It is reported that an agreement has been confirmed between NETTS Co., Ltd.,and Burda:ic GmbH. which is about the MMORPG Florensia’s distribution in the thirty-seven countries of Europe.
Florensia Gold is a maritime adventure MMORPG. Players choose various classes and explore the unknown world. Controlling own ship, pioneering new trade route, discovering new continent, building a new city, etc. Now in Japan, Florensia is in 2nd Alpha Beta.
This represents NETTS’ first foray into overseas licensing agreements and will serve as a start for future NETTS expansion into the North American and Asian markets. President Tai-Hyun Kang noted that the decision to use Burda:ic, an online game operator already supporting a broad user Florensia Gold base in the European market, was an extremely felicitous one. NETTS began online game development in the intense Korean environment, bringing products to Japan as part of its strategic plan to distribute games from there to the world, he added. He concluded by saying that he believes Florensia Gold will develop a supportive fan base in Europe now as well.
About Burda:ic
Headquartered in Munich in Germany’s Bavaria, Burda:ic GmbH. (www.burda-ic.com), also operates the online game Ragnarok, highly popular in Japan, in the European region. In addition, it runs MMORPGs and casual games, including Audition, ComeOnBaby Florensia Gold and Fantasy Tennis, through its gaming portal site, alaplaya (http://en.alaplaya.eu/). Florensia Gold is expected be available to users in the thirty-seven countries of Europe, in Germany, the United Kingdom and Italy, in early 2008.
About NETTS Co., Ltd.
Established as the headquarters of the NETTS Group in August of 2005, with a strategy based on the development prowess of Korean subsidiary NetTimeSoft and plans to distribute games from Japan to the entire world. Future plans include beta testing of online games in Japan as well as marketing and other services, together with the sales and management on online gaming licenses for global markets including those in Asia and the West. Distribution of Florensia Gold for the Japanese market is slated to begin this year.
