A portion of a C3 interview with Nexon's Hong Sungjoon...
C3: Now that MapleStory DS has been released in Japan, will Nexon bring the game to the US and Europe? If so, will it definitely be released in 2012?
Hong Sungjoon: In reality, we think it is now too difficult to publish it as a package in America and Europe. However, we will consider if it is possible to publish it in the form of a download on Nintendo 3DS.
C3: Nintendo has had great success in South Korea with the DS and Wii. What are your personal thoughts on 3D gaming and can the Nintendo 3DS that recently launched in Korea be successful?
Hong Sungjoon: We think the stereoscopic 3D function, without glasses, is definitely going to visually provide new excitement and stimulation for gamers. There are gamers who don’t want to see or can’t see the 3D effect, though. Therefore, it is certainly limited to create games that are fully 3D. Therefore, when we start working on the 3DS, we thought that perhaps we shouldn’t force people to play in 3D.
However, from visual point side of things, as mass market development flowed from 2D to 2.5D and now 3D polygons, we think main market trend could flow to next stage of solid 3D without spectacles, which will give stimulation only in terms of visual factors.
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C3: Now that MapleStory DS has been released in Japan, will Nexon bring the game to the US and Europe? If so, will it definitely be released in 2012?
Hong Sungjoon: In reality, we think it is now too difficult to publish it as a package in America and Europe. However, we will consider if it is possible to publish it in the form of a download on Nintendo 3DS.
C3: Nintendo has had great success in South Korea with the DS and Wii. What are your personal thoughts on 3D gaming and can the Nintendo 3DS that recently launched in Korea be successful?
Hong Sungjoon: We think the stereoscopic 3D function, without glasses, is definitely going to visually provide new excitement and stimulation for gamers. There are gamers who don’t want to see or can’t see the 3D effect, though. Therefore, it is certainly limited to create games that are fully 3D. Therefore, when we start working on the 3DS, we thought that perhaps we shouldn’t force people to play in 3D.
However, from visual point side of things, as mass market development flowed from 2D to 2.5D and now 3D polygons, we think main market trend could flow to next stage of solid 3D without spectacles, which will give stimulation only in terms of visual factors.
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Then it better be free-to-play..
this could definitely be a premier free to play online title for the eshop.
Why not a brand new Maple Story ONLINE for the 3DS?
"Maple Story DS." As in the game that is not online, or multiplayer, and is only littered with quests.
I played Maplestory when I was 10. Forgot my account on there.
I just remember it being a grind fest with a huge incentive to spend money.
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