Maple getting a larger spotlight.

Thanks for your e-mail Kigaz. Expect some "enlargement" ads in the near future.

Anyway, Google Trends basically proved that Maplestory isn't as popular as Halo and World of Warcraft, but I there was really no comparison. Both the games you've compared Maplestory with have been around for ages. Halo's been around since 2001, and Warcraft games have been around since the mid 1900's. Both of these games have had time to grow, and slowly acquire a large fan base. Blizzard has had over a decade to gather it's fanbase of players. Halo on the other hand, was made successful because it was one of the only decent shooting games on the XBOX.

It's hard to compare Maplestory with these other success stories, but you can't deny that the Maplestory fan base is growing. Besides, take a look at Singapore and the Korean language. Maplestory seems to be flourishing there. It's only going to be a matter of time because this game becomes as popular as Halo or World of Warcraft. Hopefully not though.