▲ DAVE THE DIVER | Official Launch Trailer by Mintrocket Its 90s-style retro graphics are credited for making the game easier to navigate, increasing its access to broader age groups encompassing both young and old generations. It focuses more on fresh ideas, new storytelling and fun factors to entice gamers’ interest instead of an emphasis on rich graphics.ĭave the Diver was its first game project that fully meets its intent. Mintrocket, the developer of Dave the Diver, is Nexon’s new game brand launched in May last year with a goal to develop games to play purely for fun, not cash-cow games. “Nexon has been ahead of its peers in extending the lifespan of its old games like MapleStory with solid content upgrades and lavish marketing campaigns but (with Dave the Diver) it also has succeeded in distancing itself from others in a new game race.” “Rivals’ game portfolios could change depending on the success of Dave the Diver,” said an official from the local game industry. The stellar performance of Dave the Diver is expected to tip the balance in the Korean game market dominated by online and mobile games that cost a lot to develop and promote. This is Nexon’s best-ever sales result for one of its PC and console games. Its cumulative users reached one million on the tenth day since its official launch, according to Steam, which also notes that the overall review of the game on the platform is “Overwhelmingly Positive” with a 97% positive feedback rate.
1 position on the platform.ĭeveloped and published by Mintrocket, a game brand under Nexon Korea Corp., Dave the Diver, debuted on the market on June 28.Ī day after its release, the adventure management game instantly became the best-selling paid PC game on Steam. This was also the second week in a row that the new Korean game has claimed the No. is poised to change the South Korean game scene with its new adventure PC role-playing game that has grabbed gamers around the world immediately since its rollout late last month with its simple, retro graphics and interesting storyline about a daytime diver who runs a sushi restaurant at night.ĭave the Diver, a PC RPG game, topped Steam’s weekly top-selling chart in the second week of July ending the 14th, according to the US-based PC game distribution platform, which is also the world’s largest. Dave the Diver by Mintrocket under Nexon Korea (Courtesy of Mintrocket)
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