to use money like this is to set a decent portion aside to make sure my family is comfortable, spend some on living out your dreams, and then try to put the rest towards making society a better place. For me, this includes charities that help children, and charities that help promote freedoms I think are vital in the coming dozens of years, such as the EFF.[/quote]
Very humble of him.
[QUOTE=TestECull;39451455]Hey, Notch. Bro. buy something with a V8. You can afford it several times over, so splurge on something nice.
Corvette Grand sport perhaps?[/QUOTE]
He can't even drive at the moment so probably not a concern yet
[QUOTE=Matt-;39451461]Very humble of him.[/QUOTE]
HEY GUYS LOOK AT ME DONATING MONEY
So game devs making money is news worthy now?
[QUOTE=smurfy;39451469]He can't even drive at the moment so probably not a concern yet[/QUOTE]
Wait what? Isn't he like 30?
i kind of hate him now because of that.
it's just like.
he abandoned rolf when it came to wurm online.
besides. it's just, there are poor people, and people who are stuck with 40 hours a week.
and then there are people like this. with millions of dollars for a dumb fucking reason. a stupid game.
i'm just saying.
[QUOTE=Dlaor-guy;39451493]Wait what? Isn't he like 30?[/QUOTE]
I think it's because the public transportation in Europe is really good.
I'm more interested in whatever he's gonna buy.
Hopefully something flashy, but not expensive as hell.
[QUOTE=Lolkork;39451506]I rarely donate to charities. Am I in the cool peoples gang now?[/QUOTE]
No, it's just that shouting from the mountaintops and news sites that you're doing something is the exact opposite of being humble.
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;39451432]I wish I had 1 percent of that.
Hell, I wish I had a 1 percent of 1 percent of that.[/QUOTE]
... 0.99%? :v:
Most of you obviously did not read that one blog post he made about his life
[QUOTE=Scoooooby;39451516]i kind of hate him now because of that.
it's just like.
he abandoned rolf when it came to wurm online.
besides. it's just, there are poor people, and people who are stuck with 40 hours a week.
and then there are people like this. with millions of dollars for a dumb fucking reason. a stupid game.
i'm just saying.[/QUOTE]
It's not a dumb fucking reason.
right.
like videos games aren't a piss poor stupid economy.
i'm not even trolling.
[QUOTE=Scoooooby;39451516]i kind of hate him now because of that.
it's just like.
he abandoned rolf when it came to wurm online.
besides. it's just, there are poor people, and people who are stuck with 40 hours a week.
and then there are people like this. with millions of dollars for a dumb fucking reason. a stupid game.
i'm just saying.[/QUOTE]
He came up with a game that loads of people find enjoyable. Should he just give all that money away and get a job that puts in 40 hours just because its a stupid game?
[QUOTE=Will Wright;39451519]I think it's because the public transportation in Europe is really good.[/QUOTE]
You know it buddy go Europe!
[IMG]http://cdn2.planetminecraft.com/files/resource_media/screenshot/1302/LondonUndergroundBLOG_4591345.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Scoooooby;39451516]i kind of hate him now because of that.
it's just like.
he abandoned rolf when it came to wurm online.
besides. it's just, there are poor people, and people who are stuck with 40 hours a week.
and then there are people like this. with millions of dollars for a dumb fucking reason. a stupid game.
i'm just saying.[/QUOTE]
Are you for real
[QUOTE=Scoooooby;39451516]i kind of hate him now because of that.
it's just like.
he abandoned rolf when it came to wurm online.
besides. it's just, there are poor people, and people who are stuck with 40 hours a week.
and then there are people like this. with millions of dollars for a dumb fucking reason. a stupid game.
i'm just saying.[/QUOTE]
People willingly gave him money for his work. It would be wrong if he scammed the buyers or something, but most of them enjoy Minecraft a lot. Plus, he gives away a lot of the money to charity
wow. i'm not even going to start.
i hardly stand games. i'll sit there for like an hour trying to get into a game. and drop it.
i'm just saying broooooo, time = money. an average person can't get a million dollars in like 10 years.
i'm not talking about the guy and what he does with his life.
i'm just saying it's gluttonous. the fuck is he going to do with it to help anybody but himself? excluding the company.
i'll just say one more thing. if you think this is appropriate, you probably spend way too much time invested in kid shit.
or you have bad back acne.
How about he takes that money and uses it to port Minecraft out of Java like a sensible indie developer.
Oh right, he isn't sensible at all.
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