NCsoft sales double following global Aion launch

Knite · 11-11-2009, 01:14 AM

Hey everyone-

Interesting news about Aion's global performance. NCsoft released an earnings statement for their third quarter performance and it was a very good one!

Also, I've gotten word that Aion may no longer remain a globally synchronized game. According to my source, the NCWest CEO stated that the Western version of Aion will start to differ from it's Korean counterpart starting from the next patch. Does this mean that NCWest will no longer be dependent on Korea for all their updates? Or just given more control over the client itself? It's difficult to say for sure, but we'll keep our fingers clicking looking for the news for you. Either way, it looks like a good step for Western Aion, which will hopefully improve problem response times. We shall see!

Here is the earnings statement:

From www.gamesindustry.biz

NCsoft has seen a surge in profits in the third quarter of 2009, reporting a year-on-year increase of 836 per cent following the global release of Aion: The Tower of Eternity.

Revenue for the company also more than doubled compared to the same period last year.
The company recorded a profit of KRW 46.9 billion (USD 40.6 million) for the third quarter - an increase of 39 per cent on the second quarter of the year - and revenues totalling KRW 166.3 billion (USD 144 million), which was an increase of 21 per cent.

Revenue was already up in the first half of the year for the company following the release of Aion across Korea. The game was responsible for more than half of NCsoft's overall sales in the latest quarter, totalling 970,000 units in just under a week.

NCsoft said its "proportion of overseas sales surged due to Aion's sales in Japan, Taiwan, US and Europe."

Aion topped the PC chart upon its release in the US in October. NCsoft was also forced to introduce new servers days after the game came out in Europe as players flooded existing ones.

Lamra · 11-11-2009, 01:21 AM

Wow.. This is a shocker!

wooz · 11-11-2009, 01:37 AM

Woooo...!

10chars

Waltz · 11-11-2009, 01:55 AM

Hum .

gerwen · 11-11-2009, 01:55 AM

i really hope aion doesn't go down the same path Phantasy Star Universe went down...

Leviathonlx · 11-11-2009, 01:56 AM

Will be nice to see NCSoft West able to make changes on their own possibly.

Yuripa · 11-11-2009, 02:07 AM

and now the hype is over and people know the game fails for many reasons their sales will go down again. GG

FIX BOTS! CRASHES AND GET A GOD DAMN GM SYSTEM IN! FFS!

Irmaelin · 11-11-2009, 02:50 AM

So much revenue, so little customer support =(
this makes me sad

Hwin · 11-11-2009, 02:55 AM

Ill wait and see on what profits to action translates to.

Music · 11-11-2009, 03:09 AM

NCsoft really needs to focus on the fact that more revenue =/= people leaving and re-subscribing

Tepichan · 11-11-2009, 03:15 AM

dear ncsoft, please share the wealth =)

Abedeus · 11-11-2009, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irmaelin

So much revenue, so little customer support =(
this makes me sad

Why do you think it's so high? They don't have to pay GMs to do their jobs...

Hiroth · 11-11-2009, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abedeus

Why do you think it's so high? They don't have to pay GMs to do their jobs...

So many support wh0res in this game. In all my years of playing mmo's I've only needed a GM ingame once.

Tepichan · 11-11-2009, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hiroth

So many support wh0res in this game. In all my years of playing mmo's I've only needed a GM ingame once.

players are more social now and that includes getting in touch with higher-ups for no reason.

Enzi · 11-11-2009, 04:51 AM

Beeing independent from NCsoft Korea could either be a very good thing or a really bad one. I'll hope for the best but right now Aion is not my cup of tea.

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Knite Administrator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minnesota Thanks: 1 Thanked 132 Times in 53 Posts Character: Knite Class: Templar Legion: Knights of the Divine Order Race: Elyos Server: Triniel	NCsoft sales double following global Aion launch Hey everyone- Interesting news about Aion's global performance. NCsoft released an earnings statement for their third quarter performance and it was a very good one! Also, I've gotten word that Aion may no longer remain a globally synchronized game. According to my source, the NCWest CEO stated that the Western version of Aion will start to differ from it's Korean counterpart starting from the next patch. Does this mean that NCWest will no longer be dependent on Korea for all their updates? Or just given more control over the client itself? It's difficult to say for sure, but we'll keep our fingers clicking looking for the news for you. Either way, it looks like a good step for Western Aion, which will hopefully improve problem response times. We shall see! Here is the earnings statement: From www.gamesindustry.biz NCsoft has seen a surge in profits in the third quarter of 2009, reporting a year-on-year increase of 836 per cent following the global release of Aion: The Tower of Eternity. Revenue for the company also more than doubled compared to the same period last year. The company recorded a profit of KRW 46.9 billion (USD 40.6 million) for the third quarter - an increase of 39 per cent on the second quarter of the year - and revenues totalling KRW 166.3 billion (USD 144 million), which was an increase of 21 per cent. Revenue was already up in the first half of the year for the company following the release of Aion across Korea. The game was responsible for more than half of NCsoft's overall sales in the latest quarter, totalling 970,000 units in just under a week. NCsoft said its "proportion of overseas sales surged due to Aion's sales in Japan, Taiwan, US and Europe." Aion topped the PC chart upon its release in the US in October. NCsoft was also forced to introduce new servers days after the game came out in Europe as players flooded existing ones. __________________ *KDO* Website Knite \| 38 Templar \| Triniel

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gerwen Human Join Date: Aug 2009 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Race: Elyos Server: Undecided	i really hope aion doesn't go down the same path Phantasy Star Universe went down...

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