Nexon Beats Its Own Forecast as MapleStory Revenue Jumps 72%
Q3 revenue rises 17% to 138.4 billion yen; MapleStory and FC Online both post record quarters.
Nexon came in above its own guidance for the third quarter. Revenue rose 17% year on year to 138.4 billion yen, above the top of the 120.7-133.4 billion yen range the company gave in August, and operating profit grew about 11%, where Nexon had guided for a fall of up to roughly 40%.
The MapleStory machine
The MapleStory franchise grew 72%, helped by the original PC game in Korea and abroad, MapleStory: Idle RPG globally and MapleStory Worlds. FC Online also set a quarterly record after a big systems overhaul pushed average playtime per user to an all-time high.
What's next
- TEMPPAL: OVERGEARED launches November 26 in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.
- Arad: Idle RPG is planned globally for the first half of 2027.
- Vindictus: Defying Fate and NAKWON: LAST PARADISE are in the pipeline, undated.
WGC note: we report the operating-profit change as a percentage until Nexon's IR filing confirms the yen figure.
Sources: The Korea Times; guidance range via BigGo Finance.