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`It's that kind of simulation city where people can choose locations to buy houses`` and live harmoniously with neighbors`` If it's still available now, can you tell me where to find it?`
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<span style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ">Online virtual communities can barely be considered web games.</span><br style=" ;; display: block; width: 705px; height: 0px; margin: 20px 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; "><span style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ">You can cook, hunt, fish, etc., and it seems I was also at a high level.</span><br style=" ;; display: block; width: 705px; height: 0px; margin: 20px 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; "><span style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ">The original website was city.the9.com</span><br style=" ;; display: block; width: 705px; height: 0px; margin: 20px 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; "><span style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ">It was closed a long time ago, and later a web game called Alliance of Kings or something was made.</span><br style=" ;; display: block; width: 705px; height: 0px; margin: 20px 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; "><span style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ">I can prove that this thing absolutely existed!!!</span><br style=" ;; display: block; width: 705px; height: 0px; margin: 20px 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; "><span style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ">Many people have played it</span><hr>
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<div class="floatleft"><span><a href="/zh-tw/Image:%E7%AC%AC%E4%B9%9D%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82_logo.jpg" class="image" title="The9 Limited"><img src="https://wiki.mbalib.com/w/images/4/4e/%E7%AC%AC%E4%B9%9D%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82_logo.jpg" width="177" height="55" longdesc="/zh-tw/Image:%E7%AC%AC%E4%B9%9D%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82_logo.jpg"></a></span></div><b>The9 Limited</b>——<a href="/zh-tw/%E9%A6%96%E5%B8%AD%E6%89%A7%E8%A1%8C%E5%AE%98" title="CEO">CEO</a>、<a href="/zh-tw/%E8%91%A3%E4%BA%8B%E4%BC%9A" title="Board of Directors">Chairman of the Board</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=%E6%9C%B1%E9%AA%8F&action=edit" class="new" title="Zhu Jun">Zhu Jun</a>
<p><b>The9 website URL</b>: <a href="http://www.the9.com/" class="external free" title="http://www.the9.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.the9.com/</a>
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<div class="headline-2"><a class="headline" name=".E7.AC.AC.E4.B9.9D.E5.9F.8E.E5.B8.82.E7.AE.80.E4.BB.8B"></a><h2>Introduction to The9 City</h2></div>
<p> <b>The9 City</b> (The9 Limited) is generally referred to by players as 9C (i.e., 9 city; can also be interpreted as 9 City (Chéng)), (<a href="/zh-tw/NASDAQ" title="NASDAQ">NASDAQ</a>: NCTY), <a href="/zh-tw/%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8" title="Company">Company</a> address is located at 690 Bibo Road, Building 3, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New District, Shanghai, China. The9 City is the first Chinese website to propose the concept of a virtual city in mainland China, and it is also the first online game <a href="/zh-tw/%E4%BB%A3%E7%90%86" title="Agency">agency</a> operator in mainland China. In 2004, The9 City was listed on NASDAQ.
</p><p> “The9 City” is one of the largest online game <a href="/zh-tw/%E5%BC%80%E5%8F%91%E5%95%86" title="Developers">developers</a> and operators in China, aiming to create a brand new online entertainment lifestyle for urban people through the world’s “ninth art” — game art. In this “city”: passion, <a href="/w/index.php?title=%E6%B4%BB%E5%8A%9B&action=edit" class="new" title="Vitality">vitality</a>, and romance accompany you at all times; equality, respect, and love fill the air.
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<div class="headline-2"><a class="headline" name=".E7.AC.AC.E4.B9.9D.E5.9F.8E.E5.B8.82.E7.9A.84.E5.8E.86.E5.8F.B2"></a><h2>History of The9 City</h2></div>
<p> In 1999, “The9 City” first proposed the concept of “<a href="/zh-tw/%E8%99%9A%E6%8B%9F%E7%A4%BE%E5%8C%BA" title="Virtual Community">virtual community</a>” in China, creating a large online digital lifestyle platform — www.gamenow.net. The following year, it was officially renamed to: www.the9.com. In 2000, the website won the first place in the entertainment category in the selection organized by the China Internet Network Information Center <a href="/zh-tw/CNNIC" title="CNNIC">CNNIC</a>.
</p><p> In July 2002, “The9 City” began operating the classic online game “Mir” (MU) developed by South Korea’s Webzen. That same year, the game topped all seven rankings in the market survey conducted by 17173, the largest online game <a href="/zh-tw/%E9%97%A8%E6%88%B7%E7%BD%91%E7%AB%99" title="Portal">portal</a> in China, becoming one of the most popular online games in mainland China.
</p><p> In April 2004, “The9 City” further deepened its investment in online entertainment concepts, officially announcing a contract with Vivendi Universal Games’ <a href="/zh-tw/%E6%9A%B4%E9%9B%AA%E5%A8%B1%E4%B9%90" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a> to introduce the world’s top online game “World of Warcraft” (World of WarcraftTM) into China.
</p><p> In September 2004, “The9 City”代理《卓越之剑》（Granado Espada）. This is a major online game developed by IMC Games, led by Kim Hyuk-kyu, the father of RO, with an investment of 4.5 billion by Han Guang Software.
</p><p> In December 2004, “The9 City” was officially listed on NASDAQ, with the stock code “NCTY”.
</p><p> In July 2005, “The9 City” launched its first independently developed domestic horizontal online game — “Happy Journey to the West”.
</p><p> In December 2005, “The9 City” once again partnered with South Korea’s Webzen Inc. to become the sole operator of “SUN” (Soul of the Ultimate Nation) in China.
</p><p> In April 2006, “The9 City” became the sole operator of NCsoft’s masterpiece “Guild Wars” in mainland China.
</p><p> In May 2006, “The9 City” and South Korea’s HanbitSoft jointly announced that the highly anticipated large-scale 3D multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) “Hellgate: London” would be exclusively operated in mainland China by “The9 City”’s <a href="/zh-tw/%E6%8E%A7%E8%82%A1%E5%AD%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8" title="Holding Subsidiary">holding subsidiary</a>.
</p><p> In January 2007, “The9 City” announced that it had obtained the exclusive operating rights for the 3D online game “Ragnarok2” (RO2) developed by South Korea’s Gravity.
</p><p> In January 2007, “The9 City” announced that it had reached an agreement with Vivendi Games and Blizzard Entertainment on the supplementary terms of the original authorization agreement for “World of Warcraft” to launch the new expansion pack “The Burning Crusade” in mainland China.
</p><p> In February 2007, “The9 City” announced that it had reached an agreement through its wholly-owned subsidiary with South Korea’s online game development and publishing company Webzen Inc. to obtain the exclusive operating rights for the large-scale multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) “Huxley” in China.
</p><p> In May 2007, “The9 City” officially announced that EA would invest $167 million in “The9 City”, and after the investment was completed, the American game company EA would hold about 15% of “The9 City”’s <a href="/zh-tw/%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%82%A1" title="Common Stock">common stock</a> shares. At the same time, “The9 City” also announced that it had signed a cooperation agreement with EA to exclusively代理运营《EA Sports FIFA Online 2》 in mainland China.
</p><p> In May 2007, “The9 City” announced that it had signed with South Korean online game developer G10 Entertainment Co., Ltd. to develop the casual dance online game “Audition2”, obtaining the exclusive operating rights in mainland China.
</p><p> To date, “The9 City” has products including “EA Sports FIFA Online 2”, “Mir World” (SUN), “Granado Espada” (GE), “Happy Journey to the West”, “Kingdom World” (Atlantica), “Famous Generals of the Three Kingdoms”, “Nine Continents War Chronicles”, “Audition2” (AU2), “Hellgate: London”, “Ragnarok2” (RO2), “Emil Chronicle Online”, and “Huxley”.
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<p> <b>Our Goal</b>
</p><p> To continuously consolidate and enhance our leading position in China’s online game industry; to provide the highest quality online entertainment products and <a href="/zh-tw/%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1" title="Service">services</a> for a large number of gamers; for this, we will take the following measures:
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<ul><li> Increase <a href="/zh-tw/%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E8%AE%BE%E6%96%BD%E6%8A%95%E8%B5%84" title="Infrastructure Investment">infrastructure investment</a> to further maintain and improve our game operation platform;
</li><li> Enrich product variety, expand <a href="/zh-tw/%E8%90%A5%E9%94%80%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C" title="Marketing Network">marketing network</a>, and increase <a href="/zh-tw/%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA%E4%BB%BD%E9%A2%9D" title="Market Share">market share</a>, making us more competitive in the <a href="/zh-tw/%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA%E7%AB%9E%E4%BA%89%E5%8A%9B" title="Market Competitiveness">market</a>;
</li><li> Jointly promote the vigorous development of China’s Internet industry;
</li><li> A brand new form of art and our rich and professional operational experience.
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<p> <b>Our Services</b>
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<ul><li> Each of our products has a dedicated operation team responsible for <a href="/zh-tw/%E6%88%98%E7%95%A5%E5%88%B6%E5%AE%9A" title="Strategic Formulation">strategic formulation</a>, resource allocation, and <a href="/zh-tw/%E9%A1%B9%E7%9B%AE%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86" title="Project Management">project management</a> and specific implementation;
</li><li> Continuous <a href="/zh-tw/%E5%AE%A2%E6%88%B7%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1" title="Customer Service">customer service</a>;
</li><li> We promote products through diversified business cooperation and comprehensive <a href="/zh-tw/%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA%E8%90%A5%E9%94%80" title="Marketing">marketing</a>;
</li><li> We have established the top customer service center in the country (<a href="/zh-tw/Call_Center" title="Call Center">Call Center</a>), dedicated to providing high-quality and thoughtful customer service.
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<p> <b>Our <a href="/zh-tw/%E6%89%BF%E8%AF%BA" title="Commitment">Commitment</a></b>
</p><p> In the face of ever-changing <a href="/zh-tw/%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA%E9%9C%80%E6%B1%82" title="Market Demand">market demands</a> and endless challenges, we will respond to changes with consistency, adhering to the service tenet of “customer first, player-oriented”; relying on our people-oriented <a href="/zh-tw/%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E7%90%86%E5%BF%B5" title="Management Philosophy">management philosophy</a> and striving for excellence in professional technology, continuously providing players with high-quality game products, creating a wonderful interactive entertainment world; and making positive contributions to the development of China’s online entertainment industry.
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<ul><li> Nine City Community
<ul><li> The Nine City community website, abbreviated as Nine City Community, was launched in August 1999. With its unique creativity and user-friendly online living space, it reached tens of millions of daily visits, and in June 2000, the average number of simultaneous online users exceeded 35,000. In September 2000, the registered residents of Nine City surpassed the first million, and it currently has over 14 million registered users.
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<ul><li> Nine City Gaming
<ul><li> Nine City Gaming was established on March 31, 2004, primarily providing electronic game information, aiming to develop the Chinese electronic game market and create a platform that integrates entertainment, <a href="/zh-tw/%E4%BA%92%E5%8A%A8" title="Interaction">interaction</a>, and authority.
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<ul><li> Nine City Animation
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<ul><li><ul><li> Nine City Animation was established on December 27, 2004, as a comprehensive information website for animation.
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<ul><li> Miracle
<ul><li> An online game developed by South Korea's Webzen, operated by The9 City in mainland China.
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<ul><li> World of Warcraft
<ul><li> In April 2004, The9 City signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Blizzard Entertainment, becoming the exclusive operator of “World of Warcraft” in mainland China, and officially entered commercial operation on June 6 of the same year. Through the efforts of The9 City’s “World of Warcraft” operation team, “World of Warcraft” took root and flourished in China. For four years, The9 City’s operational status has been unable to gain player recognition, especially with frequent server quality issues, evolving from the original three and seven server crashes to frequent crashes across all servers, with high latency, causing many players to abandon the Chinese server for the Taiwanese server.
</li><li> The9 City only announced the real-time status of the servers on its official forum, while the status on the homepage often did not match the actual situation, and the forum moderators did not provide reasonable explanations for server issues, mainly deleting players' abusive comments. The response speed of GMs in the game is slow, generally taking four to five hours after players seek help for a GM to respond. However, regarding the rampant cheating issues in mainland China's online games, The9 City has made considerable efforts to seek improvement and has achieved some results. The cheating situation in World of Warcraft is lighter than in most mainland online games.
</li><li> On April 16, 2009, Blizzard Entertainment announced that it would transfer the agency operation rights of the online game “World of Warcraft” in the Chinese mainland market from The9 City to <a href="/zh-tw/%E7%BD%91%E6%98%93" title="NetEase">NetEase</a>. However, after April 16, The9 City, disregarding that it had already lost the agency and that the servers were overloaded, still opened multiple new servers, completely ignoring player interests, and was condemned by a large number of players. The related rumors that emerged earlier caused The9 City's stock price to plummet, and some analysts believe the company may be in operational difficulties.
</li><li> On June 6, 2009, The9 City officially ended its agency for “World of Warcraft” in mainland China.
</li><li> After April 16, 2009, in order to prevent its competitor NetEase from poaching its “World of Warcraft” customer service staff, its CEO Chen Xiaowei promised that The9 City would never <a href="/zh-tw/%E8%A3%81%E5%91%98" title="Lay Off">lay off</a> employees and would go through difficulties together with them. However, shortly after June 6, The9 City took large-scale layoff measures and signed non-compete agreements with employees to prevent them from joining other game operators. This incident sparked a heated discussion within The9 City and on the internet, with people generally commenting that this was a manifestation of The9 City’s irresponsibility, once again showing that it is a company without <a href="/zh-tw/%E8%B4%A3%E4%BB%BB%E5%BF%83" title="Sense of Responsibility">sense of responsibility</a> and indifferent to the interests of others.
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<ul><li> Online Community
<ul><li> The online community of The9 City, gamified work, friendships, streets, and other daily life. I think this structure is very similar to today's SNS web games. Will similar virtual communities still be popular now?
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