Atari announces Loot Boxes of NFT

In the 80s, _ Atari _ was responsible for almost destroying the video game industry. Now, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the company has announced something that could well be considered its greatest atrocity so far. Loot Boxes and NFTs are two elements hated by the players' community, so to celebrate 50 years of life, Atari has decided to merge these concepts .

Recently, ATARI, in collaboration with Republic Realm, a company that develops content for metaverse, announced the GFT, Loot Boxes that contain one of 10 NFT images that celebrate the 50 years of the company . These products are in the Ethereum blockchain that, after the recent agitation in the speculative market crypt, is currently in its lowest assessment of the last six months.

Users can buy your Loot Box from NFT, and on a specific date it will open. In this way, everyone will know if their GFT is "common, rare or epic". According to the website, there are less than 5% chance that the NFT of a buyer is "rare" and less than 1% that it is "epic" . In this way, prompting people to buy more.

If the name Republic Realm sounds, it is because a year ago they managed to sell a yacht for metaverse at $650 thousand dollars . Along with this, Wade Rose, CEO of Atari, managed to buy as many shares of this company for $10 million, so this relationship to create the GFT makes a lot of sense. This was what Rose said about this celebration:

"The Atari brand is synonymous with video games, and video games are the backbone of the metaverse. What better way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Atari that marking the beginning of a new era of technological innovation and at the same time honor the brand that launched the modern video game industry? "

You are still to be seen what are the results of this Frankenstein monster that combines two ideas repudiated by the players. Perhaps we see a success similar to that of INAMI and its auction of Castlemaine. On related topics, Ubisoft ensures that the public "does not understand" the NFTs.

Editor's note:

I hope this GFT business does not function. If the Loot Boxes and the NFTs are already controversial, combine these two concepts sounds like an idea created with the simple fact of getting all the money from the users, and not a celebration of a company that was a pillar of This industry during its first years.