Nexon

Nexon is a South Korean-Japanese games firm specializing in online titles.

As of March 2020, it was the largest game company in South Korea and the third-largest game company in Asia outside Japan in terms of revenue and market capitalization.

NXC is the company’s largest shareholder and is based in South Korea.

Dungeon and Fighter was developed by the company and is one of the most popular free-to-play online PC games in China.

A mobile games developer, Big Huge Games, was acquired by Nexon in 2016. In 2019, Nexon also acquired Embark Studios. The company made investments of $874 million in entertainment companies Hasbro, Bandai Namco Holdings, Konami, and Sega Sammy Holdings between 2020 and 2021.

A sub-brand and division of Nexon, named Mintrocket, was launched in 2022 to specialize and focus on games, ‘focusing on the essence of fun’. It has created games, including Dave the Diver, which sold one million copies within ten days of being launched.