NFTs are a controversial topic at the moment, and many publishers and developers receive deserved backlash for their own projects. The company had little of a kind words for the company that jumped right on the NFT train.
In a recent interview with VGC (via Nintendo Life) stating whether the developer has any interest in NFTs, atsushi Inaba and Hideki Kamiya also explain they have no positive impact on the creators or users in any way.
As one gets acquainted with the ensuing Magic The Gathering NFTs feel ain’timidable.
“The people trying to promote NFTs and to partner with gaming companies seem extremely unenthusiastic,” explains Inaba. “Hey, he’ll get money!” But what happens to the user or the creator? If I like to spend my time on something, I want it to benefit from good game making.”
The pair was asked whether they were surprised by Konami’s desire to join NFTs, which Kamiya replies “If it smells like money” – and would not allow Konami to join in a heartbeat.” Kamiya also points out Inaba’s sentiment, while claiming that Platinum Games won’t explore NFTs until the “positive side” on the user’s is found.
Developers and publishers have much more reluctant to enter NFT these days after controversies surrounding Stalker 2 and Team17 saw wildly unpopular attempts rapidly reversed. Even EA has already decided not to enter NFTs.
Ubisoft is one of the largest publishers along with Konami and embraces the useless JPEG with its Ubisoft Quartz programme. The publisher is totally obsessed with NFTs, so it began to give them to its employees, to thanks for their hard work. Ubisoft has even turned Rabbids into NFTs, insinuing them into a blockchain game called “The Sandbox”.
Thankfully, all developers don’t like the idea of NFTs, the director of It Takes Two accusing him of putting his hand in the knee rather than include them in one of the games. And Josef left me.
