Konami, which just resurrected "Gensuikoden 1" and "Gensuikoden 2" (opens in new tab) (and gained some social credibility in the process), reminded us that yes, this is the same company that made over $150,000 in January with the sale of "Castlevania NFT" (opens in new tab) They reminded us. According to a news release on the company's website (opens in new tab), Konami is looking for someone to help build the systems and services needed to "deliver new experiences such as WEB3 and Metaverse."

Konami is keen on "research and development to incorporate the latest technology into games and content," and plans to launch a service that will "allow players to trade in-game NFTs (digital items) through a proprietary blockchain-based distribution platform."

In other words, Konami wants to build its own NFT trading platform. According to the company, NFTs that players trade (or are willing to trade) "can be used as items in-game," "can interact with other services and communities," and "can participate in fan communities and events."

The first pledge is clear enough. Players will be able to trade in-game gear on the Konami platform, but the next two are a bit ambiguous: the second may mean that they will be able to trade with other Konami fans, not just fans of the game they are into, and the third may be an NFT-based event ticketing system, which may be referring to. [Last month it was reported that NFT transactions on OpenSea (the most popular online marketplace for non-rotten knick-knacks) have dropped 90% since the beginning of the year (opens in new tab). This is in addition to the widespread crypto crash that occurred in the middle of the year (open in new tab).

However, crypto is a volatile market at the best of times, and Konami may simply be hoping it will bounce back (opens in new tab) as it has before. Or perhaps the company has just built up enough inertia in the "WEB3 and Metaverse" project that it is unstoppable at this point. Either way, who wants to bet on which will appear first: a Metal Gear remaster (open in new tab) or a Metal Gear NFT?