Capcom, the popular video game Street Fighter II developer, has launched a series of collectible trading cards based on the game. The launch of a tradeable Street Fighter NFT is sure to be welcomed by the massive community.

Street Fighter NFT

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The History

Street Fighter is a popular fighting game series created by Capcom. In the game, players pit various fighters from around the world against one another. Street Fighter II is considered one of the best games of all time, and it was released in 1987. In 1989, the game’s developers developed a beat em’ up called Final Fight, which would eventually lead to

Street Fighter II is widely credited for setting the bar for future games. It is still considered to be a truly classic series. The first game in the series, Street Fighter, was released in August 1987. In 1989, they also created Final Fight, and eventually, the team also developed Street Fighter II.

The Street Fighter series eventually expanded into a shared universe with other Capcom titles. One of these was the Final Fight series. The first series to merge with the Street Fighter canon was the Final Fight series, which allowed many of the characters from both games to crossover in other games.

The second series to join the shared universe was called Rival Schools, and some of its characters have already appeared in various main Street Fighter games. Capcom joins the growing pop culture brands entering the crypto-collectibles market.
The company launched the collectable cards on February 18 through the WAX blockchain. With its growing popularity, it is necessary to understand the game’s concept and how NFTs work.

Street Fighter Popularity

Although it was initially created as an arcade game, Street Fighter has been released for various platforms. Street Fighter helped define the genre of gaming for years to come. This involved games like Soulcalibur, Killer Instinct, and Mortal Kombat. Many of the games released following the game’s release were made in the same style.

In 1994, Street Fighter was turned into a live-action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. The film was critically panned, showcasing some of the game’s popular characters. A second movie based on Street Fighter’s Legend of Chun-Li also came out in 2009.

The movie was produced by various companies, including Amblin Entertainment and HarMoviesMony Entertainment, distributed by Universal Pictures. The film altered the game’s story and its characters’ motives and introduced several humorous interludes. Two tie-ins were also released based on the movie featured footage of the actors performing various moves.

This level of popularity is why Streetfighter NFTs thrive compared to other crypto games.

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Street Fighter NFT

The Street Fighter franchise has been on the WAX Blockchain and NFT marketplace for around a year, and it is getting its most limited edition in January 2022. Street Fighter Classic is celebrating the franchise’s lifetime with old-school art featuring some of your favorites, such as Ryu, Akuma, and Chun-Li.

In addition, there will also be a collectable NFT series with 42 cards in total. The first batch of these cards, part of the second series, will go on sale on July 15. A collectable NFT pack from the Street Fighter series will contain ten digital cards. Each collector will need to merge multiple copies into a more rare version.

Unlike other NFT games, the cards don’t have gameplay value. The first Street Fighter series started selling well, and eventually, players began combining cards. Within 24 hours, Street Fighter had sales of over $2 million and a trading volume of over $1 million. Later on, the cards were also added to other games.

Later on, the cards were added to other games, such as R-Planet. However, the blockchain activity significantly dropped, although trading of the series remained active. According to DappRadar, over 47,000 sales of Street Fighter NFTs have been made in the past 30 days. These sales have helped push the NFT collection into the 30th spot.

Despite being among the top five most traded NFT collections, the Street Fighter collections are not as high in value as other NFTs from other franchises.