Ex-Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé is a major adherent to blockchain technology.
But blockchain, which is utilized to exchange and record digital currency and NFTs, can’t simply be involved by engineers as a lucrative plan, Fils-Aimé said. Rather it ought to be player-focused.
Speaking finally month’s SXSW event in Texas, as spotted by Nintendo Life, Fils-Aimé said “I’m a believer in blockchain, I think it’s a really compelling technology.”
“I’m also a believer in the concept of ‘play to own’ within video games,” he proceeded. “And I say this as a player where I may have invested 50 hours in a game, 100 hours in a game, and there are some games I’ve invested 300 hours in” he proceeded. “When I’m ready to move on to something else, wouldn’t it be great to monetise what I’ve built?
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Companies including Worms developer Team17 have announced NFT projects before backtracking completely following fan and staff backlash, while a Ubisoft executive said simply that “gamers don’t get it”.
While various organizations have additionally put resources into the Metaverse, Fortnite designer Epic Games appears to lead the charge in the gaming circle with Sony and LEGO’s parent organization KIRKBI contributing $1 billion each previous this month.
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