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'''Wizet''' is a game development studio located in Seoul, South Korea, and is popular for its hit game [[MapleStory]]. Wizet developed a franchise system and expanded its services to Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, USA and Europe. Eventually, Wizet reached the global world after having finished developing key features of MapleStory.
{{Infobox Korean company
| company_name = Wizet
| company_logo = [[Image:Wizet logo.png|250px]]
| company_type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = April 2001 <small>[http://www.wizet.net/hello/history/2003.html]</small>
| parent = [[Nexon]]
| location = [[Gangnam-gu]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| key_people =
| industry = [[Game development]]
| products = [[MapleStory]], [[QuizQuiz]], [[Heat Project]]
| revenue = 150 million USD per year
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees =
| homepage = http://www.wizet.net
| hangul = 위젯
}}
'''Wizet''' is a game development studio located in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]], and is popular for its hit game [[MapleStory]]. Wizet developed a [[Franchising|franchise]] system and expanded its services to Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, USA and Europe. Eventually, Wizet reached the global world after having finished developing key features of MapleStory.


==History==
==History==
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==Franchise System==
==Franchise System==


Wizet has developed a [[franchising|franchise]] system, similar to how [[McDonalds]] and [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] are run, in order to massively distribute MapleStory to an international, multilingual community.
Wizet has developed a franchise system, similar to how McDonalds and Subway are run, in order to massively distribute MapleStory to an international, multilingual community.
 
*[http://jobnews.co.kr/jobdb/detailComInfo.asp?company_id=5BA2B63087C8734D947FFC76DDA45D94 Wizet Employee Count (Korean)]
 
==External links==
*{{ko icon}} [http://www.wizet.net Wizet's Homepage]
*{{ja icon}} [http://www.wizet.com/japanese/index.html Wizet's Homepage]
*{{ko icon}} [http://www.maplestory.com MapleStory Homepage]
 
[[Category:Video game companies]]
[[Category:Video game developers]]
[[Category:MapleStory]]
[[Category:Software companies of South Korea]]
[[Category:Nexon Corporation]]
 
[[es:Wizet]]
[[zh:Wizet]]




(Borrowed from Wikipedia by LucioGenju)
(Borrowed from Wikipedia by LucioGenju)

Latest revision as of 12:49, 13 January 2009

Wizet is a game development studio located in Seoul, South Korea, and is popular for its hit game MapleStory. Wizet developed a franchise system and expanded its services to Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, USA and Europe. Eventually, Wizet reached the global world after having finished developing key features of MapleStory.

History

Wizet started as a small company with ideas to create yet another Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game. With the financial resources from their parent company Nexon, Wizet was capable of developing and even selling merchandise of their popular game MapleStory. Finally, Wizet merged with Nexon.

Franchise System

Wizet has developed a franchise system, similar to how McDonalds and Subway are run, in order to massively distribute MapleStory to an international, multilingual community.


(Borrowed from Wikipedia by LucioGenju)