NC Soft Sales Increase But Profits Drop

Gamasutra has covered NC Soft's quarterly financial announcement. While sales are up, largely due to the huge sales of Guild Wars: Eye of the North, profits are down due to sinking subscriber bases in both Lineage and City of Heroes:

A successful release of Guild Wars: Eye of the North was a primary reason for 81% growth in sales over the previous quarter for Europe. Net sales in Taiwan rose by 15% over the previous quarter, thanks to the increase in Lineage II sales. Royalty sales increased by 20%, thanks to the strong Lineage sales in Taiwan.

By game title, sales in the quarter for Lineage recorded KRW 23.7 billion (US$26.2 million), Lineage II KRW 32.4 billion (US$35.8 million), City of Heroes/City of Villains KRW 5.7 billion (US$6.3 million), and Guild Wars KRW 13.0 billion (US$14.4 million). Lineage and City of Heroes/City of Villains sales dropped 7% and 10%, respectively, and Lineage

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