ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, wˈɛbzən sˈoʊld ɐn ˈɛkspoːɹt kˈɑːntɹækt fɚðə ɡˈeɪm tə ðə nˈaɪn fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ θˈɜːtiːn mˈɪliən jˌuːˌɛsdˈiː ɪn tˈoʊɾəl, wˌɪtʃ æt ðə tˈaɪm wʌzðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst sˈɪŋɡəl ˈɛkspoːɹt tɹænsˈækʃən ɪn kɚɹˈiːəz ˈɑːnlaɪn ɡˈeɪm hˈɪstɚɹi.
In December 2005, Webzen sold an export contract for the game to The9 for $13 million USD in total, which at the time was the largest single export transaction in Korea's online game history.