Having movie-like graphics and big story lines matter lots, but making games that keep players engaged for decades  is a lot more important, according for the chief executive of the Japan-based company which enables online and mobile  games.
Online game communities MapleStory 2 Mesos resemble a software-as-a-service businesses, where people pay to carry on playing video  games as time passes, Owen Mahoney, CEO of Nexon, told CNBC in the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong  Kong.
Attendees play in the 'LawBreakers' video gaming by Nexon Co. in the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los  Angeles, June 13, 2017.
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Attendees play in the 'LawBreakers' video gaming by Nexon Co. in the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los  Angeles, June 13, 2017.
"It's an annuity type business, where people just revisit because they wish to participate in their video  game world for the very long time, and that is really Buy MapleStory 2 Mesos a very disruptive theme from the video games industry," he stated. "We  think longevity is just about the single most significant idea in online games."
Nexon built its business on that concept, and Nexon noticed that other companies like Tencent, Blizzard and  Valve also adopted the approach in early stages.