Nexon Co. Ltd.

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)
Daniel S. Kim (Nexon America Inc. CEO)[5]
Min Seo (Nexon Korea Corp. CEO)
Sungjin Kim (Nexon Europe S.A.R.L CEO)


Owen Mahoney (CFO)
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
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]

Contents

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]

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
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
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
Legend of Darkness
1999 (Korea)		 Yes No No No
Asgard Yes Yes No No
Elancia Yes Yes No No
Elsword
2007 (Korea)		 Yes Yes 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 No Closed No
Nanaimo Yes Yes No No
Zone 4
2010 (Korea)		 Yes No No No
Crazyracing Kartrider
2004 (Korea)		 Yes No No No
Crazyracing Air Rider Yes No No No
Sugar Rush (video game) No No Closed No
QPlay Yes Closed No No
Desktop Heroes Yes 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[29] 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 Yes 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 No
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

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. 
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  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
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  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://audition.redbana.com/

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