We heard that the @MomoguroNFT Discord server just opened so we're bringing back our thread from a while back.
Here's why it will cook. 🪡🧵👇🏼🔥
What we'll cover in this analysis:
- Project Details
- Baobab Studio (@baobabstudios)
- Team
- Media Features
1 - Project Details
@MomoguroNFT is a Web3 Metaverse game by @baobabstudios.
Launching in Q1 2023, players start w/ a @holoself avatar and navigate the Uno Plane.
Explore the Metaverse, merge with magical Momos creatures, and form ultra powerful Momobeasts.
This is the studio's first project in Web3 and will include an expansion into television, film, and books.
@Immutable will be hosting the project.
2 - @baobabstudios
Founded in 2015, Baobab is a 9x Emmy-award winning interactive animation studio. Here's their latest 2022 showreel:
twitter.com/baobabstudios/status/1593728096355733505?s=20&t=FjaiS3xSn7uFOX7ec9z8pw
Their portfolio includes the following:
👉 Namoo (2021)
Available in both film and VR, the film was bought by @WarnerMedia and is streaming on @hbomax.
Trailer: youtu.be/UCN4x__Ub9A
👉 Baba Yaga (2021)
Nope sorry, not related to John Wick.
3x Emmy winner. Stars Jennifer Hudson and Kate Winslet.
👉 Crow: The Legend (2021)
Available as a short film and in VR. 2019 Emmy awardee.
Featuring John Legend and Oprah.
3 - Team
@MomoguroNFT is backed by the same leadership of Baobab. You can be confident they know how to deliver.
Maureen Fan (CEO)
- Baobab since 2015
- VP of Games for @Farmville
- Product Manager for @eBay
- Harvard MBA
Eric Darnell (Creatives)
- Chief Creative Officer since 2015
- Directed Madagascar animation series
- 40 years of industry experience
Larry Cutler (CTO)
- Production Director @Dreamworks
- Technical Director @Pixar
- Stanford graduate
Aside from solid leadership, @baobabstudios has a solid investor & advisory team:
- Investors: Disney, Comcast, Alibaba
- Advisors: Alvy Ray Smith (Pixar), Jane Rosenthal (Tribeca Film Festival), and Glenn Entis (Dreamworks).
USD 31M funding raised to date.
4 - Media Features
Baobab and Momoguro have been covered extensively in popular media outlets.
@VentureBeat @Variety_Film @MetaverseMiami
We can be assured of a strong marketing presence.
venturebeat.com/games/baobab-studios-unveils-momoguro-web3-collectibles-game/
5 - Summary
Strengths:
- Highly accomplished Web2 brand
- Strong leadership and advisory team
- Powerful media connections
Needs Improvements:
- Built on Immutable
- First project in Web3