NFL Rivals hybrid Web3 mobile game gets nearly a million downloads
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Mythical Games’ NFL Rivals launched worldwide in early access more than a month ago and it is closing in on a million downloads on the Apple and Google mobile stores.
It is the officially licensed Web3 game from the National Football League (NFL), and NFL Players Association’s (NFLPA). Mythical CEO John Linden said in an interview with GamesBeat that the general manager game with arcade-style gameplay delivers on fans’ dreams of being a GM of an NFL team. It’s certainly one of the best performances for a Web3 game, but give that it is also playable as Web2 game, it’s still debatable whether players will be drawn to the Web3 features.
On average, players have played an average of two hours of gameplay per day, and so far they’ve played more than 10 million game sessions. The game has a 4.8 out of 5 rating on iOS.
“We had a great launch,” Linden said. “We thought it would be a marathon and not a sprint. But we came out of the gates springint and it’s been really nice. It’s been a great 30 days.”
He said there are new content releases coming this week. The game hit No. 1 on the sports games last month. It was also No. 1 on action games and No. 3 for overall games. Linden expects the game will cross a million in the coming days.
The NFL’s launch of the game, incorporating Web3 digital ownership with in-game utility, allows fans to own, collect, and trade digital assets that unlock access to special events, in-game rewards, and other unique features.
The game debuted on April 26 on iOS and Android, coinciding with the NFL Draft. Since that time, the NFL has been in its offseason, and so the engagement with the game
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