[NDC 22] "Maple Coin Imminent?" Nexon to grow 'MapleStory universe' with NFT

Nexon launches 'MapleStory Universe', an NFT-based ecosystem utilizing MapleStory, a core intellectual property (IP). Nexon's metaverse production platform project MOD is expected to serve as a catalyst for the MapleStory ecosystem. 

On the 8th, Nexon's Vice President of Operations (COO) Kang Dae-hyun said, "We are building an NFT ecosystem using MapleStory through the NDC 2022 event." On this day, COO Kang said, "The MapleStory universe is a shared space for MapleStory NFT, and we expect it to be a part of the evolution of the virtual world where games and the blockchain world converge. Building an ecosystem that can be fused is what Nexon thinks of the evolved virtual world." 

In other words, users can directly create, buy, or sell NFTs within MapleStory. Previously, after Nexon disclosed its metaverse platform project MOD development plan in August of last year, it has been concentrating all on its efforts to build a metaverse service in the form of user-participatory B2C2C. 

Here, users are expected to be able to create various contents by freely adding not only MapleStory's assets, but also their own resources. In particular, it is expected to introduce a creative environment with a high degree of freedom in which user-generated content (UGC) can be freely added. For example, by combining the MapleStory IP with the image or sound created by the creator, it supports the realization of imaginary entertainment such as games, social spaces, and lifestyle contents.

Above all, the game industry believes that Nexon will put its own virtual assets into Project MOD and Maple Universe to implement a separate economic ecosystem. In fact, Nexon has been focusing on pioneering the coin market by purchasing Bitcoin directly through its Japanese subsidiary, and acquiring virtual asset exchanges Korbit and Bitstamp one after another.