- The Sandbox, Nuqtah and Sandsoft are working together to drive Web3 and metaverse adoption in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region.
- Nuqtah will list SAND land and avatars on its NFT marketplace.
Web3 adoption in Saudi Arabia is set to get a significant boost after metaverse company The Sandbox and its partner, mobile-first game developer Sandsoft, partnered with MENA-based Web3 platform Nuqtah.
The recently announced partnership is aimed at supporting the Web3 gaming ecosystem in Saudi Arabia, the companies said.
The partnership will specifically focus on creating gaming and Web3 experiences that suit the tastes and preferences of Saudi gamers.
“We continue our journey of innovation and growth in the Saudi region following our recent announcement of a partnership with Sandsoft,” Sebastien Borget, the COO and co-founder of The Sandbox, said in a statement.
“Together with pioneers like Nuqtah, we will work together to attract more local creators from Saudi Arabia to our user-generated content platform and enable them to monetize their digital asset creations on Nuqtah’s platform” added Borget.
Nuqtah to display country and avatars
The initiative will start early next year with a competition for local makers. Nuqtah will use The Sndbox’s 3D editor VoxEdit to launch a design competition, with the winning creations appearing on the Web3 infrastructure provider’s NFT marketplace.
I’m happy to be working with @Its_Nuqtah, a MENA #Web3 leader! 🤝 Boosting Saudi Arabia’s gaming ecosystem and creating engaging experiences locally.
Nuqtah @VoxEdit contest – coming soon – with winners appearing on their NFT marketplace! 🇸🇦https://t.co/p9Jkhyoqnr
— The Sandbox (@TheSandboxGame) November 26, 2023
As part of the collaboration, the three platforms commit to enabling Saudi Arabian creators to tap into The Sandbox metaverse for projects tailored to the local market. To support the ecosystem, Nuqtah is expected to list The Sandbox’s country and avatars on its NFT marketplace.
The Sandbox sees this strategic partnership as the beginning of further collaboration as it looks to expand in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.