Mythical Games, in partnership with FIFA, has revealed plans for FIFA Rivals, an officially licensed mobile football game. The game will be free-to-play on iOS and Android and is expected to launch in mid-2025.
The game will allow players to build and manage their own football clubs and compete in real-time online matches.
FIFA Rivals will integrate NFTs
Mythical Games, known for its mobile game NFL Rivals, will also be incorporating NFTs into FIFA Rivals. As the studio told BeInCrypto, the game will have its own dedicated NFT marketplace. Players will be able to trade their favorite soccer stars as NFTs.
The title also features collectible and tradable NFT player cards minted on the Mythos blockchain, built on Polkadot. Since its launch, the game has surpassed 6 million downloads across multiple platforms.
The official cover of FIFA Rivals. Source: X (old Twitter)
Following a similar model, then, FIFA Rivals will use the Mythos blockchain and allow players to collect and trade iconic football stars from past and present eras.
FIFA Rivals is designed to be highly accessible, featuring a gentle learning curve along with advanced features for hardcore players to explore, Nate Nesbitt, spokesperson for Mythical Games, told BeInCrypto.
In fact, this isn’t the footballing entity’s first foray into NFTs and Web3. During the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA collaborated with several blockchain startups to launch collectible games and apps.
The partnerships we have with both the NFL and FIFA should open doors for other collaborations between web3 game studios and major sports titles, Nate Nesbitt told BeInCrypto.
Growing optimism for a comeback of NFTs
More recently, ‘Vitalik.eth’, a wallet allegedly linked to the Ethereum co-founder, transferred 32 ETH to Base and minted 400 Patron NFTs. These were part of Truemarkets’ fair launch, which allocates a significant portion of its TRUE token supply to Patron holders.
Despite these developments, however, the NFT market continues to struggle. Data from 2024 shows that 98% of NFT collections saw little trading activity, with only 0.2% of projects turning a profit.
In fact, many NFTs lost more than half of their value shortly after launch, highlighting challenges for creators and investors alike.
Meanwhile, Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, recently created a commemorative NFT to celebrate its 1 billion transaction milestone. However, the platform has faced significant accusations of copying artist Chris Biron’s work.
However, Coinbase responded by pledging NFT proceeds to Biron and promising stricter oversight for future projects.
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