The revenues of the mobile role-playing MMO game Lineage M from South Korean NCsoft exceeded $ 1.2 billion in the first year of its existence. This is reported by the business publication The Investor.

Two South Korean companies are simultaneously preparing global releases of mobile versions of their MMORPGs. Nexon will release multilingual MapleStory M, and NCsoft — Lineage M.

Korean developer and publisher of online games NCsoft reported for the 1st quarter of 2018. During this period, the company’s revenues increased by 98% compared to last year, and profits increased by as much as 585%.

The popularity and revenue of the mobile role-playing MMO Lineage M did not help the Korean publisher NCsoft cope with a 66% decrease in the company’s profit in the second quarter of this year.

The new mobile role-playing MMO game Lineage M from the Korean company NCsoft earned $233 million in the first month of its official release in South Korea.

The mobile role-playing MMO Lineage M came out on top in downloads and sales in the App Store of South Korea 7 hours after the official launch in the country.

In the first quarter of 2017, NCSOFT was paid $35 million in royalties from sales of the Lineage 2 Revolution mobile game.

Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) reported that the turnover of the South Korean gaming market in 2015 reached $9.3 billion and should exceed $9.5 billion by the end of 2016.

For using the name of the kingdom from a popular game – they can also sue. NCsoft has filed a lawsuit against a company using the name of the country from the Lineage series of games.

South Korean publisher and developer NCsoft launches Iron Tiger mobile studio. The company is located in San Mateo and will produce games for the Western market.

Korean publisher NCsoft has invested $5 million in a mobile startup. The management team of This Game Studio consists of former Kabam leads.