211 | MapleStory moves from monopoly to franchise

211 | MapleStory moves from monopoly to franchise

From Blockchain Gaming World by jon jordan

June 24, 2026 · 38 min · Season 7 · Episode 7

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Jon Jordan interviews Nexpace COO Keith Kim about the first year of MapleStory N and the future of AI in the gaming ecosystem.

Jon Jordan talks to Nexpace COO Keith Kim about MapleStory N's first year, and how AI will power the MapleStory Universe ecosystem in 2026. [01:00] MapleStory N’s first year - $31M revenue, 3.8M accounts, 650K engaged wallets. [02:10] How the profile was different for MapleStory N to traditional MapleStory gamers. [02:57] What we have done well is being agile and altering our strategy, adjusting quickly. [03:25] The pace of updates for MapleStory N is 3-5x faster than for a web2 game. [04:20] The Winter update - new maps, new bosses - has driven really good numbers. [05:06] From Feb 2026, MapleStory N started recouping more token value than it emitted. [05:40] June could be MapleStory N’s highest revenue and biggest NXPC token deflation. [09:45] In web2, players play for fun. In web3, some players spend as much as $100k a day. [11:12] Players really try to make money during the first 3 months of any blockchain game. [13:36] Our goal is to work out how we can add blockchain to make MapleStory more fun. [14:40] It took 6 months to gain confidence in our direction from the reaction of real fans. [16:05] When Keith realized the eye-opening power of AI for games. [17:13] Nexpace has…

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Host: Jon Jordan

Guest: Keith Kim

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Organizations: Nexpace

Products: MapleStory N, NXPC

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