The9 Ltd. (Chinese: 第九城市) is a Shanghai-based online game operator which had the exclusive licence 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.[2]
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: NCTY | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Shanghai, China |
Area served | China |
Key people | Zhu Jun (chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Online game operation |
| Revenue |  US$10.16 million (2014) |
 US-$17.03 million (2014)[1] | |
Number of employees | 498 |
Game licences acquired
editNote: Game licences acquired In rough order of release.
- Mu Online (the partnership has ended)
- World of Warcraft (the partnership has ended)[3]
- Joyful Journey West
- Guild Wars (Chinese version) (The deal with NCsoft ended prematurely.31 March 2008)
- Soul of the Ultimate Nation
- Granado Espada
- Hellgate: London
- Huxley
- Ragnarok Online 2
- FIFA Online 2
- Atlantica Online
- Free Realms[4]
- PlanetSide 2
- Firefall
- Winning Goal
References
edit- Volume 1, Issue 49 of The Escapist, "Red Blindness" by Allen Varney
- ^ finance.yahoo.com
- ^ Modine, Austin (16 April 2009). "Blizzard ditches long-time WoW operator". The Register. Situation Publishing. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Press Releases". Blizzard.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Xia, Eva (26 July 2010). "The9 to Operate Free Realms in China". China Game. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
External links
edit- The9 Official Website Archived 21 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine(in English)
- The9 Official Website(in Chinese)
- Business data for The9, Ltd.:
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