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Minecraft Comes To The Web3 Through NFT Worlds
Minecraft is the best-selling video game in the world, but unlike many other games, it didn’t have its own in-game marketplace until now. Independent developers are changing that. They are turning Minecraft into a Web3 game — NFT Worlds.
What is NFT Worlds?
The game in pixel graphics is known for its diverse possibilities. The player should be able to develop according to his individual wishes. Minecraft would therefore also be ideal for a Web3 adaptation.
While the developers at Mojang have not supported this idea so far, independent programmers did not want to wait any longer and started the NFT Worlds project.
In Minecraft, collaborative work is nothing unusual. While Mojang took over the development of the game, independent organizers ran their own servers, which made Minecraft very popular in multiplayer. Pronounced is also the modding scene of the game.
NFT Worlds also falls back on this principle, but adds additional elements to the way it works. Instead of a normal Minecraft server, NFT Worlds turns Minecraft into a world that resembles Decentraland.
Properties can be purchased with cryptocurrencies. NFT Worlds uses Polygon for this purpose — a fast and cost-effective Layer 2 solution for Ethereum.
As the name of the platform suggests, the world is composed of individual NFTs that act as plots of land. The current base price per NFT from OpenSea is 14.9 Ethereum — the equivalent of over 37,400 euros.
NFT Worlds has a big potential
NFT Worlds describes itself as a metaverse. Unlike other metaverse games, Minecraft already has a very broad base of active players around the world. According to Statista, the video game boasts over 140 million monthly players.
Blockchain and virtual reality
From there, the road to the Metaverse is now not very far. To access NFT Worlds, players simply need to retrieve the specific address of the server and sign up with an Ethereum wallet address at the start.
