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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Game developer and publisher |
Founded | 1994 |
Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea Global Offices Tokyo, Japan El Segundo, California Luxembourg City, Luxembourg China |
Key people | Min Suh, CEO Daniel S. Kim, CEO Nexon America |
Revenue | 934.3 billion Won 878 million USD 593 million Euros 527 million GBP |
Operating income | 407.2 billion Won 383 million USD 258 million Euros 230 million GBP |
Net income | 342.7 billion Won 322 million USD 217 million Euros 193 million GBP |
Subsidiaries | Nexon Mobile Nexon Networks |
Website | http://company.nexon.com/ |
Nexon (Template:Lang-ko) Korea Corporation is a South Korean video game developer and publisher of online games and MMORPGs. Founded in Seoul in 1994, Nexon moved its headquarters to Tokyo in early 2011. Nexon provides over 30 games which are serviced in 72 countries globally, reaching 1.14 billion players worldwide.
History
Nexon Corp. was established in Korea on December 1994 where it published its first title, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, in 1996. Many title releases followed such as Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying, Elemental Saga, QuizQuiz, KartRider, Elancia, and Shattered Galaxy; some of which are maintained a company spun off of Nexon, Kru Interactive. In 2004, Nexon developed MapleStory in Korea which later becomes its most successful titles. The game was localized in many countries such as Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, North America, Europe, Brazil, and Vietnam. Nexon has three oversea headquarters placed in Japan, United States, and Europe. In April 2008, Nexon developed Counter-Strike Online based on Valve Corporation's Counter-Strike game.
Nexon currently has eleven subsidiaries: Nexon Networks, Nexon Mobile, NeoPle, Nextoric, Nexonova, GameHi, NDoors, CoPersons, Nclipse, ExcGames, and Xeogen.
Games
Main article: List of NEXON gamesNX cash are an optional virtual currency that is purchased with real life money in order to purchased virtual goods and are transferable through all Nexon games.
References
- "Nexon About Us: World Best and First part 1". Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Nexon About Us: World Best and First part 2". Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Kru Interactive Profile" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Maplestory". Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Nexon Japan". Nexon Korea Corporation. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "About Nexon America". Nexon America. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "About Nexon Europe". Nexon America. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Counter-Strike Online part 1". Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
"Counter-Strike Online part 2". Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Nexon Networks" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Nexon Mobile" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "NeoPle" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Nextoric" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Nexonova" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "GameHi" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "NDoors" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "CoPersons" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Nclipse" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "ExcGames" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Xeogen" (in Korean). Nexon Korea Corporation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
External links
- Template:Ko icon/Template:En icon Nexon Corporation website
- Template:Ko icon Nexon Korea
- Template:En icon Nexon America
- Template:En icon Nexon Europe
- Template:Ja icon Nexon Japan