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Native name | 노소텍 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video game |
| Founded | July 2007 in Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Founder | Felix Abt, Volker Eloesser |
| Headquarters | North Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Pyongyang Racer |
Number of employees | 50 (2009) |
Nosotek (Korean: 노소텍,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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