Minecraft developer made $326M in 2013

Most games don’t make more money in their fourth year of existence than any of the previous three, but Minecraft isn’t like most games.

Minecraft developer Mojang of Sweden made $326 million in revenue in 2013, according to the Wall Street Journal. That’s up from $128 million in 2012. The block-building game’s continued success was the biggest driver of this performance — its sales made up over 90 percent of Mojang’s total revenue. Minecraft is now available and selling well on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Android, and iOS. It shows that certain games can transcend the limitations of the different platforms to find an audience. Only games like the free-to-play behemoth Candy Crush Saga and triple-A console releases like Grand Theft Auto V performed significantly better than Minecraft.