Minecraft (3 Viewers)

[The Mongoose]

Don't do it Notch!

 

[buzd]

I think EA should buy them.

 

[zeetes]

ea makes everything better

 

[Galbreath34]

The only reason to talk someone down off a ledge is if your car is parked below them.

 

[Twenty]

The only reason to talk someone down off a ledge is if your car is parked below them.

2edgy4me

 

[St. Widge]

Don't do it Notch!

They must assimilate.

 

[Sun Wukong]

I really don't understand Microsoft paying $2 Billion for Mojang.

First, Notch is a one hit wonder. He's basically said as much himself. It's a helluva hit and it's made him for life, but there is nothing to indicate he or Mojang have anything else to provide outside of Minecraft. He shelved that other game he was working on because he had no idea what to do with it, and Mojang's sole other output has been some mobile game that was most notable because it spurred a lawsuit from ZeniMax over the name "Scrolls."

And maybe that wouldn't be so bad, but they're talking about paying two billion for something that is quite certainly over the hill on its earning potential. The bulk of the Minecraft money that's ever going to be generated has been generated. It's still moving copies, but not to the point that a 2 billion dollar investment is going to be returned on in any meaningful way.

 

[St. Widge]

I really don't understand Microsoft paying $2 Billion for Mojang.

First, Notch is a one hit wonder. He's basically said as much himself. It's a helluva hit and it's made him for life, but there is nothing to indicate he or Mojang have anything else to provide outside of Minecraft. He shelved that other game he was working on because he had no idea what to do with it, and Mojang's sole other output has been some mobile game that was most notable because it spurred a lawsuit from ZeniMax over the name "Scrolls."

And maybe that wouldn't be so bad, but they're talking about paying two billion for something that is quite certainly over the hill on its earning potential. The bulk of the Minecraft money that's ever going to be generated has been generated. It's still moving copies, but not to the point that a 2 billion dollar investment is going to be returned on in any meaningful way.

They bought it to have the right to sell merchandise and to make new games based on the Minecraft IP. They will make other games based on the Minecraft universe or with Minecraft skins, much like the Lego games. They will be cheap to make and they will be able to sell them. It will destroy the simple joy of Minecraft, but they will make money.

 

[The Unrest Cure]

Can you imagine Minecraft on the Windows phone? 'Cos that would seem to be among MS best ideas to (re?)vitalize that brand.

 

[whodatfever]

Can you imagine Minecraft on the Windows phone? 'Cos that would seem to be among MS best ideas to (re?)vitalize that brand.

That's not going to do it.

 

[whodatfever]

They bought it to have the right to sell merchandise and to make new games based on the Minecraft IP. They will make other games based on the Minecraft universe or with Minecraft skins, much like the Lego games. They will be cheap to make and they will be able to sell them. It will destroy the simple joy of Minecraft, but they will make money.

Your worldview is frighteningly grim. You should smile more.

 

[St. Widge]

Your worldview is frighteningly grim. You should smile more.

My world view is simply the way things are.

 

[darkhornet]

My biggest worry is they try to make it a subscription based game (like a WoW or similar). Part of the appeal of it for me was that we paid the one-time purchase to get an account and can play it as much as we want. I'm not sure how Microsoft makes their money back with that model, though.

 

[kcirdor]

they aren't messing with the first one. or shouldn't be.