This is correct.hmm that is not quite how it works....
Maple might have a lower amount in revenue then EA but the difference is in working capitol. EA might have 5 billion in assets but that may not be liquid... where as Maple's might just be in fluid capitol to use. With the right finacial backing and liquid assets they could offer the board a juicy price and do the take over or even do a hostle one on shares.
I remember they use to advertise Maple Story all over the place and use some very deceptive practices to lure players in. IIRC, their games were F2P and relied on Microtransactions. I guess that was (is) a system that works for them. I never really saw them as someone who can take another company but i guess they have grown beyond my expectations.Of course, what was really funny is that circa 2004 or so, several anti-virus programs started misidentifying the 2D client as a Nexon program.....
They'd fit right in with EA then, who claims UO is not only the first MMO but actually applied and received a Guinness world record for "Longest Running MMORPG" ....you know...nevermind those MMOS that came out years before and are still not only alive but many with a fairly healthy playerbase. (yeah....great research Guinness.....a google search could have debunked EA's claim...)Yes, they frequently herald themselves as the first company to discover the success of F2P
"Nexus" has been continually running since 1996 (post beta, it was beta before this) and is neither a MUD or BBS type game. (interestingly too, "Nexus" was DEVELOPED by a subsidiary of Nexon, the company being talked about in the articleI think they excluded MUDs and BBS type games, and used in continuous operation