Diego Maradona Endorses The9 Limited’s Winning Goal

Shout-Africa Sports – SHANGHAI, — The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY) (“The9”), an online game developer and operator in China, yesterday announced that Diego Armando Maradona, Argentine super soccer star, endorses The9’s proprietary online game entitled “Winning Goal.”

Winning Goal is a competitive soccer game. The9 has launched the game in both web version and the SNS version for gamers around the world.

The9 Limited is an online game operator and developer in China. The9’s business is primarily focused on developing and operating high-quality games for online game market. The9 directly, or through affiliates, operates licensed MMORPGs and advanced casual games including Soul of The Ultimate Nation(TM), Granado Espada, EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA Online 2, Atlantica and Kingdom Heroes 2 Online, as well as its proprietary games World of Fighter and Jiu Zhou Zhan Ji, in mainland China. It has also obtained exclusive licenses to operate other games in mainland China, including Shen Xian Zhuan and Audition 2. In addition, The9 is developing various proprietary games, including Winning Goal, Miracles: Ultimate X, Tiny Tribe and other MMORPGs and advanced causal games.