Sky Mavis, the creator of Axie Infinity, the winning earn-as-you-play (P2E) crypto game during COVID-19, has managed to get approval from Apple, making a significant gain in regaining many users lost after a turbulent 2022.
Initially App Store Game Will Be Available in 8 Countries
Sky Mavis, creator of the famous altcoin project Axie Infinity, has announced that the newest version of its Blockchain-based Axie Infinity game, which allows players to battle each other while collecting NFTs to trade or earn rewards, is now available for download on Apple’s App Store.
The company will initially make the game available in a select number of countries in Latin America and Southeast Asia via the App Store. Sky Mavis co-founder Jeffrey Zirlin said this limited launch will help the company gather data on user retention rates ahead of the eventual global launch.
Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Indonesia, Malaysia, Malaysia and Vietnam are among the countries where users of Apple-logoed devices will be able to download the game, the company said in a statement.
Sky Mavis has been in contact with Apple for about a year to get approval to launch Axie Infinity, Zirlin said, adding that they have been working with Apple for about a year to make Origins available on the App Store.
Apple’s Position on Web3
The Sky Mavis executive is optimistic that Apple‘s policies will eventually change in favor of Web3 companies. “We are hopeful about the addition of in-app purchases for NFTs and Apple allowing links to third-party marketplaces. We expect progress on this front in the future.”
Apple has so far stood in the way of the adoption of Blockchain-based applications by restricting how and where App Store rules can be purchased using devices of digital assets such as NFTs, or by deducting 30 percent from in-app sales. Commenting on the tech giant’s stance, Zirlin said: “It’s definitely one of those things that makes things difficult, but I know that there are bigger players than us fighting against it. Epic Games, for example.”
