Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have become reputable digital assets. The new way to buy and sell collectibles using blockchain tokens has exploded over the past year. The rise of Bitcoin and the acceptance of cryptocurrency in general as a viable form of currency has also resulted in the increasing popularity of NFTs. The hype has certainly taken over the gaming industry as well.
The exclusivity of owning an NFT, as well as the marketplace for collectibles has generated a lot of interest among gamers. Almost every video game in 2021 has some form of a store where players can purchase skins and customization options. There are even a number of video games that feature NFTs, which take the form of characters, digital land, and other items.
Updated on August 15, 2021 by Payton Lott: Over the past few months, NFTs have continued to grow in popularity as more and more people are learning about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Dozens of new NFT video games are cropping up every week as digital assets become even more mainstream. Some of the games even let players make digital currency while playing. Others allow users to compete against others across the world using their own NFTs. With all the attention on the NFT space, the prices for some of these assets are absolutely absurd. This updated list includes five more unfathomable digital asset prices from some of the most popular NFT video games.
15 LeBron James Kobe Tribute Dunk from NBA Top Shot
While LeBron has more expensive NFTs on Top Shot, this one sold for the most amount of money. Someone bought an edition of the NFT for $210,000. There were only 59 of these cards sold and just a few collectors have all of them. The lowest ask for the card is a mere $220,000.
Not only is this moment featuring LeBron, it happened just a short time after Kobe Bryant passed away. It is definitely one of the coolest moments on Top Shot. LeBron has another legendary card that has a low bid set at $1 million. These are truly astonishing prices for virtual assets.
14 Navination Season 1 Cup from NAVI
This Navination item sold for an estimated $100,000 in cryptocurrency. The website supports sponsored streamers and content creators by encouraging people to watch streams. Viewers that log enough watch time are given drops which contain various NFTs. Simply watch one of the sponsored streamers and collect items that are potentially worth thousands of dollars. Seems like a pretty good deal. People that enjoy watching streams should check the site out. Navination is yet another NFT video game that pays users to play.
13 Neymar Unique Sorare
Neymar has been one of the best footballers in the world for a decade. It is no surprise that his Sorare card is valued at more than $30,000. Sorare is an NFT video game that allows users to buy and sell NFTs, as well as pit them against opponents in a variety of modes. Prices on Sorare fluctuate quite a bit, so it wouldn't be a shock if this card is worth more than $50,000 today. It is incredible how much money some of these NFTs are worth. It is even more impressive that most of the buyers end up making a profit on resale as well. Anyone spending this sum of money, better hope that Neymar gets back into form.
12 Cristiano Ronaldo 2019-20 from Sorare
If you thought Neymar's card was expensive, Ronaldo's NFT went for more than a quarter of a million dollars. In many leagues, that is bigger than some of the player contracts in real life. You can get a second-hand Bugatti for that price. Many of these insanely high prices on Sorare are inflated by speculators that believe these NFTs will skyrocket in value as time goes on. Because Ronaldo is likely in the twilight of his career, that is probably a smart assumption to make.
11 Ja Morant Dunk from NBA Top Shot
Ja Morant's Legendary Dunk moment is valued at over $100,000. Right now, the lowest ask price for the NFT is almost $700,000, and only three are on the market. This NFT from his rookie season is one of the rarest video game NFTs in existence. Users that packed this card became rich overnight. Who knows how much it will be worth in the future. Also. Those that sold the card for an average price of $22,000 probably had no idea that Ja would rise to prominence so quickly.
10 Hyperion (God's Unchained)
Hyperion is a digital card that can be used in the online trading card game God's Unchained. The card that was sold was the only card of its kind created by the game's developers. Hyperion is one of four Genesis Titans in the trading card game. The card sold for 137 Ethereum, which totaled more than $60,000 at the time of sale.
9 Genesis Land Plots (Axie Infinity)
Axie Infinity is one of several online games that feature digital land and assets. For 9 plots of land in the game, a Twitter user that goes by the name Flying Falcon spent $1.5 million dollars worth of cryptocurrency.
It was a historic purchase because it is the most money anyone has spent for digital land on the blockchain. Flying Falcon may seem like an insane person to assume the digital property is worth such a hefty price tag, but he has not been proven wrong yet.
8 Dragon (Crypto Kitties)
Dragon is a pet in the digital pet breeding game called Crypto Kitties. Every pet in the game is completely unique and owned by the breeder only. The new game has become a crypto Neopets of sorts. For the Dragon Kitty, one user paid 600 Ethereum, which equates to nearly $1.3 million dollars.
An unnamed user still owns the Crypto Kitty, which was purchased three years ago. Ironically one of the other Kitties on the account is named "Was 600 A Mistake?". I guess we'll never know unless the Kitty changes hands at some point.
7 12,600 Meters Squared Plot (Decentraland)
The massive virtual NFT was bought for over 500 ETH or over $1 million. Decentraland is one of the biggest virtual real estate platforms with an endless number of opportunities for players and creators. In Decentraland terms, the plot is huge. When the transaction occurred, Decentraland was far smaller, making the purchase more reasonable when it was made. Still, it is perplexing that these virtual plots are worth more than most homes.
6 Australia Edition 2020 (F1 Delta Time)
The digital asset racing game F1 Delta Time has sold a number of NFTs for ridiculous prices. The Australia Edition 2020 sold for more than $400,000. The completely unique release is one of the most expensive gaming NFTs to date. Whoever purchased the NFT could have bought two McLaren 570S supercars instead.