Disney might have just recently completed its acquisition of 21st Century Fox and the studio's various film and television assets, but it looks like the Mickey Mouse House may be looking to purchase another company--the Korean PC and mobile game company, Nexon.
According to a report by the Korean newspaper The Central Times (via ComicBook.com), Nexon's chairman Jung-Ji Kim was recently approached by a "high-ranking Disney representative" who was hoping to make an arrangement where he would hand over the company to Walt Disney for a big payday. Kim owns a majority share of Nexus, about 98 percent. The deal could be pretty massive with the numbers coming up to $13.2 billion.
Although not many Westerners might not know about Nexus, the company is a big player in the industry with a major presence in Japan and South Korea. Founded in 1994, Nexus has 7000 employees and 80 titles to its name. Some of the PC games that it's made include Counter-Strike Online, Dragon Nest, Elsword, Maple Story, and Vindictus.
The list of mobile games that the company has to its name includes Choices: Stories you Play, After the End: Forsaken Destiny, DomiNations, Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed, and Dark Avenger 3.
According to the report, Kim has been looking to sell his shares in the company ever since January this year and knowing how he's been a big admirer of Disney, it wouldn't entirely come as a surprise to see the Mickey Mouse House shopping for shares.
However, Disney and Nexon still have to confirm the acquisition, so we advise gamers and fans to take the report with a grain of salt.
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