Nintendo Is Not Pursuing The Metaverse Or NFTs… Yet

It seems like almost every company in the video games industry is currently evaluating going into NFTs or the Metaverse. What about Nintendo, one of the biggest players in the game? In their latest investor’s Q&A report, they express interest in the technology (NFT and Metaverse), but they won’t be adopting the new technology yet.

The statement (translated via Nibellion on Twitter) reads:

“Metaverse is attracting the attention of many companies around the world, and we believe that it has great potential.

In addition, when the Metaverse is introduced in the media, software such as “Animal Crossing” is sometimes cited as an example, and in this sense, we are interested in this technology.

On the other hand, it is difficult to define what kind of surprises and fun can be provided to customers by the Metaverse.

As a company that offers entertainment, we place the utmost importance on how to deliver fresh surprises and fun to our customers.

If we can find a way to communicate our “Nintendo approach” to many people in an easy-to-understand manner, we may be able to consider something, but we do not believe this to be the case at present.”