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Native name | 株式会社SNK |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Esu Enu Kei |
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Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Founded | July 22, 1978 August 1, 2001 (as Playmore Corporation) | (as Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation)
Founder | Eikichi Kawasaki |
Defunct | October 30, 2001 (original) |
Headquarters | Suita, Osaka, Japan (1978–2023) Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan (2023–present) |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Owner | MiSK Foundation (96.18%)[4] |
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Website | www |
SNK Corporation (株式会社SNK, Kabushiki-gaisha Esu Enu Kē)[6] is a Japanese video game hardware and software company.[7][8][9][10] The company was founded in 1978 as Shin Nihon Kikaku by Eikichi Kawasaki. In 1981, the name was informally shortened to SNK Corporation, which became the company's official name in 1986.
SNK is known for its creation of the Neo Geo family of arcade, home, and handheld game consoles in 1990. The Neo Geo line was halted in 2001 because financial troubles forced SNK Corporation to close in the same year. Anticipating the end of the company, Kawasaki established Playmore Corporation in 2001, which acquired all of the intellectual property of the SNK Corporation. In 2003, Playmore Corporation was renamed to SNK Playmore Corporation. In 2016, SNK dropped the name Playmore from its logo and reintroduced its old slogan, "The Future Is Now", officially changing its corporate name back to SNK.
Traditionally, SNK operated primarily as a video game developer, publisher, and hardware manufacturer with a focus on arcade games; however, it has ventured into developing console and PC games. In 2004, SNK started manufacturing pachislot machines, but the company withdrew from the market in 2015. In 2009, the company entered mobile game development. Classic SNK franchises include Aggressors of Dark Kombat, Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, King of the Monsters, Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, The King of Fighters, The Last Blade, Twinkle Star Sprites, and World Heroes.
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