The9 posts 94 percent drop in Q3 revenues after losing WoW
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Nov 27th 2009 at 12:30PM } 
To put it numerically, The9's revenues dropped 94 percent from the same quarter last year. A hit that big must have left a sizable dent in the ol' pocketbook -- however, we're guessing the company's board members take some small, spiteful satisfaction from the tribulations the game has brought to its new operators.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mikeymike @ Nov 27th 2009 12:36PM
What did they expect?
Alex xBeRx Sanchez @ Nov 27th 2009 12:40PM
WTF is this about?
freaparn @ Nov 27th 2009 12:46PM
It becomes much easier to process the information contained in a post if you read more than the headline, I find.
Neil @ Nov 27th 2009 12:56PM
That's pretty crazy, but then we all know WoW is a money spinner.
Lurkero @ Nov 27th 2009 2:25PM
I a little bit they will be releasing "Warld of Workraft" to the Chinese market for half the price of WoW and their revenues will bounce back
Hooded Miracle @ Nov 27th 2009 5:35PM
I'm conflicted.
On one end, your comment doesn't make much sense. There may be a lot of knockoffs, but I doubt that you could make a decent knock-off of WoW, because of the crap-load of content.
On the other end, your avatar has Gitarooman in it. And he's awesome.
Rrrrgh...
Lurkero @ Nov 27th 2009 10:43PM
It may not be easy to make a comparable knock-off, but if China restricts WoW as reported, then it will be easy for someone to take the market
VaultBoy @ Nov 28th 2009 3:12PM
Ah yes, nothing like good old fashioned totalitarian repression... But seriously that's f***ed up. Did The9 make a consciously stupid decision to lose the license, or was it out of their hands?