'NFTs are a Scam', Says Indie Game Marketplace Itch.io

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NFTs are a scam, says itch.io

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They have come out strongly against NFTs in a Twitter thread.

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This is the opposite of what Ubisoft is doing.

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Ubisoft announced it would begin selling NFTs in games called Ubisoft Quarts.

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Discord has already given up on NFT.

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Troy Baker canceled his partnership with an NFT firm.

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Itch.io has a section for games tagged NFT, some of them are obvious parodies like NFT Clicker.

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Monopoly.NFT, uses a cryptocurrency called $MPLY for in-game transactions.

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The entire point of them is that they will sell almost anything, including games they don't profit from.

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