Wizet
| Company type | Private (subsidiary of Nexon) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
Key people | N/A |
| Products | Maplestory |
| Revenue | N/A |
Number of employees | More than 50 |
| Website | Wizet.com |
Wizet is a company located at Seoul, Korea popular for its hit game Maplestory. After working hard, Wizet developed a franchise system and expanded its services to Japan and China. Eventually, Wizet reached the global world after having finished developing key features of MapleStory.
History
Wizet started as a small company with a huge ambition to create yet another MMORPG. With the financial resources from their parent company Nexon which also owns NXgames, Wizet was capeable of developing and even selling merchandise of their hit game Maplestory, unfortunately there are no other games that are developed by Wizet that are not Maplestory based.
Franchise System
Wizet has developed a franchise system, similar to how McDonalds and Subway is run, in order to massively distribute Maplestory to an international, multilingual community. So far, Maplestory has been a success due to this Franchise system.
MapleStory
The expansion of Wizet to the Global world of MapleStory began in January 2004. The open beta testing began in September 2004 and people began to register accounts. Later on, the game became Closed Beta, and some unpopular moves such as the transition of beta to official where everyone's account was wiped away. Today, Maplestory is one of the largest MMORPGs in the world.
References
- Mapletip's Maplewiki & Maplestory about page
- Wizet's Korean Official Website
- Nexon's Korean Official website
- Wizet Employee Count (Korean)