(Blue File) After insulting China, the one-China principle announcement was criticized

NEXON, a major Korean game company that is expected to launch a blockchain game version of (New MapleStory) this year, has recently caused controversy because its mobile game (Blue Files) has encountered political issues.

The mobile game (Blue Files) developed by NEXON Games, a subsidiary of NEXON, has been deeply loved by players in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan with its fresh and lovely art design, unique music and excellent storyline.

According to reports from Korean media (Game Focus), Sensortower data shows that (Blue File)’s global revenue in the past three years has reached US$500 million, of which Japan’s revenue accounted for 74%, South Korea’s 10%, and both Taiwan and the United States. It is 6.1%, and China (only counting iOS) is 1.3%.

However, in a recent live broadcast, (Blue File) listed Taiwan and Hong Kong as one of the countries with the largest number of players in the international server, and then issued a multi-language apology announcement, saying that it respects the one-China position, which triggered criticism from many Taiwanese players, and it continues to this day (22nd), there are still players saying they want to quit the game.

(Blue File) The international server held a live broadcast event on October 18. When referring to the "countries" with the largest number of players, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, the United States and Indonesia were listed, with Taiwan ranking first in terms of the number of players.

Source: (Blue File) Live Screen (Blue File) Live Screen Lists Taiwan and Hong Kong as Countries

This move caused dissatisfaction among Chinese players who were watching the live broadcast. (Blue File) The official quickly changed the "country" to "region" and issued a statement. First, the official of the Chinese mainland server said: "Taiwan and Hong Kong are the territories of the People's Republic of China and have always been indivisible. "Part of", and official social groups in Taiwan, South Korea, the United States and other places also issued announcements "respecting the one-China position" targeting "respected Chinese teachers" and apologizing for the wrong wording in the live broadcast.

It is worth noting that (Blue File) the operating agents for mainland China server (Saler server) and Japanese server are both Shanghai Yostar Company, while the international server is officially directly operated by NEXON. Chinese players should only be able to play Shaler Server unless using a VPN.

Image source: Facebook (Blue File) Taiwan Facebook Fan Apology Announcement

Source: Bilibili (Blue File) Apology Announcement for Mainland China Server

(Azure Files) announcement caused complaints from players from many countries

In the ACG industry, it is not uncommon for projects to apologize for touching on sensitive political issues in China and Taiwan, and almost every time they trigger heated discussions among users.

After the (Blue File) statement was issued, many players believed that it was okay to apologize in the mainland Chinese community, but there was no need to kneel in the international community. However, the official kneeled down anyway and issued an announcement in multiple languages.

In addition, since Taiwan is the country with the largest number of players in the international server of (Blue Files), some players feel disrespected, and European and American players are not merciful, directly posting the game character driving a tank and preparing to run over the teacher (the character played by the player) ), and complained: "I bow down to "Western Taiwan", but I ignore it when I ask you to correct the translation."

Picture source: (Blue File) 64 Tiananmen Incident Scenes produced by X player

(Blue Files) Game rating dropped to 3.4, players called for quitting

Affected by the announcement of (Blue Files), some players began to write negative reviews on Google Play. As of the time of writing today (22nd), the rating of (Blue Files) has dropped to 3.4 stars; In discussions related to the Xiqia version, many players claimed to have quit the game and posted pictures of "deleting accounts" to prove it.

However, there are also many players who believe that this wave of "retreating from the pit" or "turning from a party with classes to a party without classes" may not last long and will gradually fade with the official's cold treatment and time; some people I think it is a bit illogical to give up something you once liked for the sake of patriotism, and (Blue Files) is a game that has in-depth cooperation with a Chinese company (Yuxing).

Source: Google Play (Blue File) game rating dropped to 3.4

At the same time, (Blue File) officially announced earlier that the KIVOTOS MARKET, an online mall in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao that was originally scheduled to be launched at noon today, will postpone its opening. The reason is to ensure that the mall can be presented to everyone in the "best condition" and provide " A better shopping experience.