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Attracting users to a massively multiplayer online game is a lot
easier when admission is free. Still, logging 3 million
registered users to an MMO in less than four months of release
is impressive, subscription or not.
Nexon America Inc. today announced that its first release, the
fantasy role-playing game MapleStory, has amassed 3 million
registered users since its release in the region in late
November 2006. To date, MapleStory has almost 60 million users
across the globe, claims Nexon.
MapleStory works on the microtransaction-based business model of
MMO games, which sees players paying for in-game items and
upgrades rather than pay for the game and fork over a monthly
subscription fee.
While MapleStory is a simple 2D game with cartoonish graphics,
Nexon's next project will apparently be a bit more
technologically advanced. The company has announced that is will
be using Valve's Source engine, which powers first-person games
like Half-Life 2 and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, for an
upcoming PC third-person fantasy title.
Seoul, Korea-based Nexon has produced several hits in the Asian
MMO market, including the popular Kart Rider. The next release
set for North America is the MMO dance game Audition, which will
be served up in April.
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