Final Fantasy 7's Cloud And Tifa Bring Arts Figures Re-Released Without NFTs

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Final Fantasy 7's lead characters have been turned into action figures of all descriptions, most of them selling out quickly without much controversy surrounding them. Cloud, Tifa, and Aertih's Bring Arts figures were the exception. The collectibles caused a stir when they went on sale in 2022 due to the NFT versions of the figures that came with their Digital Plus editions. Square Enix is now selling the Cloud and Tifa options again following Rebirth's release but has made the wise decision to do so without including any NFTs.

Siliconera spotted the tweet posted on the Square Enix store's Japanese account. The post confirms that Final Fantasy 7 fans in Japan now have a second chance to add the Cloud and Tifa figures to their collection. However, the small print at the end of the post confirms the restocked figures will not include digital authenticity certificates, better known to the layman as NFTs.

Usually the return of a product without something it came with before would be bad news. However, Square re-releasing figures and not trying to push an NFT agenda will come as good news to almost everybody. The Final Fantasy studio has been dabbling with NFTs since 2021, releasing a poorly-received NFT game last year which came shortly after its president blathering on about the blockchain in their New Year letter.

Cloud and Tifa's Bring Arts figures being re-released without NFTs is the second indicator that Square may have finally seen the light and given up on its blockchain ambitions. Preparing for Rebirth's release, Square added Yuffie, Cait Sith, Vincent, and Cid figures to its Bring Arts collection, none of which came with digital authenticity certificates like the original trio of figures did. Now Cloud and Tifa's figures have been re-released without them, you can build your collections without having to worry about what an NFT is and why you don't need one.

The only caveat for now is the Bring Arts figures have been restocked in Japan, but not