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[cdthree]

Interesting buy for someone. Could make someone a big player in Asia.

https://www.usnews.com/news/technol...-stake-in-gaming-companys-holding-firm-report

Nexon Co., Ltd. (Hangul: 넥슨; RR: Nekseun) is a Korean-Japanese video game publisher that specializes in online games for PC and mobile. It services over 80 titles in over 190 countries.[7] Nexon was founded in Seoul, South Korea in 1994 by Kim Jung Ju (김정주) and Jake Song. In 2005, the company moved its headquarters from Seoul, South Korea to Tokyo, Japan.

Subsidiaries NEXON Korea Corporation.
Nexon America Inc.
NEXON M Inc.
Nexon Thailand Co., Ltd.
NEXON TAIWAN LIMITED
NEXON GT Co., Ltd.
Nexon OC Studio
Nexon Space Co., Ltd.
NEXON RED Corp.
NEXON COMMUNICATIONS Co., Ltd.
Nexon Networks Corporation
Nexon US Holding Inc.
NEOPLE INC.
Lexian Software Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Rushmo Co., Ltd.
Rushmo America, Inc.
gloops, Inc.
Thingsoft Inc.
BOOLEAN GAMES
Big Huge Games Inc.
N Media Platform Co., LTD.
Pixelberry Studios
JoongAng Pangyo Development Co., Ltd.
Neon Studio Corporation.
10Years Co., LTD.
NAT Games Co., Ltd.

Marvel Battle Lines

Darkness Rises

Dominations

MapleStory M

 

[Hexa]

It's going to be Tencent, isn't it?

 

[Threeshotgamer]

It's going to be Tencent, isn't it?

It will absolutely be Tencent

 

[cdthree]

It will absolutely be Tencent

My money is on EA.

 

[Shin]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_publisher
I believe Bloomberg or something along those lines ran an article some months ago about the revenue of the top dogs.
Nexon from a player's standpoint is hated as hell because they ruin everything their touch, from a investor point of view it's probably a good/stable investment.
Also it's a Korean company first and foremost, the reason they moved to Japan is probably due to some tax benefit (it's unclear why they moved AFAIK).

It will absolutely be Tencent

NetEase is also up there, especially since they are branching out more and more and/or might have games more akin to Korean taste (MMO's).

 

[Michele]

Isn't that company known for making Maplestory 2?

 

[Threeshotgamer]

Isn't that company known for making Maplestory 2?

Yeah, it's actually pretty decent too so hopefully this doesn't affect it in a bad way.

 

[Michele]

Yeah, it's actually pretty decent too so hopefully this doesn't affect it in a bad way.

Yet...I see that the population has lowered a LOT. It's going down that Wildstar route...

 

[Threeshotgamer]

I was a huge fan of Wildstar too lol i'm just really good at picking losing horses i guess.

 

[cdthree]

That's just insane how much money these mobile games make.

Pokemon GO revenue increased 35% in 2018, generated $795 million

https://nintendoeverything.com/pokemon-go-revenue-increased-35-in-2018-generated-795-million/

 

[Boss Mog]

I'm still waiting on FFXI Mobile from them.