The new MSL sponsor is ABC-Mart. It's a big Japanese company with several branches in Korea. The finals of the ABC-Mart MSL are scheduled for early June.
Some additional info on the head company: "ABC-Mart, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was formerly known as ABC-Mart Yugen Kaisha and changed its name to ABC-Mart, Inc. in 1997. The company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the planning, development, wholesale, and retail of shoe products. The company offers sport shoes, outdoor shoes, business shoes, walking shoes, sandals, and clothes. It operates store outlets in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. ABC-Mart, Inc. also involves in licensing its in-house products. The Company operates retail stores under the names ABC-MART and NUOVO. The stores provide self-planned shoes under brand names HAWKINS, VANS and NUOVO Collection, as well as national brand goods. This segment is also engaged in the planning, development and production of shoes. On February 10, 2010, the Company acquired a Taiwan-based company, JOINT POWER INTERNATIONAL Ltd.Wholesale: Wholesale trade in shoes and clothing produced by overseas sub-contractors." http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0001207601-page.html
Fomos' April Fools seems to be that they're opening an English Site. If that's not an intended joke then it will become an unintended joke anyway so not a big deal :3
On April 01 2011 00:20 Milkis wrote: Pretty sure the ABC MSL is real
Fomos' April Fools seems to be that they're opening an English Site. If that's not an intended joke then it will become an unintended joke anyway so not a big deal :3
it would be nice if they did though,but then your role would be diminished.
hmmm,well its a good sponsor as long as they don't play the Jackson 5's ABC song for the MSL.
On April 01 2011 00:28 white_horse wrote: a lot of the netizen comments are applauding the decision, which is good news. Now if we can find out what ongamenet is doing...
Looking at the other thread, guess they didn't find a sponsor and are going to skip this season
Normally press don't joke about a company since they can get sued by that company for harming their sales/reputation... so it is probable that this news is true.
On April 01 2011 00:53 popzags wrote: Might be real, but I'm confused by the fact that this OP was made by a fan of ABC Game Hero...
I wouldn't joke about anything MBC related. The articles also mentioned the name of the Korean rep for ABC Mart so it's not a joke. Reported by both DES/Fomos.
Edit: I wonder if they'll be giving out free shoes at the MSL ceremony.
On April 01 2011 00:20 Milkis wrote: Pretty sure the ABC MSL is real
Fomos' April Fools seems to be that they're opening an English Site. If that's not an intended joke then it will become an unintended joke anyway so not a big deal :3
SuperDanielMan posted on twitter a few days ago that he will be working with fomos to start an english site.
On April 01 2011 14:55 moopie wrote: This is so sad, I wonder what next season will bring to MBC.
Why is it sad? It's a very big sponsor. They're receiving a lot of good responses from Korean netizens.
Its sad because the business is going bad. MBC game and Proleague have been operating at a loss, its no secret. And because of that, it is worrying how they can continue or what will happen to the business. Bancrupcy and liquidation is in the realm of possibilities, especially with the uncertainty around the courtcase.
On April 01 2011 14:55 moopie wrote: This is so sad, I wonder what next season will bring to MBC.
Why is it sad? It's a very big sponsor. They're receiving a lot of good responses from Korean netizens.
Its sad because the business is going bad. MBC game and Proleague have been operating at a loss, its no secret. And because of that, it is worrying how they can continue or what will happen to the business. Bancrupcy and liquidation is in the realm of possibilities, especially with the uncertainty around the courtcase.
MBC and Proleague are operating at a loss yes, but why is this news of a sponsor sad? If anything, it will be a boost to MSL/MBC since the sponsor is pretty big.
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