NC posts record quarterly earnings on new game launches
Summary
NC posted record first-quarter results, reporting 557.4 billion won in sales and 113.3 billion won in operating profit, increases of 55% and 2,070% year-over-year respectively. Strong PC game performance—318.4 billion won in PC sales, up 210%—owes to launches of Aion 2 (November) and Lineage Classic (February), with Lineage Classic hitting its best daily sales after an April server update. NC said casual mobile game investments contributed 35.5 billion won in sales and overseas revenue rose to 42% of total. The company plans to roll out Aion 2 in the Americas, Europe and Japan in H2 2026 and reiterated a 2.5 trillion won revenue target for the year while internally aiming higher. NC also reaffirmed a longer-term goal of reaching 5 trillion won in annual sales by 2030 with about 20 new games across markets.