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[Lunatic_Gamer]

Bandai Namco announced Tuesday that it plans to develop an "IP Metaverse" for its library of games, and is spending 15 billion yen (or 130 million USD) on the project.

First reported by VideoGamesChronicle,the three main goals of the metaverse project include connecting Bandai Namco with fans of their games, enhancing the value of Bandai Namco's IP, and connecting each IP's world into an interconnected universe known as the "ALL BANDAI NAMCO concept."

Bandai Namco also plans to invest 25 billion yen (or 216 million USD) to "maximize IP value" through new IP creation, "groupwide IP projects," and innovation.

Bandai Namco to Spend $130 Million on a Metaverse Project - IGN

Bandai Namco is planning to spend $130 million on a new metaverse project that will combine their IP in some form, with the goal of connecting fans with Bandai.

www.ign.com

Bandai Namco is making its own $130 million ‘IP metaverse’ | VGC

The publisher wants to create virtual spaces to “connect with fans”…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[lastmessiah]

Don't really know what this means but cool I guess.

 

[Ezekiel_]

I'll have three metaverses to go please

 

[bitbydeath]

Sounds like a money laundering scheme.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

What I think this means is portal like ways to step between different videogames, and then there can be a "neutral" space where everybody can interact like at a city in an MMO, and do ever more interesting things.

 

[Sub_Level]

Big boob soul calibur girls might show up. might be cool

 

[kingfey]

I was right. This train is unstoppable.

 

[NanaMiku]

Makes sense, they quite active in the VR space. They opened an VR arcade in Japan, but too bad it's already closed.

VR ZONE Portal | その他の施設 | バンダイナムコアミューズメント「夢・遊び・感動」を。

さあ、取り乱せ。――『VR ZONE SHINJUKU』の小型店舗として、話題のVRアクティビティを体験できる『VR ZONE Portal』が登場！

vrzone-pic.com

 

[SLB1904]

nfts motherfuckers

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Don't really know what this means but cool I guess.

Basically Marvel x Capcom sorta games.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Interesting, so MTX and in game earned loot will equate to what you have, wear, own, trade and more in the metaverse. I guess it's basically gamification of an IP limited Second Life so to speak. Play as the characters you love, socialise as the characters you progress?

 

[arvfab]

Isn't it a bit too much money for Hentai in VR?

 

[Squarehard]

Tales of Tekken

 

[onQ123]

Metaverse Pacman Lets Go!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dr_Salt]

Is this what Harada was talking about?

https://dotesports.com/business/new...-expensive-game-to-date-led-by-tekkens-harada

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Not gonna lie if there's one thing that can change my opinion on Metaverse it's waifus.

 

[M1chl]

Souls NFT with value of 130m?

Where presale?

 

[ahtlas7]

How do I invest in this scheme at ground level?

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

I‘m not the target audience. I want TTT 3 and a 4K port of 1 and 2!

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

I love how they say "connecting fans with X brand" through Metaverse. Fuck you, this is another way of you guys getting more money by offering virtual goods.

 

[Reallink]

Isn't it a bit too much money for Hentai in VR?

No, there is already a Hentai VR GAAS/Metaverse "game" (air quoted cause it's actually just an SFM-style animation viewer with like 4 original characters concepted and modeled by AAA artists) that is made by some unknown dude on Patreon and has earned like $20 million in funding from Patron's and an unnamed corporate or VC investor.

 

[arvfab]

No, there is already a Hentai VR GAAS/Metaverse "game" (air quoted cause it's actually just an SFM-style animation viewer with like 4 original characters concepted and modeled by AAA artists) that is made by some unknown dude on Patreon that has earned like $20 million in funding from Patron's and an unnamed corporate investor.

F**k I was just joking, this is crazy

 

[Reallink]

F**k I was just joking, this is crazy

Supposedly he contracted 3D modelers who reportedly work/worked at Ubisoft and I believe Riot Games poached the character/concept artists who were working on it.

 

[IDKFA]

Unpopular opinion, but I actually think the metaverse will overtake consoles as the main source of gaming. Give it ten years and Sony and Nintendo will join Microsoft in developing m metaverse projects.

 

[SSfox]

Don't give a fuck about this, just give me Tekken 8