After launching a first in-game NFT item, Solana blockchain launched its maiden live multiplayer game (known as the Mini Royale: Nations). Interestingly, the game set a new milestone after its active players doubled over the past 30 days.
MAU Doubles In One Month
There are now over 650K monthly active users (MAU) and 2.5m registered players on the platform. This MAU is twice the last month’s number, as revealed by Alex Paley, the game’s co-founder. Even though the live game was initially launched as a free online multiplayer game and without being integrated with any blockchain capability, the plan had always been to launch and activate several in-game items.
The plan was eventually implemented a few days ago after the game developers (Faraway) launched 10K in-game items, which the firm sold as NFTs on Solana’s NFT marketplace. Faraway disclosed that the NFT in-game items were sold out within 45 seconds and generated a whopping sum of $1.4m
Buyers who still have their NFTs till the next season of the game will enjoy additional benefits, especially the game’s native token, cheddar. This first season starts before December 25 and is called “the metaverse’s Vikings.”
The Game’s Unique Play Model
Paley disclosed to Tokenhell that even though the game’s NFT capabilities are fully functional, the team chose not to launch it as other NFT-integrated games or use the play-to-earn model. Thus, making the game unique from its popular competition, Axie infinity. The Ethereum-built game operates the play-to-earn model, and its NFT trading volume is now worth $3.8b since its launch.
It has to be noted that many Mini Royale users were pushing for Faraway to release their plans regarding the game’s NFT plans. The call became more intense after Faraway competitors (Ubisoft and GSC game world) released the NFT plans for their games. However, Paley revealed that the plan is to promote the NFT and other token-related elements using novel ideas such as “true ownership” and “open economies.”
Faraway’s Plan For The Mini Royale
Paley also said, “our strong desire is to develop social games with the inclusion of player-driven economies. Then, we intend to allow open economies using blockchain technology. We are glad that a few other industry colleagues and crypto enthusiasts have adopted a similar stance.”
He also said, “I believe that the play-to-earn model is no longer attractive to the true gamers, and we had to be mindful of this fact.” As of November 2021, Faraway has generated a total sum of about $35m from its funding series; leading investors include Lightspeed and Solana ventures and FTX exchange.
On December 15, Solana ventures revealed that it has set aside $155m to fund Solana-built gaming projects, especially those partnered with Griffin and Forte game companies. Over the past three months, the blockchain-based gaming sector (especially those with NFT integration) has become one of the fast-rising sectors of the crypto space, with most of them being built on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains.
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