How to integrate NFTs into your games… quickly.
Anyone who’s been paying attention over the past six months has undoubtedly noticed the onslaught of hype surrounding NFTs (non-fungible tokens). While some people are still skeptical, many have already started to leverage their functionality to reap tremendous benefits.
One particularly promising NFT use case is implementing them to allow gamers to buy, sell, and trade in-game assets. Let’s take a look at what benefits NFTs bring to games, why you might want to look into them, and how to quickly integrate them into your gaming platform with minimal investment.
How is this anything new?
It’s true that in-app purchases have been around for years in the gaming world. However, when players buy assets, they don’t truly own them. They are at the mercy of the manufacturers, who can decide to discontinue an item, ban its resale, or change its properties at any time. Often, users who want to buy in-game assets on third-party marketplaces like eBay fall victim to scammers and are left with no legal recourse. Not to mention if the game’s central servers are hacked, hard-earned assets can be stolen and gone forever.
In a sense, paying for in-app purchases has traditionally been more similar to “renting” digital property. Players don’t truly own their digital real-estate, as it is entirely controlled by the game’s creators. The assets are theirs until they stop using the platform, at which point their investment is lost.
The properties of NFTs completely transform the entire concept of in-game assets. Because the tokens themselves are unique and irreplaceable, players truly own a limited and valuable asset. Since they exist on a blockchain, NFTs cannot be altered or stolen by any third party, and their authenticity is easily verifiable. Their transaction history is completely transparent, eliminating any potential fraud. Players can buy, sell, or trade assets as they wish, and the properties of their assets will never change. Not even the game manufacturers themselves can tamper with digital assets in the form of NFTs. True digital ownership.
Keep ahead of the curve.
Now that NFTs are set to transform the gaming industry, the question is, why would players invest in games that don’t offer digital assets as NFTs? Why would you rent when you can buy? As NFTs become more and more commonplace in games, manufacturers that are slow to adapt will likely find themselves losing users and money. So if you haven’t started making moves to integrate NFTs into your games, you probably shouldn’t put things off much longer.
Tatum makes it easy for you.
We do understand you’ve got good reason to procrastinate. Securing blockchain infrastructure is expensive, and learning to code for blockchains is difficult. However, with Tatum, you don’t have to worry about any of that. We provide next-gen infrastructure and support for over 20 blockchains in a single unified REST API. What typically takes weeks to learn and implement with other providers can be accomplished with just a few simple API calls.
Seem too good to be true? We’ll show you.
- First, you need to create a new Smart Contract on an Ethereum-compatible blockchain of your choice. In this case, we’ll be using Celo because it’s fast, it’s many times cheaper than Ethereum, and you can pay for transactions with a stable coin (cUSD). Just one API call gets the job done:
2. Next, you need to mint new tokens. Again, it only takes one API for everything:
3. And once you’ve got your tokens, you’ll probably want to be able to transfer them between wallets. Here’s the call for that:
That’s it. Just three simple API calls and you have everything you need. Not to mention the fact that with Celo, you’ve just saved yourself hundreds if not thousands of dollars in Ethereum fees. Now you’ve got absolutely no excuse to put off integrating NFTs any longer.
So are you ready to get this show on the road?
You can sign up for a free plan here. It has all of the features of our paid plans, the only limit is the number of API calls per second. Build your whole app for free and upgrade whenever you need to scale up.
And check out the full step-by-step guide for creating NFTs here.
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