Our latest coverage of Nexon.
A Financial Look at NexonWatch this video on YouTube A Financial Look at Nexon by Omer A short financial dive into Nexon Corporation, a leading free to play MMO publisher / developer based out of South Korea and Japan. In the video above I highlight the company's size, revenue, and where they make the most money. In the case of Nexon, [...]
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Aima is a 3D side-scrolling MMORPG where players can choose from over five different characters with distinct classes to embark on an epic journey. [singlepic id=54035 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Nexon Type: MMORPG Release Date: October 8, 2015 (KR) Shut Down: November 17, 2016 Pros: +Impressive 3D graphics. +Variety of dungeons and difficulties. +Extensive character customization (appearances and builds). Cons: [...]
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Project Dynasty Warriors is a hack-n-slash action game for mobile platforms where players choose between distinct characters to defeat waves upon waves of enemies. [singlepic id=54033 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Nexon Playerbase: TBD Type: Hack-n-Slash Release Date: Q4 2016 Pros: +Wide variety of characters. +Fluid combat-combo system. +High replay value (achievements, tons of characters to master). Cons: -Name changed to [...]
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Nexon released their first quarter financials today. The outlook is positive as first quarter revenues are up 11% year-over-year at a total of 57.5 billion yen. As usual, this is contributed largely to how well Dungeon Fighter Online performed in China. The full results and second quarter predictions are as follows. First Quarter 2016 Highlights: First quarter revenues were 57.5 [...]
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Nexon and NAT Games announced today that they have entered a strategic partnership in which Nexon Korea has become NAT Games' "second biggest shareholder, with a 22.4% equity stake." Nexon Korea CEO Jiwon Park had the following to say about the announcement. We are thrilled to strengthen our relationship with NAT Games renowned for its outstanding game development skills. HIT [...]
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It's not a good time to be a Nexon investor. After reporting a 10% increase in top line revenue and overall decent operating results, the stock is trading down over 14% in Japan today. Nexon's stock closed at 2,065 yen per share on February 1st, 2016 and is currently trading a tad below 1,400 yen as of this post (over [...]
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Nexon's 2015 revenue reports are here. They are showing an impressive 10% year-over-year increase in overall revenues, totaling 190.3 billion yen—around $1.6 billion according to Google. Owen Mahoney, the president and CEO of Nexon, had the following to say about the increase. "Nexon’s solid performance throughout 2015 was driven by our relentless focus on the quality of our live and [...]
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Have you ever said to yourself "MapleStory is great and all, but after 5 years, I'm done with it. Time to move to MapleStory 2 or Dragon Nest or Dungeon Fighter Online. But I'm super rich here and I'd have to start over. If only I could take my stuff with me"? Nexon Korea is introducing a new system that [...]
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Nexon's third quarter results are in and they are looking rather positive. The company's revenues are up to 49.8 billion yen, a 9.9% year-over-year increase, which exceeded the "high-end" of expectations. Mobile revenues were up only 7% year-over-year at 10.3 billion yen compared to a 10% increase in PC revenues, bringing them to 39.5 billion yen. The mobile results [...]
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Nexon and Respawn Entertainment announced a joint investment in mobile company Particle City today. This investment came out of a multi-game, multi-year partnership in which Nexon will be the "exclusive global publisher" of multiple Titanfall mobile games. Nexon has already invested in or formed partnerships with Cliff Bleszinski's Boss Key Productions, Big Huge Games, and earlier this year, even Electronic [...]
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