Following the debut of its first NFT apparel, Nike has teamed up with video game company Psyonix to bring its Nike Air Zoom Mercurial soccer cleat to (virtual) life. Various iterations of the shoes have been transformed into car decals within Rocket League, allowing players to zoom around the field while decorated with Swooshes and a realistic Nike Flyknit texture.
Since its initial release in 1998, the Nike Mercurial has been praised as one of the speediest soccer boots available. The line’s recent update with the Nike Air Zoom Mercurial — now featuring Air Zoom units, as its name suggests — has only cemented its rapid reputation. While its Rocket League counterparts won’t feature the same speed in-game as the cleats boast in real life, the digital digs are still worth racing around.
