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| Type | Public[1][2][3] |
|---|---|
| Traded as | TYO: 3659 |
| Industry | Game developer and publisher |
| Founded | 1994 Seoul, South Korea |
| Headquarters |
Global Offices Seoul, South Korea El Segundo, California, USA Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Key people |
Seung Woo Choi (CEO)[5] Owen Mahoney (CFO)[5] |
| Revenue |
 714.51 million GBP |
| Operating income |
311.93 million GBP |
| Net income |
210.04 million GBP |
| Employees | 3,200 (Sept. 2011)[6] |
| Subsidiaries |
Nexon Mobile Corp. |
| Website | http://company.nexon.co.jp/ http://company.nexon.com/ |
Nexon (Korean: 넥슨) Co. Ltd. (TYO: 3659) is a South Korean developer and publisher of video games. Founded in Seoul in 1994, Nexon's headquarters is currently located in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
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History
Nexon Co. Ltd. was established in Korea on December 1994 where it published its first title, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, in 1996.[7][8] Many title releases followed such as Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying, Elemental Saga, QuizQuiz, KartRider, Elancia, and Shattered Galaxy;[9] some of which are maintained by a company spun off of Nexon, Kru Interactive.[10] In 2003, Nexon developed MapleStory in Korea, which later became its most successful title.[9] The game was localized in many countries such as Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, North America, Europe, Brazil, and Vietnam.[11]
Originally founded in Korea, Nexon Co. Ltd. is currently based in Japan.[4] Nexon Co. Ltd. has four corporations running; they are located in Korea,[12] Japan,[13] United States,[14] and Europe.[15]
Nexon currently has eleven subsidiaries: Nexon Networks,[16] Nexon Mobile,[17] NeoPle,[18] Nextoric,[19] Nexonova,[20] GameHi,[21] NDoors,[22] CoPersons,[23] Nclipse,[24] ExcGames,[25] and Xeogen.[26]
Nexon went public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on December 13, 2011 in a initial public offering, the largest in Japan for 2011 and the second largest by a technological company for 2011 worldwide.[27][28]
Games
NX cash is an optional virtual currency that is purchased with real life money in order to purchase virtual goods that are used in NEXON games. NX cash might be transferable to diverse NEXON games under one and the same account of a customer, being restricted in use to that account only. NX cash can not be transferred between different customer accounts.
List of games
| Game Name | Nexon Korea | Nexon Japan | Nexon America | Nexon Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MapleStory 2003 (Korea) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MapleStory Adventures 2011 (America) |
No | No | Yes | No |
| MapleStory iTCG Online 2009 (America) |
No | No | Closed | No |
| Shadow Company | No | Coming soon | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Sudden Attack 2004 (Korea) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mabinogi 2004 (Korea) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Closed |
| Wonder Cruise 2011 (America) |
No | No | Yes | No |
| Zombie Misfits 2011 (America) |
No | No | Yes | No |
| KartRider Dash 2012 (America) |
No | No | Beta | No |
| Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds 1996 (Korea) |
Yes | No | No | No |
| Talesweaver 2003 (Korea) |
Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Everplanet 2009 (Korea) |
Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Shaiya Online | Coming soon | No | No[29] | No[29] |
| Legend of Darkness 1999 (Korea) |
Yes | No | No | No |
| Asgard | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Elancia | Yes | No | No | No |
| Elsword 2007 (Korea) |
Yes | No | No | No |
| Dungeon Fighter Online 2005 (Korea) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Vindictus Known in Asia as Mabinogi: Heroes 2010 (Korea) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dragon Nest 2010 (Korea) |
Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Lunia 2005 (Korea) |
Yes | No | No | Coming soon |
| Eve Online 2003 (America) |
No | Yes | No | No |
| Warface | Coming soon | No | No | No |
| Crazy Shooting Bubble Fighter 2008 (Korea) |
Yes | No | No | No |
| Crazy Arcade BnB 2001 (Korea) |
Yes | Closed | Closed | No |
| Nanaimo | Yes | No | No | No |
| Zone 4 2010 (Korea) |
Yes | No | No | No |
| Crazyracing Kartrider 2004 (Korea) |
Yes | No | Closed | No |
| Crazyracing Air Rider | Closed | No | No | No |
| Sugar Rush (video game) | No | No | Closed | No |
| QPlay | Yes | No | No | No |
| Desktop Heroes | Closed | No | No | No |
| Counter-Strike Online | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| War Rock | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Combat Arms | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Freestyle Football | Yes | No | No | No |
| Audition Online | No | Moved to HanbitStation | Moved to Redbana[30] | No |
| 103 | Yes | No | No | No |
| QuizQuiz R | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2012: Seoul | Yes | No | No | No |
| Grand Line | No | No | No | No |
| Atlantica Online | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Legend of Edda | No | Yes | No | No |
| 7 Souls | No | Yes | No | No |
| Dragonica | No | Yes | No | No |
| Dekaron | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Corum Online | No | Yes | No | No |
| Kunshu Online | No | Yes | No | No |
| Quake Wars Online | No | Yes | No | No |
| Chaos Online | Yes | No | No | No |
Nexon America Games
| Game | Launched | Status | Official Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| MapleStory | May 11, 2005 | Live | maplestory.nexon.net |
| Audition Online | April 2, 2007 | New Publishers (Redbana) | audition.redbana.com (Redbana) |
| Kart Rider | - | Discontinued after Open Beta (March 2008) | Website Closed |
| Mabinogi | March 27, 2008[31] | Live | mabinogi.nexon.net |
| Combat Arms | July 11, 2008[32] | Live | combatarms.nexon.net |
| Sugar Rush | - | Discontinued after Closed Beta in December 2008 | Website Closed |
| iTCG Online | January 20, 2010 | Discontinued on June 10, 2010[33] | Website Closed |
| PopTag! | January 26, 2010[34] | Discontinued on July 14, 2011[35] | Website Closed |
| Dungeon Fighter Online | June 9, 2010[36] | Live | dungeonfighter.nexon.net |
| Vindictus | October 27, 2010[37] | Live | vindictus.com |
| Atlantica Online | March 29, 2011 (Service Taken Over From Ndoors[38]) | Live | atlantica.nexon.net/ |
| MapleStory Adventures Facebook game |
July 27, 2011 | Live | maplestoryadventures.nexon.net |
| Dragon Nest | September 27, 2011[39] | Live | dragonnest.com |
| Sudden Attack | November 16, 2011 (Service Taken Over From Gamehi) | Live | suddenattack.nexon.net |
| Zombie Misfits Facebook game |
October 25, 2011 | Live | nexon.net/games/#/zm |
| Wonder Cruise Facebook game |
November 11, 2011 | Live | nexon.net/games/#/wc |
| Cloudstone Facebook game |
March 15, 2012 | Live | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cloudstone/309529695765728 |
| Zoo Invasion Facebook game |
March 15, 2012 | Live | http://www.facebook.com/zooinvasion |
| KartRider Dash Facebook game |
May 13, 2012 | Open Beta | http://www.facebook.com/kartriderdash |
| Shadow Company | 2012 | Upcoming[40] |
References
- ^ http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/13/online-gaming-giant-nexon-set-to-go-public-in-1-17b-ipo/
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203518404577097393927306660.html
- ^ Nathan Layne and Isabel Reynolds (December 5, 2011). "Zynga rival Nexon's Tokyo IPO set at $1.2 billion". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63j9hDljz. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Nexon America Second Quarter Revenues Increase 38 Percent over 2010". Business Wire. August 17, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62CN0MMcx. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Nexon News". Nexon Co. Ltd.. February 14, 2012. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/65l06QzyV. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111215a8.html
- ^ "Nexon About Us: World Best and First part 1". Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zm5rbrM2. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Nexon About Us: World Best and First part 2". Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zm65G0Vn. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "Nexon Holdings history". KoreanGameWatch.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62CMVLhB4. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ "Kru Interactive Profile". Kru Interactive. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/624t2NCSw. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Maplestory". Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zm6dkOM7. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Nexon Korea headquarters map" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62CNujMsM. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ "Nexon Japan". Nexon Korea Corporation. http://company.nexon.com/Eng/Business/OverseasBusiness/Jpn/OverSeaBiz_Jpn.aspx. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "About Nexon America". Nexon America. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmCED4G9. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "About Nexon Europe". Nexon America. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmCLq0kL. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Nexon Networks" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmA8lLZT. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Nexon Mobile" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAJte1M. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "NeoPle" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAPi9Bx. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Nextoric" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAXrrFq. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Nexonova" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAdBvrW. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "GameHi" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAhKakv. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "NDoors" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAnrEIQ. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "CoPersons" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAtg3U0. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Nclipse" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAxZJ6y. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "ExcGames" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmB5WVLe. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Xeogen" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmB9OAR7. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Zynga rival Nexon's Tokyo IPO set at $1.2 billion". Nathan Layne and Isabel Reynolds (Reuters). Dec 5, 2011. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/05/us-nexon-ipoprice-idUSTRE7B405H20111205.
- ^ "Is Nexon’s Lukewarm IPO Reception a Bad Sign for Zynga?". Renaissance Capital. 10 November 2011. http://allthingsd.com/20111214/is-nexons-lukewarm-ipo-reception-a-bad-sign-for-zynga/.
- ^ a b http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/165748/Aeria_Nexon_reach_agreement_over_future_Shaiya_operations.php
- ^ http://audition.redbana.com/
- ^ http://mabi.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=00038&pageIndex=57
- ^ http://combatarms.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=000ja&pageIndex=26
- ^ http://msupdate.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/itcg-itcg-is-closing-down/
- ^ http://poptag.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=0066Q&pageIndex=5
- ^ http://msupdate.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/pt-poptag-servers-taken-down-for-last-time/
- ^ http://dungeonfighter.nexon.net/News/Content.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=007xm&pageIndex=6
- ^ http://msupdate.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/vin-vindictus-to-officially-launch-october-27/
- ^ http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/news/notice_view.asp?list_seq=1776
- ^ http://dragonnest.nexon.net/news/news/00Czo/welcome-to-the-big-time-the-dragon-nest-launch-events?page=2
- ^ http://ir.nexon.co.jp/cms/pdf/eibun_875ea0c2e31d1ae7f1d6c6d56b587c8a7af39371.pdf
External links
- (Korean)/(English) Nexon Corporation website
- (Korean) Nexon Korea
- (English) Nexon America
- (English) Nexon Europe
- (Japanese) Nexon Japan
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