Nosotek

Nosotek
Native name
노소텍
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo game
FoundedJuly 2007; 17 years ago (2007-07) in Pyongyang, North Korea
FounderFelix Abt, Volker Eloesser
Headquarters
North Korea
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsPyongyang Racer
Number of employees
50 (2009)

Nosotek (Korean노소텍,제일정보기술합영회사) is the first Western-invested IT joint venture company in North Korea.[1][2] Nosotek is known for developing computer games for various platforms, such as the iPhone, Java ME and the Wii. They claimed to have 50+ programmers on the team in 2009.[3]

Nosotek's main target market is Europe and payments by customers are processed through companies in China or Hong Kong.[4]

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