Analysis

September 15, 2022

Why on earth are people investing in metaverse pets?

Will going walkies in the metaverse mean big bucks for investors? It’s… pawsible…


Digital pets are nothing new: for as long as we’ve been hanging out online, people have been trying to sell us pixelated counterparts of our real-life animals. And now, as the next generation of the internet looms — Web3 — a new crop of startups is winning investment to bring our furry friends into the metaverse. 

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Screenshot showing the game Nintendogs
Screenshot from Nintendogs. Credit: RTGame
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Artwork Tiny Rebel Games’s metaverse cats
How Tiny Rebel Games’s metaverse cats will look
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Artwork of a Digital Dogs pet
A Digital Dogs pet, which definitely won’t poo on your rug
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