• Notch Made $101 Million on Minecraft Last Year, May Buy a Car With It
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that's a lot of money
[QUOTE=Sgt-NiallR;39451416]This just in, someone successful makes loads of money! :kotaku:[/QUOTE] it's actually a good hollywood story one guy by himself, made a game, no actual advertising or anything, manages to make 101 million dollars from it it's a inspriational story for future indie devs.
[QUOTE=MIPS;39451578]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.[/QUOTE] Notch doesn't head Minecraft. Jeb heads Minecraft. Notch doesn't work on Minecraft. Jeb works on Minecraft. Notch doesn't develop Minecraft. Jeb develops Minecraft. Now say it with me; "Notch is not responsible for Minecraft. Jeb is responsible for Minecraft."
[QUOTE=Scoooooby;39451575]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. i'm just saying it's gluttonous. the fuck is he going to do with it to help anybody but himself? excluding the company.[/QUOTE] Why should he? It's his money
He was sensible enough to realize that under his lead the game wouldn't advance much farther. Which is much more sensible than most people would do. [editline]2nd February 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Derp Y. Mail;39451530]... 0.99%? :v:[/QUOTE] 0.01%
this thread is comedy gold right here. and base by your hate, making millions of a videogame, why not bash gaben for billions of dollars by making videogames and servies?
[QUOTE=Will Wright;39451519]I think it's because the public transportation in Europe is really good.[/QUOTE] Stockholm, Sweden has some of the best public transport in all of Europe too.
Some intense Notch hate here for no reason. I mean, god forbid somebody make money off of a fun game they made that became popular. Seriously, what's one real reason to hate the guy?
[QUOTE=PowerBall v1;39451650]this thread is comedy gold right here. and base by your hate, making millions of a videogame, why not bash gaben for billions of dollars by making videogames and servies?[/QUOTE] he has a fucking company. this in: that has more employees. i guess i'm just a pissed off american. the job market is like really sad.
[QUOTE=Scoooooby;39451718]he has a fucking company. this in: that has more employees.[/QUOTE] notch has a company too
[QUOTE=Beetle179;39451711]Seriously, what's one real reason to hate the guy?[/QUOTE] He's a shitty lazy developer, for some reason Scooby seems to hate him for having a lot of money though. [editline]2nd February 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Scoooooby;39451718]i guess i'm just a pissed off american. the job market is like really sad.[/QUOTE] so it's notch's fault for the job market being so poor, even though he employs people?
[QUOTE=Beetle179;39451711]Some intense Notch hate here for no reason. I mean, god forbid somebody make money off of a fun game they made that became popular. Seriously, what's one real reason to hate the guy?[/QUOTE] He's kind of a lazy asshole, but who am I to judge him, so are all of us
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;39451612]Notch doesn't head Minecraft. Jeb heads Minecraft. Notch doesn't work on Minecraft. Jeb works on Minecraft. Notch doesn't develop Minecraft. Jeb develops Minecraft. Now say it with me; "Notch is not responsible for Minecraft. Jeb is responsible for Minecraft."[/QUOTE] I hope your joking? Notch developed Minecraft up until December of 2011, post-release, and after the game had [url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/718105/minecraft-sales-surpass-four-million-on-the-eve-of-minecon/]4+ million sales[/url]. [editline]2nd February 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Matt-;39451754]He's a shitty lazy developer, for some reason Scooby seems to hate him for having a lot of money though. [editline]2nd February 2013[/editline] so it's notch's fault for the job market being so poor, even though he employs people?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Laserbeams;39451801]He's kind of a lazy asshole, but who am I to judge him, so are all of us[/QUOTE] In what way is he lazy [editline]a[/editline] I won't deny that he's not a great programmer (Minecraft was riddled with bugs during his time as lead dev (though, that was pre-release anyway)) but "lazy"
[QUOTE=PowerBall v1;39451650]this thread is comedy gold right here. and base by your hate, making millions of a videogame, why not bash gaben for billions of dollars by making videogames and servies?[/QUOTE] Apparently if its valve its fine, but if its another company its not
[QUOTE=Beetle179;39451804]In what way is he lazy[/QUOTE] [t]http://i53.tinypic.com/r73yps.png[/t]
[QUOTE=MIPS;39451578]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.[/QUOTE] Because every piece of custom content would break and most modders wouldn't feel like learning a new coding language to port their mods so the community would be completely decimated
[QUOTE=Matt-;39451839][t]http://i53.tinypic.com/r73yps.png[/t][/QUOTE] Most of that time spent on a vacation was apparantly him going to his dad. He had all kinds of problems.
I remember when both Notch and Minecraft was so well loved in FP and if you said anything bad about either, you would just get tons of dumbs :v:
[QUOTE=Scoooooby;39451718]he has a fucking company. this in: that has more employees. i guess i'm just a pissed off american. the job market is like really sad.[/QUOTE] i still dont see the reason to hate him... yes there are people deserving the money more then notch, but it doest change the fact that he made a good game that people liked and willing to pay for. its not like he stole the money or something
Well, it wasn't confirmed, but still very possible. Don't judge people that quickly.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;39451847]Because every piece of custom content would break and most modders wouldn't feel like learning a new coding language to port their mods so the community would be completely decimated[/QUOTE] Pretty sure nearly every mod has to be recoded, recompiled and reobfuscated each update anyway, still waiting for that Mod API they were talking about a couple of years ago.
[QUOTE=Matt-;39451839][t]http://i53.tinypic.com/r73yps.png[/t][/QUOTE] [url]http://notch.tumblr.com/post/37823268132/i-love-you-dad[/url] [QUOTE=judgeofdeath;39451857]Most of that time spent on a vacation was apparantly him going to his dad. He was dying.[/QUOTE] - I'm glad we can all hate successful people but to hate them for such ridiculous reasons as "having a personal life" is not fair
[QUOTE=Beetle179;39451804]I hope your joking? Notch developed Minecraft up until December of 2011, post-release, and after the game had [url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/718105/minecraft-sales-surpass-four-million-on-the-eve-of-minecon/]4+ million sales[/url].[/QUOTE] So he should go back in time to 2011 and make it not in Java? Because in 2013 it's out of his hands.
[QUOTE=Matt-;39451839][t]http://i53.tinypic.com/r73yps.png[/t][/QUOTE] This is how much autism I have spending time and energy looking up insignificant shit: The Chart
[QUOTE=mixshifter;39451438]Minecraft is a bit too expensive in my opinion.[/QUOTE] Why? You're getting a lot of content for free after your purchase the game. This content is what other companies sell as DLC or expansions, and that's typically for games more expensive than Minecraft anyway.
[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] Someone's jealous
[QUOTE=demoguy08;39451906]This is how much autism I have spending time and energy on insignificant shit: The Chart[/QUOTE] Not to mention "biased as fuck" Lower right: "Dec 23 [2010]: Notch takes the day off to write one-word reviews for games" [url=http://notch.tumblr.com/post/2429442771/what-i-played-in-2010]Actual blog post - nothing about taking the day off, nothing more than a lighthearted poke at some games that wouldn't take more than an hour at most to write[/url] Center right: "June 04-06: Notch takes a vacation because he bought a Pandora." [url=http://notch.tumblr.com/post/666612436/i-got-my-pandora-yesterday]Actual blog post -- nothing about a vacation, in fact even says "The update is coming soon!"[/url] I'd give more examples but hunting down these posts takes a while [editline]a[/editline] I take it back, I looked up one more and this one is my favorite Center right: "Oct 13-19 [2009]: Notch takes vacation to play Rock Band" [url=http://notch.tumblr.com/post/218118974/slowly-coming-crawling-back]Actual blog post -- nothing more than a brief mention of Rock Band, includes some information on upcoming patch and optimization updates[/url] Either the image is a joke or its creator really, really fucking hates Notch for no discernible rational reason
[QUOTE=Matt-;39451874]Pretty sure nearly every mod has to be recoded, recompiled and reobfuscated each update anyway, still waiting for that Mod API they were talking about a couple of years ago.[/QUOTE] I can't imagine the official mod API being any better than what's already out there to be honest
[QUOTE=Will Wright;39451430]I wish I had the same idea as him (before him). ... And the competence as well.[/QUOTE] Notch isn't really competent, he just developed a mildly broken game based on an interesting concept which was motivated by his dire need for any sort of income after he had resigned from his previous job. He then stopped working on the game altogether when he had enough money and went back to being a fat lazy slob just like before he went on making minecraft. Kudos to him for having made that much money on a single game though.
[QUOTE=Scoooooby;39451575]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.[/QUOTE] "Spend way too much time invested in kid shit"? What does that even mean. Acknowledging that someone created something that took off, and seeing that his popular creation earned him a great deal of money isn't somehow a childish thing. Being jealous and saying "lol games are a waste of time because I don't like them, it's stupid that people get paid money for doing work" makes you seem more childish than anything. And asking what he's going to do with it to help anyone but himself just makes it seem like you only read the title of the thread, as it's stated in the article quite clearly that some of the money is going to making his family comfortable, and more of it is going to various charities. You're just a child stamping his feat at something you perceive to be unfair in an attempt to seem like you're somehow above the pack. And it's laughable. Especially the lovely little jab at the end, as if that's somehow supposed to be insulting to anyone. It accomplishes nothing except to further destroy your own position.
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