This transfer would current a doubtlessly large alternative for Web3 adoption by conventional avid gamers, on condition that Fortnite has had greater than 242.9 million energetic gamers over the previous 30 days, in keeping with Energetic Participant.
NFTs coming to @FortniteGame? That Nike brand on the finish is from Nike’s @dotSWOOSH web3 platform 👀 pic.twitter.com/Erbecmfz18
— Chris Akhavan 🕹️ (@chrisakvn) June 16, 2023
The announcement was made on June 16 throughout Nike’s social media channels, stating that the “final Sneakerhunt begins” on June 20. The accompanying video options Fortnite’s brand and Nike’s Air Max brand entrance and heart amidst a backdrop of floating clouds within the sky. Then, the video transitions to disclose the identify of the sneaker hunt, “Airphoria,” adopted by Nike’s brand for its web3 platform.SWOOSH alongside the emblem for Epic Video games’ Unreal Engine.
On 6.20 the last word Sneakerhunt begins. 🏙️🌬️ pic.twitter.com/QgMyA1uXRT
— Nike (@Nike) June 16, 2023
Particulars are at the moment scarce, however members of the NFT group speculated that Nike might have constructed an NFT-related sport utilizing Fornite Artistic 2.0, which basically permits customers to create their digital island sport maps utilizing Fortnite property. As @clone_news_cn famous, “I keep in mind that Fortnite lately launched Fortnite Artistic 2.0, which has a robust self-built map mode just like creating video games on ROBLOX. I suppose Nike might have used this mode to create a sport. Two years in the past, Nike additionally created a sport on ROBLOX, nevertheless it was not mixed with NFT[s] at the moment.”
Whereas it isn’t 100% confirmed if NFTs will probably be part of Airphoria, SWOOSH’s involvement would recommend that it’s on the playing cards, whereas Epic Video games additionally holds a pleasant stance in direction of NFT gaming. Nike’s NFT unit has been ramping up its efforts to edge its manner into the normal gaming house of late, and this potential collaboration with Fortnite may very well be a big step in direction of that purpose.
