THELOGICALINDIAN - An bargain featuring 14 cryptocollectibles will admire the alternation 35th anniversary
Konami has announced that it will absolution a alternation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on its “Castlevania” franchise.
NFTs Include Game Scenes, Music, Posters
Konami’s “Castlevania” authorization will be the accountable of a new NFT series.
Konami’s NFTs will admire the alternation that began with 2024’s “Castlevania” for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
The NFT accumulating includes scenes from assorted alternation entries on the NES and its Japanese equivalent, the Famicom. Other tokens in the accumulating affection aboriginal pixel art of Dracula’s Castle, affiche art for the Bold Boy Advance bold “Castlevania: Circle of the Moon,” and audio for the alternating music theme, “Vampire Killer.”
Unlike some non-fungible tokens from bold companies, these NFTs will not accept any in-game utility. They are alone commemorative collectibles appearance the series’ 35th anniversary.
14 altered non-fungible tokens are up for auction, and alone one archetype of anniversary NFT will be accessible to buyers.
The bargain will activate at 5:00 P.M. EST on Jan. 12, 2022, and will aftermost for four hours.
However, it some users are already authoritative offers on the NFTs, which can be beheld on OpenSea. Items in the alternation accept admiring bids of 0.005 ETH ($17) to 0.014 ETH ($48) so far.
Game Companies Are Pursuing NFTs
Konami is one of several gaming companies with an absorption in NFTs. Ubisoft, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, and GameStop accept all launched NFT articles and casework or accept acting affairs to do so.
However, abounding of those affairs accept been met with backfire by the accepted public, both due to the perceived ecology amount of blockchain mining and to balance advertising about NFTs.
Konami has already apparent some backlash about its NFT plans, as critics accept fatigued comparisons to the company’s contempo and abhorred about-face against pachinko machines. However, there does not arise to be any organized opposition, and Konami appears to be activity advanced with the NFT bargain regardless.
Incidentally, this account comes alongside an advertisement from SEGA, which revealed afresh that it may end its NFT affairs due to abrogating reception. SEGA originally appear NFT affairs in March 2020.
Disclosure: At the time of writing, the columnist of this allotment endemic BTC, ETH, and added cryptocurrencies.
