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<p>Animoca Brands Japan, which is a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, recently entered into an <a href="https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-japan-and-square-enix-enter-into-agreement" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-japan-and-square-enix-enter-into-agreement" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MoU with Square Enix</a> to support the marketing of its upcoming game SYMBIOGENESIS and its associated NFT collection.</p> 
<p>If you were not aware, Square Enix is the company behind the famous Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series. SYMBIOGENESIS is another RPG from this studio that is populated with 10000 NFT characters. </p> 
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<p>The associated NFTs will not only work as in-game characters and PFPs that players can use to interact with the community, they will also provide access to the game itself.</p> 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="why-did-square-enix-partner-with-animoca-brands">Why did Square Enix partner with Animoca Brands? </h2> 
<p>Animoca Brands has a large portfolio of over 400 Web3 companies and it has already established itself as a leader in the space. The main goal of this partnership is to support SYMBIOGENESIS with its overseas expansion. Animoca will be supporting SYMBIOGENESIS marketing activities, collaborations with other companies, and global NFT sales.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our subsidiary <a href="https://twitter.com/Animocabrandskk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Animocabrandskk</a> has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with <a href="https://twitter.com/SquareEnix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SquareEnix</a> to strengthen the global marketing of SYMBIOGENESIS (<a href="https://twitter.com/symbiogenesisPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@symbiogenesisPR</a>), SQUARE ENIX’S game and associated collection of 10,000 NFT characters with game utility.… <a href="https://t.co/5L75uaIYcP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/5L75uaIYcP</a></p>— Animoca Brands (@animocabrands) <a href="https://twitter.com/animocabrands/status/1782306212895461490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">April 22, 2024</a>
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<p>However, this is not the first time Square Enix and Animoca Brands have partnered up. In 2022, the two worked together on bringing <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/the-sandbox-and-square-enix-team-up-to-bring-dungeon-siege-rpg-experiences-to-the-metaverse/409/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/the-sandbox-and-square-enix-team-up-to-bring-dungeon-siege-rpg-experiences-to-the-metaverse/409/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Dungeon Siege RPG experience in The Sandbox</a>.</p> 
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  Dungeon Siege in The Sandbox (Source: <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/the-sandbox-and-square-enix-team-up-to-bring-dungeon-siege-rpg-experiences-to-the-metaverse/409/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/the-sandbox-and-square-enix-team-up-to-bring-dungeon-siege-rpg-experiences-to-the-metaverse/409/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Sandbox Announcement</a>)
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-does-this-partnership-impact-web3-gaming">How does this partnership impact Web3 gaming?</h2> 
<p>Well, we already know that Square Enix is a leading studio in Web2 gaming. The number of <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269576/final-fantasy-14-players/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269576/final-fantasy-14-players/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">players in Final Fantasy IV</a> have reached 30 million as of 2024, and this number has grown consistently over the years. Similarly, another one of its major titles, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_(video_game)#:~:text=As%20of%20March%202022%2C%20the,than%2036%20million%20copies%20worldwide." data-type="link" data-id="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_(video_game)#:~:text=As%20of%20March%202022%2C%20the,than%2036%20million%20copies%20worldwide." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Kingdom Hearts sold over 36 million copies</a> as of 2022.</p> 
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  Number of players in Final Fantasy between 2015-2024 (source: <a href="https://www.statista.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.statista.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Statista</a>)
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<p>When we look at these numbers, it becomes certain that Square Enix is a whale in Web2 gaming. Now that it is releasing another RPG with NFT elements, an increasing number of traditional gamers will get to experience the utility of NFTs. </p> 
<p>If a big player like Square Enix takes this route, it is likely that other major studios will also follow suit to maintain competition. And that is exactly how adoption happens! For now, it’s great news but in the end, it will all depend on how well SYMBIOGENESIS will perform when it’s released. </p> 
<p><em>This news story has been sourced from <a href="https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-japan-and-square-enix-enter-into-agreement" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-japan-and-square-enix-enter-into-agreement" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Animoca Brands official announcement</a>. </em></p>

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