Nexon's Facebook Debut MapleStory Adventures Passes 3M Players

Nexon's MapleStory Adventures has attracted more than 3 million registered players on Facebook, the company announced Monday. The game, which is still in open beta, is the social network extension of its popular PC game MapleStory, which the company says has over 100 million registered players worldwide. MapleStory Adventures is the first Facebook game from Nexon, the Los Angeles-based company whose parent operates in Seoul. Nexon specializes in free-to-play titles, and other popular games from the company include Atlantica Online, Combat Arms, Vindictus, Dungeon Fighter Online and Mabinogi. The privately-held firm recently reported a 59 percent revenue increase in its fiscal quarter ending March 31, a traditionally slow period for the company. "Our success is the result of our ability to deliver engaging content that our players find valuable, whether they are playing for free or purchasing items in our games," Nexon America CEO Daniel Kim said at the time. "The substantial growth we are experiencing in North America is a reflection of how well Nexon is doing globally." Its second Facebook title, Wonder Cruise, is set to launch by the end of this month.