Nexon Rides the 'Wind' to Record 3Q Revenue of 887.3 Billion Won (Comprehensive)

Owen Mahoney, CEO of Nexon Japan Corporation

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Nexon announced on the 10th that it recorded Q3 sales of 887.3 billion KRW and operating profit of 308.5 billion KRW. This is the highest performance ever for a third quarter. Sales increased by 52% and operating profit by 13% compared to the previous year.

Record-high mobile sales... Success of 'Baram-ui Nara' and 'KartRider'

Nexon achieved its highest-ever Q3 sales thanks to the success of mobile games such as 'Baram-ui Nara: Yeon', 'V4', and 'KartRider Rush Plus', as well as solid strong performances from major PC games including 'MapleStory', 'Dungeon & Fighter', and 'Sudden Attack'.

In particular, Nexon's mobile game sales reached 369.5 billion KRW, marking the highest quarterly performance ever. Mobile game sales increased by 140% compared to the previous year. A Nexon official stated, "This is interpreted as the result of strengthening mobile game capabilities based on the selection and concentration strategy that has continued since the second half of last year."

'Baram-ui Nara: Yeon', which began service in July, drove Q3 mobile sales by maintaining a top position in mobile game sales after ranking 2nd in Google Play's highest sales.

'V4', which has become a long-term hit intellectual property (IP) for Nexon, officially launched in over 150 countries worldwide including North America and Europe in July, and continued its growth by introducing new classes and large-scale content updates such as ultra-fast growth updates.

'KartRider Rush Plus', globally released in May, gained balanced popularity across all age groups, especially among teenagers, surpassing 15 million cumulative users. 'FIFA Mobile' also ranked as the most downloaded mobile game by domestic users in Q2.

PC Games Also Performed Well

Sales of Nexon's major PC games also continued to perform well. Celebrating its 17th anniversary this year, 'MapleStory' grew by 71% year-over-year in the Korean region, and recorded high growth rates of 178% and 165% in North America & Europe and Asia & South America regions, respectively.

'Dungeon & Fighter' and 'Sudden Attack' showed steady growth domestically. 'Dungeon & Fighter' grew by 56% year-over-year, and 'Sudden Attack' recorded a 35% growth rate compared to the same period last year.

"Expanding New Titles' Competitiveness"

Nexon plans to expand its competitiveness through new titles such as 'Curtis Fell' and 'Konosuba Mobile Fantastic Days'.

'Curtis Fell' is a third-person dual-action battle genre PC online game. The game supports various play combinations such as cooperating with teammates to defeat powerful bosses or player-versus-player battles. It is currently in early access service targeting North America, South America, Europe, and Asia via the 'Steam' platform. 'Konosuba', for which a global publishing contract with developer Somezap was announced the day before, is a collectible role-playing game (RPG) developed based on the Japanese light novel original titled 'Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!'.

'KartRider: Drift', being developed to enable optimal cross-play on both console and PC, and 'Dungeon & Fighter Mobile', which leverages the original's strengths such as fast action and exhilarating impact, are also actively preparing for service.

Owen Mahony, CEO of Nexon Japan, said, "Nexon's strong IP power demonstrated its potential on both PC and mobile platforms, achieving the highest-ever Q3 performance. In Q4, we will continue to expand our global market share based on the development policy of selection and concentration and further solidify our position as a multiplatform game company."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.