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[Rymuth]

SNK Playmore announced today with a press release the launch of “SNK Entertainment,” a wholly owned company dedicated to achieve sustainable growth and to maximize the brand power of the SNK Group.

SNK Entertainment will work on contract development focused on video and graphics production, taking care of the licensing of the over 200 intellectual properties owned by the SNK group, including The King of Fighters and Metal Slug, and other activities related to internet and digital entertainment.

At the helm of the new subsidiary will be SNK Playmore USA CEO Koichi Toyama.

Saw this on Famitsu and looked around for a translation. Found one on a banned site.

Stain my hand with your but if old

 

[wapplew]

SNK ready for a big come back?

 

[thetrin]

SNK going in. I like the sound of this. Sounds like they're fairly serious about the future of their IPs.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Does SNK have money? I always thought they were on the brink of closing.

 

[LewieP]

They should probably be looking into getting their back catalogue up on modern consoles. At least PS4.

I could go for Metal Slug 8, too.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

SNK ready for a big come back?

Looks like it.

I'm really loving this new direction theyre taking. It really looks like they're making a bigtime return what with the doubling down on their game IPs. Plus there was a rumour of a new Samurai Shodown.

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

Capcpom declining while snkp rises from the ashes with Chinese overlordan? What turbulent timed we luv in

 

[Teknopathetic]

Bring back Metal Slug and Shock Troopers, thanks.

 

[lupinko]

Does SNK have money? I always thought they were on the brink of closing.

A baller Chinese company bought them out, and moved them away from Pachinko and back to making games

Spoiler

and whoring their IPs.

 

[atbigelow]

Come ooooooon Crystalis remake.

 

[PAULINK]

Bring back Metal Slug and Shock Troopers, thanks.

Yes, more metal slug is always a good thing.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Does SNK have money? I always thought they were on the brink of closing.

They were recently acquired by a Chinese company that bought them to re-focus on licensing and key IP (and took them out of the pachinko business).

 

[Choppasmith]

Capcpom declining while snkp rises from the ashes with Chinese overlordan? What turbulent timed we luv in

Didn't their Chinese buyer say they saw SNK IPs having franchise potential that could rival Marvel? It'd be hilarious if one thing led to another and we got Marvel vs SNK instead of MvC4.

 

[Fandangox]

I hope KoFXIV is good and it does well for SNK, I need to have their other fighters back and Metal Slug.

 

[CrispyBoar]

Good, good.

Capcpom declining while snkp rises from the ashes with Chinese overlordan? What turbulent timed we luv in

Capcom's main downfall were Capcom themselves.

 

[Choppasmith]

I hope KoFXIV is good and it does well for SNK, I need to have their other fighters back and Metal Slug.

Same here. I just hope they can get themselves out there again so that when you're trying to look up SNK stuff you don't get bombarded with Attack on Titan stuff.

 

[Tizoc]

Didn't their Chinese buyer say they saw SNK IPs having franchise potential that could rival Marvel? It'd be hilarious if one thing led to another and we got Marvel vs SNK instead of MvC4.

Kof is big in china and likely the rest of asia
It is also quite popular in mexico at least if not south america in general

 

[mao2]

Let's hope they put out lots of games and are successful.

Capcpom declining while snkp rises from the ashes with Chinese overlordan? What turbulent timed we luv in

Time for SNK to siphon talents back from Capcom.

 

[Shenmue]

SNK please also keep doing the Pachinko thing though. I'm afraid if they just go all in on gaming they are just going to end up out of business.

 

[CrispyBoar]

SNK please also keep doing the Pachinko thing though. I'm afraid if they just go all in on gaming they are just going to end up out of business.

Pachinko is dying now.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

How many times can one company rise from the grave?

<3 you SNK.

 

[deleted]

Opens the door to another Capcom Vs SNK and the return of some of their quality 90s stuff.

And it is time for a Windjammers HD Remake with online!

 

[zsidane]

I like this news.

It won't harm us to have some brands revived.
I also hope that making their games available in Digital Download (eShop?) is also part of the plan.

 

[@MUWANdo]

SNK please also keep doing the Pachinko thing though. I'm afraid if they just go all in on gaming they are just going to end up out of business.

Pachinko is a dying business that is only profitable for the biggest players; they're not leaving because they suddenly remembered they love games, they remembered because they can't compete and it's not worth the investment to even try.

 

[JayEH]

Glad to see they are taking things seriously.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Ugh, somebody please put together the sprite of Morden fist-pumping for these occasions.

EDIT:

Well, I tried. I simply cropped the sprites from a sprite sheet, hence the jitter. It's super-small because resizing it merely highlighted the flaws, and I was too lazy to add his tank. I encourage somebody with better gif-making ability to do it themselves.

 

[Tizoc]

I think that poster was joking about the pachinko thing

 

[Jashobeam]

Will we finally get a localization of Samurai Showdown RPG?

 

[Tizoc]

Will we finally get a localization of Samurai Showdown RPG?

U will get ur samsho rpg remake with generic moeblob animu eyes nako and rimururu, ojou-sama laugh racist charollete and ditzy clumsy mega busty iroha and you will like it

 

[I am Christina Aguilera]

Just put Mark of the Wolves on everything.

 

[Dark Ninja]

A baller Chinese company bought them out, and moved them away from Pachinko and back to making games

Spoiler

and whoring their IPs.

Does the Chinese company have money or Money Money. Im tired of struggling SNK.

 

[BasilZero]

This is fantastic news.

They've been quiet compared to how they used to be over the past few years.

 

[Fandangox]

Same here. I just hope they can get themselves out there again so that when you're trying to look up SNK stuff you don't get bombarded with Attack on Titan stuff.

Yeah I mentioned in a chat that "SNK" rebranded and they thought I meant attack on titan.

Anyway Marvel vs SNK when

 

[Metal-Geo]

SNKP own over 200 IPs? Jesus.

 

[wapplew]

SNKP own over 200 IPs? Jesus.

All IP, not enough talent.

 

[Via Purifico]

Does the Chinese company have money or Money Money. Im tired of struggling SNK.

Money money money. They were bought for 63 million USD.

 

[UltraGunner]

SNK thriving is a weird but not unwelcome thing

 

[Dark Ninja]

Money money money. They were bought for 63 million USD.

Jezus they could afford to make 1 new 2D sprite game with that.

 

[A.E Suggs]

Snk is back in the bizz! Hopefully the anime and other things work out for them. I can see a last blade anime being very good with some good budget behind it. I'm ready for the games and I'm ready for KOF14

Spoiler

to not sell well sadly

 

[Tizoc]

Snk can make bank using vr-
Snk gals' hostess bar vr
Would sell gangbusters and u know it

 

[KingJ2002]

Capcom Vs. SNK 3 please

 

[wapplew]

Snk is back in the bizz! Hopefully the anime and other things work out for them. I can see a last blade anime being very good with some good budget behind it. I'm ready for the games and I'm ready for KOF14

Spoiler

to not sell well sadly

last blade anime with Sword of the Stranger quality, hnggg

 

[Via Purifico]

Jezus they could afford to make 1 new 2D sprite game with that.

Exactly, but I feel they are going to stick to 3D it's cheaper to make.

But one can dream.

 

[Sevket-Erhat]

Eagerly waiting for their new projects

 

[ramoisdead]

SNK would be wise to pair up with M2 to bring old games back to modern platforms, for starters.

 

[A.E Suggs]

last blade anime with Sword of the Stranger quality, hnggg

Fund it Playmore! I think they'll more than likely do a KOF anime first since its probably their best selling title. An anime could actually boost KOF popularity in the west if they can make a hit anime.

 

[Tizoc]

Fund it Playmore! I think they'll more than likely do a KOF anime first since its probably their best selling title. An anime could actually boost KOF popularity in the west if they can make a hit anime.

There is a kof anime in the works actually

 

[squall23]

Bring back Metal Slug and Shock Troopers, thanks.

And good ol' fashion beat'em ups.

 

[gconsole]

So they are on the brink of closing and people still wish them to make game with old 2D graphic which cost more?

 

[professor denim]

MotW 2 with KoF 13 visuals please. Thank you