Minecraft has sold 600 million copies

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REFUTED

the evidence says no

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Evidence shows that Minecraft has sold between 300 million and 400 million copies, well short of the claimed 600 million.

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Evidence against · 3

Wikipedia: Minecraft

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Wikipedia: Minecraft. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft

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Wikipedia: List of best-selling video games

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Wikipedia: List of best-selling video games. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games

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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Did Minecraft sell 600 million copies?

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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Did Minecraft sell 600 million copies?. skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/55787/did-minecraft-sell-600-million-copies

Explicitly answers that Minecraft has not sold 600 million copies.

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