Nexon Details AI Strategy and Game Performance in Briefing

Nexon executives outlined the company's strategic direction and performance challenges during a capital markets briefing for investors on March 31, 2026, in Tokyo, emphasizing artificial intelligence integration to boost efficiency while addressing underperforming titles like The First Descendant.

President and CEO Junghun Lee provided a candid assessment of recent results, highlighting successes such as the extraction shooter Arc Raiders alongside setbacks in player retention for other releases. Arc Raiders, developed by Nexon subsidiary Embark Studios, achieved the company's most successful launch, selling over 14 million units in its first 15 weeks and generating 85 percent of its revenue from North America and Europe. This marked a breakthrough in Western markets for the South Korean-Japanese publisher, which Lee described as proof that Nexon can create globally appealing content. In contrast, Lee pointed to The First Descendant, a third-person looter-shooter launched nearly two years ago, and Dungeon Fighter Mobile as examples of strong initial momentum followed by declining engagement. The First Descendant reached 10 million players and a peak of nearly 265,000 concurrent...