Konami Digital Entertainment – the Japanese gaming giant behind franchises such as Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill and Castlevania – announced on Thursday that it will release a NFT platform called Resella in Avalanche blockchain.
The infrastructure platform aims to make it easier for companies to integrate blockchain technology and issue NFTs, both for games and other types of applications. According to Konami, Resella eliminates the need for users to open an external crypto wallet or handle cryptocurrencies.
The company praised Resella’s “user-friendly marketplace experience” in a press release and said it will enable transactions in Japanese yen for domestic users, with plans to accommodate global users as well. Powered by Avalanche’s technology, Resella will not charge users gas fees to transact with its technology.
“By democratizing access to Web3-related technologies, Konami Digital Entertainment aims to foster an inclusive environment where companies across industries can harness the potential of blockchain innovation,” the statement said.
Konami envisions Resella enabling various digital experiences, such as using in-game NFTs as event tickets or unlocking exclusive content across different platforms. Resella will be built on an Avalanche subnet, or a dedicated instance of the network, providing Konami with additional customization capabilities and other potential benefits compared to the mainnet.
Several other major game publishers are also building in the blockchain space. Ubisoft, maker of Assassin’s Creed, for example, is expected to publish its first original game Champion Tactics: Chronicles of Grimoria this year in Oasys Blockchainand has launched other projects and collaborated with several networks in recent years.
Meanwhile, Final Fantasy creator Square Enix has a Ethereumnarrative game based on Symbiogenesis which was released in late 2023 and pursued other efforts in the industry, in addition to Sega having brought some of its properties to Web3 through collaborations.
Editor’s note: This article was written with the help of AI. Edited and checked by Andrew Hayward.
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