Review on CryptoKitties by Zachary West
Cryptokitties and the rise of Virtual pets on the blockchain
Genesis, the first cryptokitty sold at an Ethereum Hackathon in 2017 for a record breaking $117,712.00, since then the valuation of many of the original cryptokitties has remained true to value. However, I think that these original holders are the only reason the game is somewhat sustainable as Dapper Labs has failed to add any additional features that one would already know and expect from other non-block chain or dated games/services like Neopets or Webkinz. It is quite interesting that the usage of the blockchain network specifically its previous congestion of ETH has been something worth considering. Now that NFTs are rising and creators are more than ever establishing innovative digital pets, I question how long Cryptokitty lovers are going to hold the value of these digitally traded pets..
Pros
- quality artwork
- unique, interesting regular updates since 2017
- NFT, underlying blockchain network
Cons
- not enough different "cattributes"
- not a sustainable long-term game
- must have developer approval for many actions/transfers
