The9

The9

Infobox Company
company_name = The9 Ltd.
company_
company_type = Public (nasdaq|NCTY)
foundation = 1999
location = Shanghai, China
key_people = Zhu Jun, Chairman/CEO
area_served = China
industry = Internet Gaming
products = Online Game operation
revenue = profit126.3 million USD (2006)
operating_income =
net_income = profit$40.0 million USD (2006)
num_employees = 854
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.the9.com/en the9.com]
footnotes =

The9 Limited (zh-c|第九城市|) (nasdaq|NCTY) corporation is a Shanghai-based online game operator with the exclusive license to operate and distribute World of Warcraft in mainland 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.

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.)

NCTY has been rated by analysts as a stock with high Growth Potential.

Current Game Licenses Acquired

Note: In rough order of release.
* Mu Online
* World of Warcraft
* Joyful Journey West
* Guild Wars
* Soul of the Ultimate Nation
* Granado Espada
*
* Huxley
* Ragnarok Online 2
* FIFA Online
* Atlantica Online

References

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

External links

* [http://www.the9.com/en/ The9 Official Website (English)]
* [http://www.the9.com The9 Official Website (Chinese)]


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