10 Most Profitable Video Games of All Time

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2. Minecraft

Number of copies sold: 122 million

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)‘s Minecraft is a “sandbox” video game, which allows players to choose whatever they want to do, however they want to do it. It has a number of game modes and activities, and players can build constructions out of textured cubes. The game won many awards and received a lot of praise from critics. Despite the huge number of units sold, Minecraft is unlikely to stop, as its developer Mojang was acquired by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in 2014 for $2.5 billion. In addition, the game is available on a multitude of platforms, including Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV (because, why not?).

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