{"id":16355,"date":"2023-01-11T21:04:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T21:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/game-of-thrones-nfts-sell-out-quickly-but-draw-criticism-for-poorly-drawn-characters-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T21:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T21:04:03","slug":"game-of-thrones-nfts-sell-out-quickly-but-draw-criticism-for-poorly-drawn-characters-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/game-of-thrones-nfts-sell-out-quickly-but-draw-criticism-for-poorly-drawn-characters-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones NFTs Sell Out Quickly, But Draw Criticism for \u2018Poorly Drawn\u2019 Characters \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"featured_image_container\">\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The cryptocurrency community is discussing the new \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were launched on the NFT marketplace niftys.com. The \u201cBuild Your Realm\u201d collection sold out on Jan. 10, the day it was released. However, there have been complaints from fans, with some calling the NFTs \u201cpoorly drawn\u201d and others criticizing the \u201csalad fingers\u201d featured in the NFTs of Game of Thrones characters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Game of Thrones Fans Embrace New NFT Experience, Despite Criticism Over Character Design<\/h2>\n<p>Game of Thrones (GoT) is a popular fantasy television series adapted from George R. R. Martin\u2019s series of novels \u201cA Song of Ice and Fire,\u201d and on Jan. 10, 2023, the show\u2019s first NFTs were released. The \u201cGame of Thrones: Build Your Realm Hero Box\u201d NFT collection sold out on the <a href=\"https:\/\/niftys.com\/\">Nifty\u2019s market<\/a> in roughly seven hours on Tuesday afternoon Eastern Time. The collection saw a pre-sale of approximately 3,450 Hero Boxes and 1,500 Hero Boxes were sold to the public after the pre-sale finished.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-568260 size-full\" title=\"Game of Thrones NFTs Sell Out Quickly, But Draw Criticism for \u2018Poorly Drawn\u2019 Characters\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/niftyysyjsjdj.jpg\" alt=\"Game of Thrones NFTs Sell Out Quickly, But Draw Criticism for \u2018Poorly Drawn\u2019 Characters\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/niftyysyjsjdj-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/niftyysyjsjdj-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/niftyysyjsjdj-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/niftyysyjsjdj-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/niftyysyjsjdj-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/niftyysyjsjdj-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/niftyysyjsjdj.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The boxes contained story card non-fungible tokens (NFTs), resource card collectibles, and a single \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d (GoT) Hero Avatar NFT. GoT NFTs are seeing secondary market action on OpenSea, as Hero Boxes and Hero Avatars are being sold for Ethereum (<a class=\"lar-automated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/ETH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ETH<\/a>). \u201cThe Game of Thrones experience has been a long time coming,\u201d the CEO and co-founder of Nifty\u2019s, Jeff Marsilio, <a href=\"https:\/\/chainwire.org\/2022\/12\/21\/warner-bros-and-niftys-partner-to-launch-game-of-thrones-build-your-realm-digital-collectible-experience\/amp\/\">said<\/a> in a statement about the project. Marsilio continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Our teams have diligently worked together to create an interactive collecting experience for Game of Thrones fans to continue their journey and live within the beloved series. We are thrilled to introduce more fanatics into the digital collectibles and Web3 industry.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=GOT%20NFTs&amp;src=typed_query\">social media<\/a>, people complained about the new \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d (GoT) non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and some <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basedkarbon\/status\/1613169421937250304?s=20&amp;t=D5qi8gD2_hJ8syuSfvxT5Q\">said<\/a> they were \u201cpoorly drawn.\u201d Others <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoDiamonds\/status\/1613163303630512132?s=20&amp;t=D5qi8gD2_hJ8syuSfvxT5Q\">commented<\/a> on the particularly odd way the artist drew the GoT characters\u2019 hands, as the fingers are very long and look like salad tongs. Some people <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bryanbrinkman\/status\/1612959131123740672?s=20&amp;t=tGbEkxP3seMLMZexCqmOrg\">referred<\/a> to the GoT characters\u2019 hands as \u201csalad fingers\u201d on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These GoT NFTs just hit differently!<br \/>No\u2026 Really, they do! \ud83e\udd79\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nslmt9HfQE\">pic.twitter.com\/nslmt9HfQE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Diamonds \ud83d\udc8e | 174.eth (@CryptoDiamonds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoDiamonds\/status\/1613163303630512132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to cryptoslam.io <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\">statistics<\/a>, during the last 24 hours, Solana\u2019s NFT collection BONKZ was the top-selling collection on Jan. 11, 2023, and the GoT NFT collection of Hero Boxes holds the 13th position in terms of sales. The GoT NFT collection has seen $506,673 in 24-hour sales volume, among 2,894 transactions and 991 buyers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__body__tags-related__tags\">\n<h6 class=\"article__body__tags-related__title\">\nTags in this story<br \/>\n<\/h6>\n<div class=\"article__body__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/a-song-of-ice-and-fire\/\">A Song of Ice and Fire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/adaptation\/\">adaptation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/bonkz\/\">BONKZ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/build-your-realm\/\">Build Your Realm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/ceo\/\">ceo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/characters\/\">Characters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/collectibles\/\">collectibles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/collecting\/\">Collecting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/collection\/\">Collection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/community\/\">community<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/criticism\/\">Criticism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/cryptocurrency\/\">Cryptocurrency<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/digital\/\">Digital<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/ethereum\/\">Ethereum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/experience\/\">Experience<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/fans\/\">fans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/fantasy\/\">fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/game-of-thrones\/\">Game of Thrones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/george-r-r-martin\/\">George R. R. Martin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/got\/\">GoT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/got-nfts\/\">GoT NFTs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/got-non-fungible-tokens\/\">GoT non-fungible tokens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/industry\/\">industry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/interactive\/\">Interactive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/jeff-marsilio\/\">Jeff Marsilio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/journey\/\">journey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/market\/\">market<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/nft\/\">nft<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/niftys\/\">Nifty&#8217;s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/opensea\/\">Opensea<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/poorly-drawn\/\">Poorly Drawn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/salad-fingers\/\">Salad Fingers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/secondary-market\/\">Secondary Market<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/social-media\/\">Social Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/solana\/\">Solana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/sold-out\/\">Sold Out<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/television\/\">Television<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/top-selling\/\">Top-selling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/web3\/\">Web3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>What do you think of the new Game of Thrones NFTs? Do you think the criticism is warranted? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__body__author\">\n<div class=\"article__body__author__avatar\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2Khomers-150x150.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2Khomers-150x150.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2Khomers-300x300.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__body__author__info\">\n<h6 class=\"article__body__author__info__name\">\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n<p class=\"article__body__author__info__about\">\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. 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