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Nexon Co., Ltd.

Native name	주식회사 넥슨  (Korean) 株式会社ネクソン  (Japanese)
Romanized name	Korean RR: Jusikhoesa Nekseun Japanese Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Nekuson
Type	Public
Traded as	TYO: 3659
Industry	Video games
Founded	December 26, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-12-26) Seoul, South Korea
Founders	Kim Jung-ju
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea (1994–2005) Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Junghun Lee (president and CEO) Shiro Uemura (CFO)
Revenue	¥274.5 billion (2021)
Operating income	¥91.5 billion (2021)
Net income	¥114.9 billion (2021)
Number of employees	7,067 (Dec. 2021)
Subsidiaries	§ Organization

Nexon Co., Ltd. is a company that makes and publishes video games. They are famous for games like MapleStory, Crazyracing Kartrider, Sudden Attack, and Dungeon & Fighter. Nexon started in South Korea but now has its main office in Japan. They also have offices in other countries like the United States and Thailand.

Nexon was founded in Seoul, South Korea, in 1994 by Kim Jung-ju. In 2005, the company moved its main office to Tokyo, Japan.

The Story of Nexon

First logo (1994–2009)

Nexon started in Seoul, South Korea, on December 26, 1994. Their very first game was Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, released in 1996. People still play this game today! After that, Nexon made many other games like Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying and QuizQuiz.

How Nexon Got MapleStory

Wizet's logo

In April 2001, another game company called Wizet started in South Korea. Wizet created the popular game MapleStory, which first came out in Korea in April 2003. MapleStory quickly became very popular, with many players joining. Later that year, Wizet launched MapleStory in Japan. In 2004, Nexon bought Wizet. Since then, Nexon has continued to develop and publish MapleStory for players around the world.

How Nexon Got Dungeon & Fighter

Nexon also owns a company called Neople. Neople is the team behind Dungeon & Fighter, which is one of the most popular free online PC games, especially in China.

Nexon in the 2010s

Nexon became a public company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on December 14, 2011. This means people could buy shares of the company. In 2013, Nexon America took legal action against a programmer who created cheats for their game Combat Arms. Nexon won the case and was awarded money.

In March 2016, Nexon bought Big Huge Games, a company that makes mobile games. In 2019, there were talks about Nexon's founder selling his shares, but the plan was later stopped. Also in 2019, The Lego Group bought Bricklink, a Lego fan community, from Nexon's parent company.

Nexon in the 2020s

In June 2020, Nexon announced they would invest a lot of money in other entertainment companies. By March 2021, they had invested in companies like Hasbro, Bandai Namco Holdings, Konami, and Sega Sammy Holdings. Nexon said they were not trying to take over these companies.

In February 2021, Nexon announced they were giving big pay raises to their game developers in Korea. In July 2021, Nexon started a new division called Nexon Film and Television in Los Angeles. In January 2022, Nexon bought a part of AGBO, a film production company owned by the Russo brothers. In February 2022, it was reported that the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund bought a small part of Nexon.

In May 2022, Nexon launched Mintrocket, a new part of the company focused on making games that are "pure fun." Their first game, Dave the Diver, was a huge success, selling one million copies very quickly. In late 2023, Nexon announced that Junghun Lee would become the new CEO in 2024. In October 2024, Nexon announced they were making The Kingdom of the Winds 2, a sequel to their very first game. Mintrocket became a fully owned part of Nexon in September 2024.

How Nexon is Organized

Nexon has offices all over the world. These offices help publish and develop Nexon's games. Each local office manages its own games and services.

Game Development Studios

Popular Online Games

Nexon has many popular free-to-play online games. Here are some of their most successful ones:

Games for Mobile and Consoles

Nexon started by making games for computers. But in 2020, they announced plans to also release popular games for consoles and mobile phones.

In July 2020, the mobile game The Kingdom of the Winds: Yeon was a top-grossing game in South Korea. In August 2020, Dungeon & Fighter Mobile had over 60 million people sign up before it was released in China.

Nexon's games are played in over 190 countries, but most of their players and earnings come from Asian markets. In 2021, Nexon announced new games for players around the world, especially in Europe and North America. They hoped to launch big games with a "Western feel," like ARC Raiders. In March 2022, Dungeon & Fighter Mobile was released in South Korea, and then in China in May 2022. Nexon has also announced that they will publish ARC Raiders, The First Descendant, and KartRider: Drift for PlayStation and Xbox.

Games by Nexon

See also

In Spanish: Nexon (empresa) para niños

• Nexon Computer Museum