Posts Tagged ‘Nexon’

Nexon, the Korean gaming giant, has just announced that it’s entering the mobile and social gaming markets by bringing two of its most popular titles onto Facebook and iOS. KartRider Rush will be available for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad as well as the Android devices, while Maplestory will be launching on Facebook. Despite what some other blog sites may have reported, KartRider will not be launching on Facebook. Rather KartRider will be a freemium title with single player gameplay and Facebook connect functionality to enable players to compare their scores against their friends.

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This week we saw Yahoo! and Zynga partner up to distribute social games across the Yahoo! network, American Idol announce their own Facebook game, EA Sports and Playfish launch FIFA Superstars just in time for the World Cup, Nexon (makers of Maplestory) revenues rise to over $500 million and more. We also wrote an examination of in-game advertising and looked at some of the best social features in today’s social games. Read more after the jump!

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The South Korean-based online game publisher of free-to-play games announced its worldwide revenues climbed to 703.6 billion in 2009 (in Korean currency), increasing 56 percent from revenues in 2008. Additionally, the North American division posted a 31 percent increase in revenues in 2009, marking the first time non-Koreans accounted for majority of Nexon’s global revenue. Read more after the jump.

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