The9 recently announced that it has invested in Aurora Feint. The Chinese online company is optimistic about Aurora’s OpenFeint, a mobile social platform and application for smartphones coming to both iPhone and Android.

“We are confident of the prospect for this mobile platform and believe it will play an important role in the future development of global mobile internet, commented The9’s Chairman and CEO Jun Zhu. The investment in Aurora Feint is an important step of The9’s establishment of a mobile gaming platform and is also an integral part of our global strategy.”