Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds has officially been released worldwide this week.

While the title has already been out in Japan and East Asia for nearly a year now, to much success, this is the first time western audiences will be able to try out the game.

Unfortunately for those who don’t care of the NFT and crypto hype train, developer NetMarble has decided to implement blockchain technology into the game with this worldwide launch. They also state they have plans on bringing NFTs into the game later this year.

Their website features text indicating the details of their plan for this technology:

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is an expansion of the Ni no Kuni series that reimagines the fantasy world of the original games. Anime-style graphics rendered in Unreal Engine 4, heartfelt cutscenes, and original music tracks by longtime Studio Ghibli film composer Joe Hisaishi combine to immerse players in a gaming experience that feels like an interactive animated film.

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds employs a gameplay-based blockchain system, giving players who enjoy Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds the opportunity to play to earn tokens through gameplay.

Players can acquire two types of tokens in the Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds blockchain system, and our team will do our best to preserve the token values.

NFTs, blockchain, and cryptocurrency has been a controversial topic among the gaming industry and fans. Nevertheless, there are many companies who are investing a lot of money into this technology.

Recently Square Enix sold off a number of IPs such as Tomb Raider and Deus Ex to invest into blockchain technology. Sony has also shown off their plans for a metaverse, another thing that companies have placed attention to during this growth of blockchain.

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is available now worldwide on IOS, Android, and PC (via NetMarble)