Hideo Kojima is not making NFTs, Anicorn confirms Digital Trends
Hideo Kojima NFT scare ends with physical collectible confirmation
August 3, 2022 Share , fans are constantly on high alert to see which developer will embrace the controversial technology next. Yesterday, rumors that Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima was jumping into the non-fungible world blew up thanks to from an NFT adjacent company, Anicorn. Turns out, it was all just for a physical collectible from Kojima Productions and Anicorn. We've spent more than 2 years designing and developing this PHYSICAL limited collectible collection with and Mr. Yoji Shinkawa . please stay tuned for further updates. Disclaimer: This is not a NFT collection — ANICORN (@Anicorn_Watch) The original announcement led to a lot of concern among Hideo Kojima’s fanbase. Anicorn makes physical products like watches but also creates NFTs. Because the first tweet teasing the collaboration was vague, replies to it were full of prayers that the project wouldn’t be an NFT announcement or anything related to the metaverse. In the end, Anicorn confirmed in that it’s working with Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa on a physical limited collectible collection that hasn’t been truly unveiled just yet. The new collection is confirmed to ship worldwide and should release sometime in 2022. Gamers do not respond nicely to . Recently, Square Enix unveiled a new Bring Arts Kai toyline Cloud Strife figure that’s set to hit shelves and online marketplaces late next year to the chagrin of its fans. This physical figure comes packaged with digital cards as well as an . However, for those not interested, there is a simple physical edition for a lower price that comes with only the product you can actually touch.