EVE General Discussion

It can be argued that this has been a debacle from day 1. CCP partnering with Nexon was a horrible choice to begin with. They're pretty universally reviled in Japan, and partnering with them probably kept a lot of potential players out of the game because they refuse to deal with Nexon. Also, the marketing was abysmal. Looking at the Japanese ads did NOT fill anyone with an overwhelming desire to play the game. In fact, some did just the opposite. Japan is one of the biggest gaming markets in the world. And if CCP had partnered with someone reputable and done a much better job of marketing, their Japanese player base could have been many times bigger than it is.