<s>
MapleStory	B-Application
DS	I-Application
(	O
;	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
game	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
titled	O
MapleStory	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
MapleStory	B-Application
DS	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solely	O
single-player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
many	O
elements	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
MapleStory	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
needing	O
to	O
fight	O
monsters	O
and	O
complete	O
quests	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
more	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
jewel	O
called	O
Rubian	O
causes	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Sharenian	B-Protocol
via	O
an	O
ancient	O
evil	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
four	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Nexon	O
and	O
the	O
newly	O
established	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Korea	O
showcased	O
MapleStory	B-Application
DS	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
releasing	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
MapleStory-themed	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
interview	O
with	O
PC	O
World	O
's	O
Matt	O
Peckham	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Nexon	O
America	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Kim	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
MapleStory	B-Application
DS	I-Application
is	O
for	O
the	O
Korean	O
market	O
only	O
"	O
when	O
asked	O
if	O
there	O
would	O
ever	O
be	O
an	O
English	O
language	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
MapleStory	B-Application
DS	I-Application
Hong	O
Sungjoon	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
some	O
interest	O
in	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
being	O
ported	O
five	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
MapleStory	B-Application
DS	I-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
manager	O
of	O
international	O
business	O
development	O
at	O
Nexon	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
MapleStory	B-Application
DS	I-Application
would	O
not	O
support	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
coupon	O
book	O
in	O
the	O
options	O
tab	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
could	O
use	O
codes	O
to	O
get	O
special	O
NX	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
MapleStory	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
