NetDragon Websoft
Chinese gaming company
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::summary Chinese gaming company ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | NetDragon Websoft |
| traded_as | |
| genre | massively multiplayer online games |
| foundation | |
| subsid | JumpStart Games |
| location_city | Fuzhou |
| location_country | China |
| num_employees | 3300 (in 2014) |
| homepage | |
| :: |
| name = NetDragon Websoft | logo = | traded_as = | genre = massively multiplayer online games | foundation = | subsid = JumpStart Games | founder = | location_city = Fuzhou | location_country =China | key_people = | num_employees = 3300 (in 2014) | homepage = NetDragon Websoft is a Chinese company that develops and operates massively multiplayer online games in addition to making mobile applications. The company debuted its first product in 2002.
Some self-developed games it operates in China are based on Western IP, such as properties of Disney, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft.For games based on Electronic Arts IP, see both AND
- For game based on Disney IP, see
- For game based on Ubisoft IP, see Other games based on its own IP are distributed in CIS nations, the Middle East, North Africa, Portugal, Russia, and Vietnam, etc.For Middle East and North Africa, see "NetDragon Sets the Bar for Arabic-language Region's Online Gaming Market." China Weekly News. NewsRX. 2011. HighBeam Research. 24 May. 2014
- For Russia and CIS nations, see "NetDragon's 'Eudemons Online' Headed for Russia." China Weekly News. NewsRX. 2009. HighBeam Research. 24 May. 2014
- For Indonesia, Malaysia, and Portugal, see "NetDragon Launches English Expansion Pack for Eudemons Online - 'The Divine Path'." Science Letter. NewsRX. 2009. HighBeam Research. 24 May. 2014 Some games are also available in English.
Prior to selling this side of the business to Baidu, the company created a mobile phone app store stocked with self-created games and applications. NetDragon had differentiated itself by eschewing selling apps through the distribution channels of others, instead creating its own; in essence making consumers download a separate app to download their apps, allowing them exposure to other Netdragon offerings in the process.
The company headquarters, completed in 2014, garnered media attention for being inspired by Star Trek.
Education
NetDragon Websoft started getting involved in education in 2010 with the aims to develop "the largest learning community globally."
NetDragon has made several acquisitions regarding education and community, amongst which are included:
- A partnership with the University of North Texas to launch the UNT-NetDragon Digital Research Centre.{{cite web | url= https://news.unt.edu/unt-launches-netdragon-digital-research-centre |title=UNT launches NetDragon Digital Research Centre |date=May 15, 2018| accessdate=August 5, 2019}}
- Edmodo was acquired by NetDragon on April 8, 2018.
- On July 3, 2017, NetDragon announced that it had acquired American educational software publisher JumpStart Games.
- NetDragon also acquired a 100 percent stake in the UK-listed Promethean World back in 2015.
Sale of 91 Wireless
NetDragon sold its app store, 91 Wireless, to Baidu in 2013 for $1.85 billion. At that time, the sale was hailed as the biggest deal ever in China's IT sector. As the company controlled less than 58% of 91 Wireless, Netdragon took an estimated $1.06 billion from the sale.
The mobile applications available through this store, many of which are "91" branded, are quite disparate and include more than mobile games running the gamut from fortune telling to wealth management.
CSR
The company sponsors the Fujian NetDragon Youth Business Foundation, which helps entrepreneurial youth to start a small business.
References
References
- "Company Overview". Netdragon Websoft Inc.
- "FAQ". Netdragon Websoft Inc.
- "FAQ". Netdragon Websoft Inc.
- (November 26, 2012). "NetDragon Websoft : mobile gaming is booming". L’Atelier BNP Paribas.
- (2015-05-25). "Chinese Firm's Headquarters Shaped Like 'Star Trek's' Enterprise". Wall Street Journal.
- "Technology Enhanced Learning".
- (March 22, 2018). "NetDragon Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results".
- (April 8, 2018). "NetDragon Signs Agreement to Acquire Edmodo to Create the Largest Global Learning Community".
- (July 3, 2017). "NetDragon Acquires JumpStart to Expand Its Online Communities".
- "China's NetDragon completes Promethean acquisition".
- Paul Carsten. (14 August 2013). "Baidu says agrees to buy Netdragon's 91 Wireless for $1.85 billion". Reuters.
- "NetDragon Signs Merger Pact between Baidu and 91 Wireless." Manufacturing Close-Up. Close-Up Media, Inc. 2013. HighBeam Research. 24 May. 2014
- "Netdragon Websoft Inc (0777.HK): Full Description". Thomson Reuters.
- "NetDragon Fujian Honored with 2008 'National Outstanding Award for Internet Cultural Enterprise'." Internet Weekly News. NewsRX. 2009. HighBeam Research. 24 May. 2014
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