Sorry man you were one of their big supporters too… hate to see it
@IneptCardCollector
7 ай бұрын
Hey, at least you can look at all the very expensive toys the top guys at MZ bought. Nice Lambos and stuff. Bigfoot.
@Kane22940
7 ай бұрын
Yep I’m owed about $250
@realcokejam
7 ай бұрын
Imagine all those people that took part in the Kickstarter.
@pogodad7365
7 ай бұрын
Where our streamer kits?!? This sucks
@MartezJoe150
7 ай бұрын
Understand Metazoo didn't "die". In reality it did exactly what it was designed to do and fulfilled its purpose. It was never a game; it was a vehicle to extract free pandemic money from rubes into the hands of early adopters. Mission accomplished, time to build the next vehicle.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
I mean…. It was a pandemic tcg 👀
@xanderbroad1434
7 ай бұрын
I called this shit from the start. Was called a hater. I brought up how creating a TCG when the Pokémon hype was starting to take off, was clearly a cash grab. Now as the cash grabs for pokemon are dying, this entire tcg is crashing and now “done for”. Talk about irony.
@GrimHorizonTV
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo legit said ight imma head out. Twitter, Instagram, everything all deleted.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
Sure did lol
@DamaCollectsCards
7 ай бұрын
Craziest part is that it had so much potential. I mean the whole Cryptid concept is sweet.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
Could’ve, but they just didn’t have the people skills in my opinion to achieve it
@DamaCollectsCards
7 ай бұрын
creator was a pretty delusional as well. @@OpossumBud
@S0l1dZ3r0
7 ай бұрын
At least we still have Divorced Dads
@jayvman1311
7 ай бұрын
Come on house!
@catcrapinahat
7 ай бұрын
I pray he drops real boosters of that.
@ahamil27
7 ай бұрын
Problem is that it was never actually a game, it was always first and foremost an over pump and dump scheme for the early access/early adopters who where handed free shit. Never had a genuine community or young players and always locked out kids from the start
@Bionicleforever
7 ай бұрын
really felt like kind of a sad way for poor people to open "vintage" type packs because all the big whale investors ate up all the old Pokemon packs, now even up to sun and moon its still too expensive
@GTA_Collects
7 ай бұрын
Steve aoki and Gary laughing to the bank since they pumped it 😂😂😂😂😂
@MetroBuumin
7 ай бұрын
No offense to anyone who collected, but MetaZoo art was so… rough
@magnificcenTCG
7 ай бұрын
I never saw the appeal of Metazoo at all. The card artwork looked wonky to me. No tears shed here.
@callmeasshole
7 ай бұрын
Same, seemed like something crafted specifically for people somehow anti-pokemom as if it detracted from it or made some kind of power statement by owning the worthless junk
@magnificcenTCG
7 ай бұрын
@@callmeasshole yea, just looked like a company trying to cash in on the TCG hype during the pandemic to me.
@Pompey_blue
7 ай бұрын
Mike currently has about 20 million bucks and is asking palworld if they want a tcg 😅 Gotta scam em all
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
No way 👀
@CTR
7 ай бұрын
Basically a physical crypto pump and dump
@openedmango
7 ай бұрын
Rug pull alarm was clearly there for the past year.
@mototrey
7 ай бұрын
i play the game, and it’s better gameplay than MTG or pokemon and i have played all 3. deck building is the most fun, off the wall shit can be viable. fuck the “value” just like the creators said apparently, the game itself is fantastic
@openedmango
7 ай бұрын
@@mototrey though the gameplay may have been good, management is the ultimate reason the card game disappeared. Mismanagement of set releases, lack of player payouts, and over promising/under delivering consistently are the most glaring reasons for the rug pull identifiers. Clear distract with a positive message to the Metazoo community, while planning its discontinuation/demise.
@mototrey
7 ай бұрын
@@openedmango i get it, there’s just more to it than all that crap still.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
That’s definitely how some people acted about it 👀
@fostermichaelr
7 ай бұрын
It was the most pumped TCG and had an insane amount of artificial hype. Saw the writing on the wall the moment Gary was involved.
@Pinkypogo
7 ай бұрын
I lost it for them with the frog man statue situation. I feel bad for the fans and I’m close friends with a lot of them, all good people. I’ve known Kris and his wife for years and they are so kind. But yeah Mike on the other hand, NOPE.
@leosc24
7 ай бұрын
They came in the scene at the perfect time to grab up a ton of money and decided to leave at the first sign of weakness, in terms of the TCG economy. It is sad to find out they only had intentions to gobble up all that FOMO money until that wasn't possible anymore.. I legit feel bad for collectors who invested anything in this ridiculous excuse of a card game..
@midgetthingers6360
7 ай бұрын
Shame. I really liked the old water colour art style they had, alot of the products/etbs & card sleeves looked cool to keep, alot of people are being harsh on the style but idk theres a cute charm to it, love the starie holo pattern that they have also :( Kinda always had a feeling they would go under though...
@stropes.
7 ай бұрын
Same, has been nice to buy a lot of cards for pennies with the crash. You can pick up sealed theme decks for like $3 each.
@arkive11
7 ай бұрын
Nobody who was paying attention is suprised, Mike pumped and dumped the CCG community hard and made off with millions lol
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
100% writing was on the wall for a year solid now
@williamkshaw
7 ай бұрын
What killed them was the fact that the Hello Kitty set you mentioned was on both TCG and eBay for $250 for less than a month and TCG discounted it to $150 and gave everyone that bought it their $100 back. This was a real sign that things were going downhill fast for them
@exoespeon
7 ай бұрын
You mean to tell me the company who ran their TCG business like NFTs/crypto aren’t doing so well anymore? I thought base set was going to the moon? Wait no one cares about metazoo? Good because I never did either🤣
@rtbear674
7 ай бұрын
Coming here I thought Metazoo was the logan paul scam one.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
That’s crypto zoo
@nigeljames9727
6 ай бұрын
What about people like us who brought metazoo legacy from their website and didn't get a refund.😢
@openedmango
7 ай бұрын
You're the first person to talk about this that I know, Bud. Appreciate all the work you put in big dawg 💯. Love watching the content!
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
First KZitemr, IG pages had me beat by an hour lol
@pokemonbystander
7 ай бұрын
Good stuff @@OpossumBud
@openedmango
7 ай бұрын
@@OpossumBud Aye, I'm only really of YT so you're forever the winner for me lol. Rudy just posted his video, gonna hop over and see what he has to say. Would love to see your take on his video since he's been Metazoo since the beginning.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
@@openedmango yeah he had a lot to say
@Wanginmyzipper
7 ай бұрын
Where’s the Rudy video at
@DrHQuinzel
7 ай бұрын
For once, this was actually on my bingo card
@juliotirado8125
7 ай бұрын
Funny how dr. Applesauce was all for it and happy to hype it up until it stopped being relevant . . 💀😂
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
Yeah that’s pearpod for ya
@KenF8291
7 ай бұрын
All memes aside, I loved the idea of metazoo with cryptids and saw alot of potential early on. My best time were opening cn1 thru wilderness and I started to slowly back out after hearing various aligations. I have a good amount of slabs/ cards that were higher end that I don't plan on selling simply bc I love what I have, although I was glad to part with the KS BB when I did. I hope this comes back one day but if it doesn't l, that's ok. Good video
@mjj8560
7 ай бұрын
Mike going to palworld and gonna invest 10 million into making a card game there and make 50 million from palworld
@3G00dboys41
7 ай бұрын
Might be the move lmao
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
That would be wild I won’t lie
@dunslax3
7 ай бұрын
I told people this was basically a scam but nooooo "you're just poor this is gonna moon"... lmao. RIP bozo
@SenatorAri
7 ай бұрын
Almost as much of a scam as Pokemon :p
@differentlyabledmuslimjewi4475
7 ай бұрын
exactly. When the bulk of people interested were just people looking to use it as a way to get rich, ignoring any fundementals of the game and the cards themselves? Bad times. I do like the concept. I dislike everything else.
@TheDarwinAwards_
7 ай бұрын
And nothing of value was lost
@dark_antihero
7 ай бұрын
It had some cool artwork and the concept was good. Much better than sports cards and other tcg that had the backing of an already established IP. There definitely was value and potential
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
Fans of the tcg I do feel bad for, but it wasn’t for me
@RensCollectibles
7 ай бұрын
I'm glad it's finally gone, but sad for those who lost out. Mike left like a king while everyone else is left to suffer.
@Steelixer_
7 ай бұрын
Never could get into MetaPoo 🤷🏼♂️ I liked the art for that one dragon creature, that’s about it! 🤣 Also Kris has always been a pretty solid guy! 👌🏼
@richardfletcher489
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo was, and is a pandemic money grab, kind of a lame game and was based on nothing. Never had a chance.
@bobs_pokemon_cards
7 ай бұрын
They were basically just physical NFT's. Nothing behind it but hype and speculation.
@RatherFarfetchd
7 ай бұрын
It was a pandemic money grab. IRL Crypto scam. The dude has made his money and got out... 💀 rip
@RAM_C5
7 ай бұрын
I liked metazoo tbh... but i knew it wouldnt last forever
@jocelynlaplante1908
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo art look like they've been drawn by a 5 years old
@miller3441
7 ай бұрын
I knew that shit was trash browsing the card shelves in 2020. Not a shocker
@michaelkrynski7793
7 ай бұрын
Rudy Rudy Rudy... Thanks again, Opossum Bud! Much appreciated :) p.s. I am absolutely loving your shirt. Is that a CooltrainerRyan original?
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
No a buddy of mine on IG made it a few years back! Appreciate it!
@kedjfj798
7 ай бұрын
time to fuckn sell all my kickstarter alpha sorcery boxes lol it will be just the same
@CryptidKeeperTCG
7 ай бұрын
Gotta invest in lotion with all the loss porn that’s comin
@CryptidKeeperTCG
7 ай бұрын
Oh man, I’ve totally bought into metazoo the past couple days. Found really cheap boosters to rip. This story is so interesting, I hope you continue to cover the drama
@snackpackman1938
7 ай бұрын
#AndNothingOfValueWasLostVirginGang
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
😂
@jeremiahchamberlain4179
7 ай бұрын
Never cared for the art or the theme of meta zoo, but i have had tcg i enjoy die before so my condolences to those who enjoyed it.
@j-son221
7 ай бұрын
What IP? They don't have a copyright on Mothman. Wizards already has enough problems just trying to keep Magic afloat.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo is the IP lol
@j-son221
7 ай бұрын
@@OpossumBud Nah my guy. I come from the Magic space. Look, if they really wanted to, they could just make a set dedicated to cryptids. And they already have strong IP collabs coming out in Marvel and Final Fantasy. They do not need to take on Metazoo.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
@@j-son221 I hear what you’re saying and I agree. I was saying the IP of metazoo is dead
@yungpopcollection
7 ай бұрын
MetaPoo. MetaDookie, MetaTookaShitt!
@Continuum7
7 ай бұрын
I mean everyone could tell it wasn't a good card game by how it was run. All the people who thought it would go to the moon as well, just like crytpo and NFT bros in 2021, were smoking some hard cope as it started to fall apart this last year.
@JackNapierKnows
7 ай бұрын
Who would have thought... An out of nowhere card game being heavily pumped by 'investors' ended up 'dying'.
@PokeTrev8590
7 ай бұрын
Hate this so much for the fans, I hope that someone picks it up and give the fans of the game some satisfaction.
@cheese0069
7 ай бұрын
Was it ever Alive?
@BuyingShark
7 ай бұрын
Meta who???
@bloodorangeandlemonflavor
7 ай бұрын
Made 8k from it :D
@professortoketcg
7 ай бұрын
Smh…..I really liked metazoo…..
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
Sorry homie 😐
@cheeseburger8932
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo is not dead. It will live in our hearts or buttholes forever. Our pick.
@Heartache1470
7 ай бұрын
About time lol. Took way too long for this to die. Im glad i didnt buy a bunch of it :')
@CrashMk
7 ай бұрын
As soon as Rudy got involved, I knew it was a scam.
@DarkAuraLord
7 ай бұрын
🤣
@Peeweez0
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo finally made it on this channel! Still glad to be part of the Metazoo community - story's not done yet for Metazoo. The hopium is still in stock!
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
I have talked about Metazoo before 👀
@Peeweez0
7 ай бұрын
@@OpossumBud it was before my time here, apologies good sir
@arongilbert5828
7 ай бұрын
Was dead on day 1. They never scammed for for 1 penny.
@AlexHodgesYT
7 ай бұрын
Heading to target to buy out all the blisters that have been there for a year
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
Quick before they stay there another whole year 😂
@AlexHodgesYT
7 ай бұрын
collecting dust harder than ash collecting pokemon #toosoon@@OpossumBud
@agbxlr447
7 ай бұрын
This video brings me back to when I first started watching you in around 2022 or so and listening to you cover the Loveland Frogman incident…didn’t even know this Tcg was still going on tbh
@Lifelurker
7 ай бұрын
Bud, as a once fan of this game due to the concept and the art it’s actually relieving to see them close their doors. I am beyond thrilled. Not only did gary king Pokémon as he called himself, Steve aoki and Mike Waddell only cared about the money. In the end Mike was selling the company to king pokemon but he backed out. Which makes sense bc he dried up the game for the last 2-3 years. None of them cared. The sad part is that when MW gave the company to the individuals who actually cared that’s when the game died, bc if MW bannings, tantrums and overall greed. My condolences to the people who actually ran the the and the artists, they were blind sided. As far as the players, most of them were toxic and all in it for the tendies as they were called, and at a time all I cared about was that too. I left last year bc the game and the people were so toxic. Good times were had don’t get me wrong, but good riddance. Been a lot happier playing casual magic. Anyways like always great video
@Shenrondbl
7 ай бұрын
I honestly stopped liking metazoo after what they did with the guy that made the frog statue that was just disrespectful what they did to him.
@The8Old8Chateau8
7 ай бұрын
Either this just became gold or alternative fire wood.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
😂
@craigstainton8284
7 ай бұрын
Hello Kitty was the only Metazoo product that i actually ever wanted. Didn't get it, and i guess i never will now 😢
@rakeguy7703
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo had one of the worst card-artworks i ever seen. If you say that pokemon cards swarmed by investors, Metazoo was basically investors-only field because those cards had nothing else behind them.
@camramrod358
7 ай бұрын
man oh man the conversations I had about this TCG with certain people really come to mind right now lol
@PokeWub
7 ай бұрын
So many people are incorrect about MetaZoo, unless you actually collected and play the game, you should just keep your opinions to yourself. The card creators, artists, and game itself was great and they put a lot of hard work into it. The problem was the mismanagement, not the game itself.
@differentlyabledmuslimjewi4475
7 ай бұрын
don't got to play the game to know the creator was a douche.
@casualdecade
7 ай бұрын
Can I ask why you think the artists put in hard work? Do you know if they were children, or disabled or something? The art was really really bad looking, and that’s not really a harsh judgement or anything I think most people can see that.
@PokeWub
7 ай бұрын
@@casualdecade I’m a lifelong Pokemon collector and player, and I can safely safe there’s a lot of great art in MetaZoo. People that didn’t actually collect or play MetaZoo are just looking for reasons to knock the game.
@casualdecade
7 ай бұрын
@@PokeWubYou have to admit that almost all the promo art and most cards legitimately look like the most amateur art that exist(ed) in the tcg community. There may have been a handful of guest art cards that looked fine but in general the art looked like coloring book pages. I am genuinely curious how old the artist was, if it was done by a 14 year old on purpose then it would make more sense
@Eden-0005
7 ай бұрын
What ever happened to "Metazoo to the moon, baby!!!"
@corinas4337
7 ай бұрын
Expected this when Epic Tube switched to Pokémon RIP Metazoo
@Makashima2077
7 ай бұрын
Meta…Poo?
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
Got em
@Steelixer_
7 ай бұрын
Meta Who?
@Jando_Fett
7 ай бұрын
As someone who genuinely likes Metazoo this sucks but it was bound to happen, this complete shitshow for the past year all pointed towards this happening, best redeem the bear walker board now
@smokinexoticc
7 ай бұрын
Now the real question is even if it does come back, even if someone saves it why should we trust them again? Why should we let them shit on us again? Would would want to be involved after the shadiness?????
@PimpinAZ
7 ай бұрын
My condolences to all six people who played and collected this crappy game. They designed a TCG during a period of time where everybody was trapped in their house and everybody was overpaying for everything because they had free money coming in from the government they thought they could come up with something catchy like Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh but the game had no history and nostalgia. It was doomed from the beginning I remember watching streamers and try to sell this product and the people that collect a cons just standing there bored out of their mind completely alone or not selling a single thing when I walked by. I have heard of many unfulfilled orders on their part sounds like it was poor management and a bit of a scam on the Creator and ownership's part and now they're looking to dump off their IP on some unwitting idiot. Wizards of the Coast are absolute fools if they even consider this
@exoespeon
7 ай бұрын
All 6 of them🤣 💀
@HankChillin
7 ай бұрын
I wonder if this means there will be clearance sales😮
@advgym
7 ай бұрын
Did it too themselves. The Discord Nazis & Mike himself pushing real fans away- made it this way.
@fernandomarroquin8901
7 ай бұрын
Pricing everyone out but the sleazy scalpers out of the product in the early game was never gonna let it become a worldwide success like Pokemon and Yugioh
@IneptCardCollector
7 ай бұрын
Who would have ever thought that a company that treats its players, collectors, artists, and supporters like ATM machines would implode in a few years after the hype died down?
@DonkeyZoo
7 ай бұрын
To the moon baby 💰💰🔥
@wind_runner6836
7 ай бұрын
Hey, that was a pretty decent salute, were you at one point in the military? I served 6 years in the USMC, and one critique is to make your thumb flat with your hand.
@bunb5728
7 ай бұрын
HAHAHA GOOD RIDDANCE
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
I wasn’t a fan but I feel for the fans
@cubonecancraft
7 ай бұрын
Such a happy day in the TCG world. Couldn’t happen to a better person. Michael was a greedy liar out to make some quick money. This news makes my day 🤣🤣.
@chetotcg
7 ай бұрын
rip 💩
@christopherworks400
7 ай бұрын
The first time i saw anything of metazoo was Geoff the card market killer opening it with the Matt guy and someone else and they were getting excited for every shinny card. And this mad me think it was a gimmick game that was going to be over priced in a year or two. The only thing I ever bought was the Somky the Bear promo thing.
@JPCollectables
7 ай бұрын
Haha.. Im surprised it lasted this long.. I got so many comments on investor bro posts I gotta go update with a "told you so" now... 😅
@N-B-MMA
7 ай бұрын
Not even worth it. Its like talking politics. People get so dead set on something they are literally willing to die on that hill while looking like an absolute idiot to most people
@JPCollectables
7 ай бұрын
@@N-B-MMA Yeah you're 100% correct. I wasn't actually gonna do it though lol.. Just a thought popped in my head.. "Like, how many times I tell these mfs"
@N-B-MMA
7 ай бұрын
@@JPCollectables im petty lol i would probably do it atleast to the people that really talk bad. Just dont suggest it 🤣🤣
@Bionicleforever
7 ай бұрын
This is what happens when you focus on collecting and investment for a tcg before you know the game. Also mike doesn't seem like too good of a guy. Hopefully all the employees find new employment easily tho
@tonneygazaway
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo actually got me back into tcgs and pokemon during the pandemic. My wife and I have had so much fun opening and filling up binders, it's so unfortunate. So freaking unfortunate
@bballlakerman
7 ай бұрын
This is sad, but not surprising. Going to post my thoughts. I found out about MetaZoo after their successful kickstarter and was able to buy 1st edition Cryptid Nation when they came out. I continued to buy product through the first skateboard collab and soon felt like they were in over their heads, due to many of the reasons listed in this video and for constant launch issues. I sold as much product as I could but I'm still holding onto Wilderness and the Fan Art set from 2021 (can't get rid of it, I could be posting it in wrong groups). It sucks because the idea of a cryptid tcg has so much potential. I didn't want to sell but felt like management sucked and the boost all tcgs received from covid was coming to an end. It would be awesome to see someone buy it out and relaunch, but I won't hold my breath. I'll remember the joy of finding a new collectible and opening new product and will also remember the cautionary tale of new products over promising and under delivering.
@lewolfpakin
7 ай бұрын
“Writing been on the wall for about a year now”!!! FACTS!!! Couldn’t agree more I feel bad for the die hard fans they hurting bad now.
@Mewtube-AMK
7 ай бұрын
Wonder what Rudy thinks about all of this
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
He put out a video, couldn’t hurt to ask him
@ESP-Collectibles
7 ай бұрын
I dont know if it would work for metazoo but i been saying for a while that this needs to happen to Yugioh. After some things are in the graveyard a while, people all of a sudden gain interest in it again.
@026Gonzo
7 ай бұрын
I’m more surprised they lasted this long more then they shit down.
@The_Card_Father
7 ай бұрын
For every one tcg that succeeds 10 fail. The same exact thing happened in the 90s i remember it vividly.
@Emperor_Pikachu
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo what’s that? 🤔🤣
@MakoKong
7 ай бұрын
I didn't want metazoo to fail, but I'm surprised that they existed for as long as it did. My personal non-important opinion, the artwork was ugly. Really hated the artwork on those cards. Maybe that artwork isn't my style but it always surprised me that people collected it. Sorry Zoo fans. Hang on to those cards and keep them for the sake of nostalgia. they'll have worth and value to you regardless of what the market says.
@AshutosJain
7 ай бұрын
Didn't see this coming ngl. R.I.P 🙏 CEO was wacky yeah, I agree.
@junkenst8281
7 ай бұрын
You always talk about controversal things but idk you never mentioned that Metazoo always had the "NFT rug" vibes. Not to mention their art is awful and who in the right mind would get into that game. Metazoo had little to none of "fans". It always seemed a TCG for older cryptobros.
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
I have, I made previous videos on Metazoo. Not all of them on KZitem
@Doors067
7 ай бұрын
Pal world is going to be nuts though once that comes out
@applegoblinjeans
7 ай бұрын
It was a fun game. I did like looking at the cards and the 4th wall mechanic is a lot of fun for casual games.
@ahamil27
7 ай бұрын
Ahh sheeiit, does that mean the Gary /Aoki pump and dump has officially finished? 😂
@OpossumBud
7 ай бұрын
If they truly did I think their part would’ve ended awhile ago
@justinhuber5497
7 ай бұрын
Metazoo was always a clown show. They got what they deserved
@Tullayy.Collects
7 ай бұрын
Smoking on Metazoo tonight 💨💨💨💨💨💨💨
@setokaibasbankaccount9109
7 ай бұрын
Smoking a TCG is wild behavior
@Munz0wned
7 ай бұрын
On the road to 20k my guy! 👏
@BILLs_pkmnPC
7 ай бұрын
A video game company should scoop it up when it hits bottom. I would play a game if it came out.
@kevinayala6286
7 ай бұрын
They thought they were gonna become millionaires during the Covid boom.
@dnboii4404
7 ай бұрын
I mean Mike and Andy certainly did. Aoki and Bailey didn’t lose any money. So the scammers scammed and screwed over anyone else. I feel bad for the game client team. Just a rugpull on them too
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