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Agreed. Warner Bros is already talking about a potential movie franchise for Minecraft. Merchandising seems to be going crazy too, I can't seem to turn around w

Agreed. Warner Bros is already talking about a potential movie franchise for Minecraft. Merchandising seems to be going crazy too, I can't seem to turn around without seeing Minecraft posters, dolls, toys, etc. It probably has more long term financial potential than Harry Potter, even ignoring the core piece of software, and Azure could be an excellent fit with the move into providing and leasing servers to players that Minecraft has been dabbling with.

fixedd 12y ago
> Merchandising seems to be going crazy too They're missing a huge market... children's birthday party crap.
- steveklabnik 12y ago
  I wouldn't be so sure they're missing it, exactly https://www.google.com/search?q=minecraft+birthday+party&safe=off&client=ubuntu&hs=mKu&channel=fs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VwAXVOWCPMnGsQST3oKACg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1598&bih=827 https://www.google.com/search?q=minecraft+birthday+party&saf...
  - brlewis 12y ago
    Friends had to pull together party gear from lots of independent sources for that birthday theme. I wonder if Microsoft will be unable to build a merchandising empire thanks to the trademark not being defended enough.
  - fixedd 12y ago
    Most of what you're seeing there is hand-made.