Minecraft Earned $350,000 in a Single Day

As it turns out, the server issues that plagued Minecraft last week that led to an unplanned weekend of free-to-play- might have served as an excellent marketing tool for the indie world-building title. This free weekend, coupled with Penny Arcade exposure, could have made its players longing for a genuine version of the game. Mcdev's blog According to a Minecraft sales tracking website, the game was bought 25,936 times within the 24 hours following its return on Wednesday. The game's sales brought Markus Persson somewhere in the region of $350,000.

Although sales have dropped slightly since the servers' resurrection, they remain significantly higher than prior to the free weekend. This is a substantial amount of money, but it's nothing compared with the paychecks that the game's players have lost due to investing their entire lives in DIY projects. We'd like to redo the marble floors of our palace, complete the diamond tower, and dam up this lake. We mean it this time!