The9 Limited () 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

• Mu Online
• World of Warcraft
• Joyful Journey West
• Guild Wars
• Soul of the Ultimate Nation
• Granado Espada
• Hellgate: London
• Huxley
• Ragnarok Online 2
• FIFA Online
• Atlantica Online

References

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

External links

• The9 Official Website (English)
• The9 Official Website (Chinese)