The9

Shanghai-based online game operator

This article is about the online game operator. For the music group, see The9 (group). For other uses, see 9 (disambiguation).

The9 Ltd.

Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: NCTY
Industry	Video games
Founded	1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Headquarters	Shanghai, China
Area served	China
Key people	Zhu Jun (chairman and CEO)
Products	Online game operation
Revenue	IncreaseUS10ドル.16 million (2014)
Net income	DecreaseUS-17ドル.03 million (2014)^[1]
Number of employees	498

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]

Game licences acquired

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Note: 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

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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. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. 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.