Recently, Atari released its Capsule Collection. It contains unique NFTs available via the company’s blockchain. The current collectibles available are for Centipede and Pong, and they plan to leverage classic video games’ nostalgia value with NFTs’ versatility and profitability.
This move could be a pioneering one for NFTs in the video game industry. Current applications for these tokens include sports, art, and music collectibles.
Experts agree that NFTs can become gaming’s future. They allow gamers to spot financial opportunities from the time they invest in games.
Why should you care?
NFTs create verifiable assets from digital artwork: paintings, photographs, music, and more. Owners can trade these assets on the internet and enjoy outstanding security thanks to the blockchain supporting them.
It might sound strange for inexperienced users, but NFTs have paid considerable dividends already. From tweets to famous video clips, NFTs can turn anything into a financial asset. Artists and influencers have enjoyed a prominent payoff from investors interested in NFT versions of images and art.
NFTs have been available for a while, and most of them are built on the Ethereum platform. They’ve given birth to digital trading card games and other innovations.
However, their recent take-off comes from renewed investor demand for supporting artists and partaking in this sophisticated market. Today’s growing interest in cryptocurrencies has been fantastic for NFTs, as new crypto investors look to diversify their assets.
Atari’s NFTs
Atari’s collection celebrates two crucial pioneers of the video game industry: Dona Bailey and Al Alcorn, who made Centipede and Pong, respectively. They helped lay the foundations for the industry as we know it today.
The Capsule Collection offers various collectibles for different price tags to reach as many Atari fans as possible. The offer isn’t solely for Pong and Centipede fans. Crypto investors, collectors, and even digital museums could gravitate toward this investment option.
Many companies have collaborated with the project. Quidd and Blockparty are two of the most prominent names; they’re a subsidiary of Animoca Brands and an NFT marketplace centered on artists, respectively. The most significant NFT marketplace, OpenSea, is also part of the project.
As expected, Atari’s NFTs come from the Ethereum blockchain, but they’re also being issued on Harmony’s blockchain. The latter is the first mainnet blockchain focused on PoS (proof of stake) and sharding.
Centipede: Dona Bailey’s autograph
Centipede Flagship is the first collectible available in the capsule. An original coin-op cabinet for Centipede is also available, completely restored, and in working order. Finally, there’s also a limited digital cabinet NFT with Bailey’s digital autograph.
However, there’s more value available as well, especially for owners of the combined physical-digital asset.
Pong: Al Alcorn’s autograph
Ask any video game enthusiast, and they’ll likely tell you that Pong was responsible for every video game released. It’s the grandfather of video games, and Al Alcorn developed it in 1972. Initially, he designed it to be a training exercise.
Almost half a century later, we can appreciate how this simple game—containing two tiles and a pixel—paved the way for one of the biggest industries today. Atari knows this, and that’s why the Pong installment contains excellent offers.
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Source: Cryptocurrency - investing.com
