Nike and Bandai Namco Collaborate on

TapTechNews July 9th news, sports brand Nike and game publisher Bandai Namco announced a collaboration to launch the Tekken 8 x Nike Air Foamposite One Fist sneakers in the Tekken 8 series. There will be two designs for this shoe, inspired by the core characters of the Tekken series, Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama.

This collaboration comes at the 30th anniversary of the birth of the Tekken series. The shoes will be available for sale in September this year through the Nike official website, the SNKRS app, and designated retailers. Only men's sizes are provided, and the price is $250 (TapTechNews note: currently about 1820 Chinese yuan).

Tekken 8 was released in January this year and has received good reviews and sales results. However, some fans have expressed dissatisfaction with the increasing number of commercial elements in the game. One month after its release, Bandai Namco added a microtransaction system to the game and established a Tekken Store where real money can be used to buy items. Immediately after, in April, it was announced that a Tekken Fighting Pass similar to the Battle Pass in other games would be launched, adding the element of Live Service to the game. The pass includes free and paid tiers.