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Nexon Co. Ltd.
Type Public[1][2][3]
Traded as TYO: 3659
Industry Game developer and publisher
Founded 1994
Seoul, South Korea
Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan[4]

Global Offices
Seoul, South Korea
El Segundo, California, USA
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Key people

Seung-woo Choi (CEO)[citation needed]
Daniel S. Kim (Nexon America Inc. CEO)[5]
Min Seo (Nexon Korea Corp. CEO)[citation needed]
Sungjin Kim (Nexon Europe S.A.R.L CEO)[citation needed]


Owen Mahoney (CFO)[citation needed]
Revenue

increase 87.61 billion JPY
increase 1.27 trillion KRW
increase 1.12 billion USD
increase 851.77 million EUR

increase 714.51 million GBP
Operating income

increase 38.25 billion JPY
increase 552.39 billion KRW
increase 492.86 million USD
increase 371.85 million EUR

increase 311.93 million GBP
Net income

increase 25.76 billion JPY
increase 371.95 billion KRW
increase 331.87 million USD
increase 250.39 million EUR

increase 210.04 million GBP
Employees 3,200 (Sept. 2011)[6]
Subsidiaries

Nexon Mobile
Nexon Networks
Nextoric
Neople
Nexonova
EXC Games
NDoors
GameHi

Nclipse
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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[edit] 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 US$1.17 billion initial public offering, the largest in Japan for 2011 and the second largest by a technological company for 2011 worldwide.[27][28]

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 Yes
Wonder Cruise
2011 (America)		 No No Yes No
Zombie Misfits
2011 (America)		 No No Yes No
KartRider Dash
2012 (America)		 No No Coming soon 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] Coming soon
Legend of Darkness
1999 (Korea)		 Yes No No No
Asgard Yes Yes No No
Elancia Yes Yes 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 Yes No Coming soon
Eve Online
2003 (America)		 No Yes No No
Crazy Shooting Bubble Fighter
2008 (Korea)		 Yes No No No
Crazy Arcade BnB
2001 (Korea)		 Yes Closed Closed No
Nanaimo Yes Yes 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 No
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 Yes No No No
Atlantica Online No Yes Yes Yes
Legend of Edda No Yes No No
7 Souls No Yes No No
Dragonica No Yes No No
Dekaron No 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

[edit] 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
KartRider Dash
Facebook game		 March 2012 Upcoming
Shadow Company 2012 Upcoming[40]


[edit] References

  1. ^ http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/13/online-gaming-giant-nexon-set-to-go-public-in-1-17b-ipo/
  2. ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203518404577097393927306660.html
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ Matt Peckham (April 16, 2010). "5 Questions For MapleStory Publisher Nexon". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100423133223/http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100416/tc_pcworld/5questionsformaplestorypublishernexon. Retrieved October 29, 2011. 
  6. ^ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111215a8.html
  7. ^ "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. 
  8. ^ "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. 
  9. ^ a b "Nexon Holdings history". KoreanGameWatch.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62CMVLhB4. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Kru Interactive Profile". Kru Interactive. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/624t2NCSw. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Maplestory". Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zm6dkOM7. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  12. ^ "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. 
  13. ^ "Nexon Japan". Nexon Korea Corporation. http://company.nexon.com/Eng/Business/OverseasBusiness/Jpn/OverSeaBiz_Jpn.aspx. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  14. ^ "About Nexon America". Nexon America. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmCED4G9. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  15. ^ "About Nexon Europe". Nexon America. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmCLq0kL. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  16. ^ "Nexon Networks" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmA8lLZT. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Nexon Mobile" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAJte1M. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  18. ^ "NeoPle" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAPi9Bx. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Nextoric" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAXrrFq. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  20. ^ "Nexonova" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAdBvrW. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  21. ^ "GameHi" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAhKakv. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  22. ^ "NDoors" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAnrEIQ. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  23. ^ "CoPersons" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAtg3U0. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  24. ^ "Nclipse" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmAxZJ6y. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  25. ^ "ExcGames" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmB5WVLe. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  26. ^ "Xeogen" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zmB9OAR7. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  27. ^ "Japanese online gaming company Nexon sets IPO terms". Tricia Duryee. 14 December 2011. http://www.renaissancecapital.com/ipohome/news/Japanese-online-gaming-company-Nexon-sets-IPO-terms-10548.html. 
  28. ^ "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/. 
  29. ^ http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/viewtopic.php?t=1468771&nxid=10
  30. ^ http://audition.redbana.com/
  31. ^ http://mabi.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=00038&pageIndex=57
  32. ^ http://combatarms.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=000ja&pageIndex=26
  33. ^ http://msupdate.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/itcg-itcg-is-closing-down/
  34. ^ http://poptag.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=0066Q&pageIndex=5
  35. ^ http://msupdate.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/pt-poptag-servers-taken-down-for-last-time/
  36. ^ http://dungeonfighter.nexon.net/News/Content.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=007xm&pageIndex=6
  37. ^ http://msupdate.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/vin-vindictus-to-officially-launch-october-27/
  38. ^ http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/news/notice_view.asp?list_seq=1776
  39. ^ http://dragonnest.nexon.net/news/news/00Czo/welcome-to-the-big-time-the-dragon-nest-launch-events?page=2
  40. ^ http://ir.nexon.co.jp/cms/pdf/eibun_875ea0c2e31d1ae7f1d6c6d56b587c8a7af39371.pdf

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