The company, through its 51% interest in 9Webzen Limited, focuses on the operation of ‘MU’ in China.
MU is a three-dimensional massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG), which allows players to log on to network servers to ‘role-play’ characters in a virtual world.
The9 Limited also has licenses to operate additional MMORPGs in China, including WoW, Mystina Online, and Granado Espada.
The company was founded by Jun Zhu and Jie Qin.
The9 Limited was incorporated in 1999 under the name GameNow.net Limited and changed its name to The9 Limited in February 2004.
The company is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
