Minecraft creator Notch buys 70M USD mansion in Los Angeles

[[MPGH]Wyo]

https://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/1...z_for_70mm.php

WHAT THE... No part of this story makes any sense, but we'll tell it to you anyway: back in August, a completely ridiculous spec megamansion hit the market in Beverly Hills asking $85 million—it's outfitted with a candy room, a car showroom, vodka and tequila bars, a 54-foot curved glass door that opens onto the pool, eight bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, apartment-sized closets, and a movie theater, and even the listing called it "an overwhelming sensory experience"—and somehow it stoked fevered bidding wars. Combatants included Most Important Couple in the World Beyoncé and Jay-Z, and word came earlier this month that they were winning with a $70 million offer. The house has just sold for $70 million ... but to Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson. "Cases of Dom Perignon were part of the deal."

According to a press release from John Aaroe Group, which repped Persson in the deal, this is the highest price ever paid for a house in Beverly Hills and the sale closed in a very speedy six days. Persson took every last bananas thing in the house, "from luxury furnishings to exotic electronics," to the towers of M&Ms, giant grenade art, the replica of James Dean's motorcycle, the 18-foot onyx dining room table ("that includes place settings by Roberto Cavalli at a cost of $3,700 each"), and three "high-definition 90-inch television screens [that] bring panoramic views of Los Angeles from the roof into the down stairs lounge."

"On a conventional note," says Aaroe, "the home has eight bedrooms and 15 bathrooms all equipped with Toto Neorest toilets at a price of $5,600 each."

Persson is Swedish and the release adds that "Overseas buyers are an increasingly important market for ultra-luxury trophy properties in Los Angeles … Trophy properties in LA are underpriced compared with other world cities so buyers can enjoy the lifestyle now and know they will make a solid profit in the future." That sales price again was $70 million.

How is he going to afford the upkeep to that place. Just the typical monthly bills alone would be staggering.

[Niku ・(￣∀￣)・]

8 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms
holy shit ._.

[Goodfeet]

Hes just a rich bitch. Made the fucking simplest game ever and became fucked up rich. Only because his fuckin game attracts millions of autistic 12 year olds.

[Jvk]

He got a shit ton of money from microsoft so why would he not buy a house expensive as shit.

[HalfBajan]

Hes just a rich bitch. Made the fucking simplest game ever and became fucked up rich. Only because his fuckin game attracts millions of autistic 12 year olds.

His goal was to just create the game for himself I believe. He deserves every cent he's made off of that game.

[Hachikuji]

Good for him

[[MPGH]Shane]

he came in on the swoop

[Sasuke Uchiha!]

Hes just a rich bitch. Made the fucking simplest game ever and became fucked up rich. Only because his fuckin game attracts millions of autistic 12 year olds.

He made a Game... What have u made? :3

[[MPGH]arunforce]

I smell Swedish Tax Evasion.

[[MPGH]Jim Morrison]

I smell Swedish Tax Evasion.

All those offshore bank accounts.

[Eternity]

Amazing isn't it?

[FanticSteal]

Holy sh*t. He shouldn't had sold Minecraft, if he didn't I would've still be making after money

[Mr.Seyeko]

Hes just a rich bitch. Made the fucking simplest game ever and became fucked up rich. Only because his fuckin game attracts millions of autistic 12 year olds.

Definition of a hater ^

Good for him tho.. Lucky sob lol

[[SMA] Paradise`]

Aruns dream is to have Battletale end up like Minecraft. am i right?

[NeverDiesEver]

Minecraft sucks, and so does he. I don't care.