The originally scheduled January 15 launch of the Trump Monopoly blockchain game seems to be delayed to January 30. The Apple app download page has already updated the launch date to January 30, but the Android version has not yet been updated.
Apple has always had strict review standards for blockchain games. If in-game purchases are made directly on the blockchain instead of within the app—such as players who bought game mystery boxes or opened them for in-game items having already paid using Base chain USDC or $TRUMP tokens via Openloot—Apple would not collect its 30% commission on these transactions. Given Apple's stance, this would definitely be unacceptable, and the Trump game wouldn't pass.
Last week, when I pre-registered for Trump Monopoly on Google Play, it still listed January 15 as the launch date. Yesterday, the date was gone, but no new date was listed. The official Twitter account for the Trump game has not yet announced any delay in the launch date.
It's still early morning on January 15 in the U.S., with Eastern Time around 5 a.m. I'll keep monitoring tonight.
The price of the Trump Monopoly NFT on Openloot has already dropped. The White Tower was selling for 30u yesterday, now down to 21.5u. The price of the $TRUMP token has also declined.
If the game doesn't launch today, it would strongly suggest the team is somewhat amateurish, indicating they can't successfully get the game approved on the Apple App Store.
