The9
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: NCTY) |
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| Industry | Internet Gaming |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Shanghai, China |
| Area served | China |
| Key people | Zhu Jun, Chairman/CEO |
| Products | Online Game operation |
| Revenue |  126.3 million USD (2006) |
| Net income | $40.0 million USD (2006) |
| Employees | 854 |
| Website | the9.com |
The9 Limited (Chinese: 第九城市) (NASDAQ: NCTY) corporation is a Shanghai-based online game operator which had the exclusive license to operate and distribute World of Warcraft in China (launched in June 2005, it has since become the largest online game), a license they secured after successfully aiding Webzen Games in distributing Mu Online in China. However, in April 2009, Blizzard has said that the licence has been moved to NetEase.com.[1]
Its name is derived from a belief that MMORPGs, and online gaming in general, is the "ninth art" (the other eight being the traditional ones of painting, sculpture, architecture, etc.)
[edit] Current game licenses acquired
Note: In rough order of release.
- Mu Online (the partnership has ended)
- World of Warcraft (the partnership has ended)[2]
- Joyful Journey West
- Guild Wars (Chinese version) (The deal with NCsoft ended prematurely.March 31, 2008)[3]
- Soul of the Ultimate Nation
- Granado Espada
- Hellgate: London
- Huxley
- Ragnarok Online 2
- FIFA Online 2
- Atlantica Online
- Free Realms[4]
- Planetside Next
- FireFall
[edit] References
- Volume 1, Issue 49 of The Escapist, "Red Blindness" by Allen Varney
[edit] External links
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