The9

The9 Ltd.

Type	Public company (NASDAQ: NCTY)
Industry	Internet Gaming
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Shanghai, China
Area served	China
Key people	Zhu Jun, Chairman/CEO
Products	Online game operation
Revenue	US$10.16 million (2014)
Net income	US-$17.03 million (2014<finance.yahoo.com>)
Number of employees	498
Website	the9.com

The9 Limited (Chinese: 第九城市) 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 licence it secured after successfully aiding Webzen Games with the distribution of Mu Online in China. However, in April 2009, Blizzard said that the licence has been moved to NetEase.com.^[1]

Current game licences 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.31 March 2008)^[3]
Soul of the Ultimate Nation
Granado Espada
Hellgate: London
Huxley
Ragnarok Online 2
FIFA Online 2
Atlantica Online
Free Realms^[4]
PlanetSide 2
Firefall

References

Volume 1, Issue 49 of The Escapist, "Red Blindness" by Allen Varney

External links

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