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Credit: Epic GamesAll of a sudden, everyone canât seem to stop talking about the Minty pickaxe. I see code giveaways, code requests, a healthy helping of fraud: all that sort of thing. Itâs been a long time since Iâve seen a Fortnite cosmetic draw this much attention, and at first I couldnât quite figure out why: itâs Christmas-themed pickaxe and, I donât know, seems fine. But itâs rare, at least for now. And we lust after rare things in these games because thatâs how weâre hardwired. Hereâs whatâs going on here, and who to get it.
Itâs no secret that Epic makes a ton of money from licensed products: the company made an incredible sprint to store shelves, bringing a full array of merchandise to retailers in just months after it became clear that such a move could be very profitable. This isnât going to change any time soon.
The Minty pickaxe is a special bonus for anyone that buys official Fortnite gear at certain retailers in France, the US and Germany. But hereâs the thing: itâs not widely available yet. This is the rub: apparently some people were able to get early codes from visiting Gamestops in the US. That makes them rare, early and slightly hard to pin down, and thatâs a recipe for mania where Fortnite cosmetics are concerned. So when you see people jonesing after Minty codes on twitter or wherever, they're hunting one of these super rare early codes.
Apparently, Minty rewards are now being granted in-game, so if youâve managed to score an early code from a certain retailer or gotten one from someone that did, you should be getting your pickaxe soon. If you see one of these in-game, thatâs where ti comes from.
For everyone else, youâll be able to get one when this promotion expands. This should happen soon, but we donât have a specific date. So hold on a second and go buy a piece of Fortnite merch if you want a code, but by that point it wonât be nearly so rare as it is now.
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