Not even Rugal would invest
SNK delivered a double dose of news pertaining to its foremost fight franchiseThe King of Fightersthis week, not only offering up a new trailer forThe King of Fighters XV‘s Team Orochi, but also stealth-droppingThe King of Fighters ’98 Final Editiononto PlayStation platforms. It seems, however, that there was a third piece ofKoFnews that day… Though you might not find it for looking.
On Tuesday, eagle-eyed fans spotteda new Twitter accountadvertising something plainly called “The King of Fighters Crypto” (or “CryptoKOF”). This endeavor — not developed by but allegedly “authorized by” SNK — appears to be a blockchain/NFT project based upon the crossover fighting series. According to the Twitter page,The King of Fighters Cryptowould see “The return of the king, to fight again in the metaverse arena.”
You already know what happened next. Likeso many similar announcementsbefore it,CryptoKOFwas immediately hit with insults and comments of disdain from theKing of Fighterscommunity, leading the Twitter pageto go privatewithin mere hours of its initial discovery. While this is not SNK’s first dabble in the NFT market (the company already has a deal with online market OnBuff to sell NFTs based on SNK properties), it is yet another example of thegaming communityturning toward the blockchain market and telling it — quite succinctly — that it is not welcome here.
And the horse you rode in on, fellas.
For more reading on NFTs/blockchain technology and gaming,check out Jonathon Holmes’ report.
