NC, Q4 Revenue Up 34% and Operating Profit Up 25% Thanks to Lineage2M (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] NCSoft achieved an 'earnings surprise' in the fourth quarter of last year thanks to the hit success of 'Lineage 2M.'

On the 12th, NCSoft announced that its sales in the fourth quarter of last year reached 533.8 billion KRW, a 34% increase compared to the same period the previous year. Operating profit for the same period rose 25% year-on-year to 141.2 billion KRW.

Annual sales for last year recorded 1.7012 trillion KRW, a 1% decrease from the previous year. Operating profit was 479 billion KRW, down 22% year-on-year.

Looking at annual sales by region, Korea accounted for 1.3194 trillion KRW, North America and Europe 92.6 billion KRW, Japan 56.6 billion KRW, and Taiwan 35.1 billion KRW. Royalty revenue was 197.5 billion KRW. By product, mobile games recorded 998.8 billion KRW, Lineage 174.1 billion KRW, Lineage 2 93.6 billion KRW, Aion 46 billion KRW, Blade & Soul 83.9 billion KRW, and Guild Wars 2 58.7 billion KRW respectively.

Mobile game sales increased 9% year-on-year, accounting for 59% of total performance. Lineage grew 16% year-on-year due to the remaster update released in March last year. Lineage 2 also achieved a 46% sales growth year-on-year thanks to a large-scale update carried out in the second half of the year.

Meanwhile, NCSoft is developing mobile MMORPGs such as 'Aion 2' and 'Blade & Soul 2,' which will be released following Lineage 2M.

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