With Ubisoft and Square Enix already in the NFTs space, the publisher of Metal Gear and Contra Konami announced its plans to follow suit. The video game giant will be launching an NFT based on its Castlevania series.
To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the legendary video game brand, the Japanese publisher will produce a series of Ethereum NFTs based on its classic Castlevania series.
In total, Konami will manufacture 14 limited-edition NFTs based on the game series, with some incorporating historic gameplay footage and music and others based on well-known franchise artwork.
The Castlevania NFTs will be available through the popular OpenSea marketplace, with auctions starting on January 12th. If each primary auction winner opts-in, Konami will post their nickname on its official website. The publisher “does not guarantee that the value of the NFT will increase after the purchase,” according to a second disclaimer.
This is the first release in the Konami Memorial NFT series, which is billed as an “effort to make art NFTs” but doesn’t appear to be limited to Castlevania-themed collectibles.
Metal Gear Solid, Contra, Frogger, and Pro Evolution Soccer are just a few of the successful brands Konami has published. While Konami still owns the rights to a number of famous gaming properties, it has slowed down its development of new games in recent years.
Konami CEO Hideki Hayakawa declared in 2015 that the company would focus on mobile games rather than the larger-scale home console games that helped build the company.
NFTs collectibles
An NFT is a digital receipt that can represent photos, video files, interactive video game goods, and more. Some NFTs, such as the Axie monster NFTs in the popular Ethereum game Axie Infinity, can be used in playable games and can drive play-to-earn game models that reward players with crypto tokens.
However, Konami’s intentions do not appear to be quite as ambitious. The Castlevania NFTs are solely collections, with no added functionality or announced inclusion into any video games.
Unlike the crypto-native Bored Ape Yacht Club profile image collection, they also do not provide customers with any form of IP or commercialization rights.
