NC improved its earnings sharply on the back of strong demand for its new title.
NC disclosed on the 13th that first-quarter sales on a consolidation basis were 557.4 billion won, up 55% from a year earlier. Compared with the previous quarter, they rose 38%.
Operating profit was 113.3 billion won, up 2,070% from 5.2 billion won a year earlier. The operating margin was 20%.
By region, Korea accounted for the largest share of sales at 58%, followed by Asia at 27% and other regions including North America and Europe at 15%. Overseas sales rose to 42% from 35% in the first quarter of last year.
PC game sales reached a record quarterly high of 318.4 billion won. With AION2, released in November last year, contributing a full quarter and Lineage Classic performing strongly, sales increased 69% from the previous quarter and 210% from a year earlier.
Sales of AION2 totaled 136.8 billion won, and Lineage Classic sales came to 83.5 billion won. Lineage Classic recorded cumulative sales of 192.4 billion won in the 90 days after launch (Feb. 11–May 11).
Mobile game sales were 182.8 billion won. The company said three major mobile games have maintained solid user traffic even after the launch of Lineage Classic.
Mobile casual sales were 35.5 billion won. Sales from Leohuhu and Springcomes, in which NC invested, were reflected in consolidation results for the first time this quarter.
NC will begin global service for AION2 in North America, South America, Europe and Japan in the second half of 2026. New intellectual property Shin The City, Limit Zero Breakers and Time Takers will also be rolled out sequentially after global testing.