Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has commented on NFTs and the blockchain, saying he believes these technologies could have substance and value Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Speaking to GI.biz, Fils-Aime said it’s common for new technologies to be divisive at their onset, pointing to free-to-play and microtransactions as an example.
“I remember the GDC where Satoru Iwata made comments about free-to-play games and how he saw they were a significant danger for the industry,” he said. “And yet here we are today where there are great quality free-to-play games. There are in-game monetization loops that fans are… maybe no one’s ever happy to spend money on content, but they don’t mind spending money for outfits and things of that nature and they get enjoyment from that.”