2. Minecraft (122 million)
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But the game’s formula of building and surviving made it incredibly popular, so it’s no surprise that Microsoft acquired the game’s developer Mojang for a whopping $2.5 billion US dollars. The game’s designer Markus Persson (known as ‘Notch’ in gaming circles) became a billionaire overnight, and many criticised Microsoft for paying such an inordinate amount of money – but given that Minecraft has sold a stunning 122 million copies to date, it is clear in my view that Microsoft snatched a winner.
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