Iron Throne: Kingdom — Another Failed Game Release By Netmarble

Summary: Netmarble’s newly released game Iron Throne: Kingdom is a failure based on App Annie data. While the stock did fall to a low of 123,000 KRW in August 2017, it has since recovered since April 2018 due to a timely 25%  investment in a Korean music label that is home to the K-Pop sensation …

An Idea For A Millennials Investment Vehicle: A Big Tech HQ2 REIT

There have been a number of recent surveys asking millennials with substantial cash savings — predominantly young professions in tech and creative positions — what kinds of investments are they interested in.   As if they were disciples of the late great fund manager Peter Lynch, whom they probably never heard of,  they say the …

Roblox Corporation: A Slow Climb To the Top of the App Store Charts

Two days after Christmas Day 2017,  we checked out App Annie to see which paid and which free-to-play mobile game (f2p) with in-app purchases (IAP) spiked into Top 10 revenue rank. You see Christmas Day is #1 day of the year for paid mobile game purchases and IAP for f2p games. This is because pre-teens, …

Marvel Future Fight Game: The Boycott is Now Measurable

“The revolution will not be televised” per Gil Scott-Heron, but the boycott is now measurable Keep up the boycott until Netmarble rolls back Patch 3.6 App Annie revenue rank chart as of December 27th – now down from  #38 on 11-29-17 to #127 on 1-5-18  KEEP IT UP These are the two responsible for Patch …

Netmarble’s Game a Bust in the USA – Stock Price Target- 103,000 KRW

Summary Our analysis of Netmarble’s IPO was that it was “priced for perfection”.  While the Lineage 2 game releases has been near perfect in Korea and Japan, its release in the USA has been a bust and the release in China is on hold due to geopolitical tensions. As a result, we predict that Netmarble’s …