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SNK

This article is about the video game company and its predecessor. For other uses, see SNK (disambiguation).
SNK Corporation
Native name
株式会社SNK
Kabushiki gaisha Esu Enu Kei
Formerly
  • Original company
  • Shin Nihon Kikaku
    (1978–1986)[1]
  • SNK Corporation
    (1986–2001)
  • Current company
  • Playmore Corporation
    (2001–2003)
  • SNK Playmore Corporation
    (2003–2016)
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
FoundedJuly 22, 1978 (1978-07-22) (as Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation)
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) (as Playmore Corporation)
FounderEikichi Kawasaki
DefunctOctober 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)
(original)
HeadquartersSuita, Osaka, Japan (1978–2023)
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan (2023–present)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
RevenueIncrease ¥3,105,000,000 (2017)[3]
Increase ¥115,000,000 (2015)[3]
OwnerMiSK Foundation (96.18%)[4]
Number of employees
Increase ~400 (as of December 2022)[5]
Subsidiaries
  • Shogun Studios
  • Neo Geo Comics
  • SNK Electronics
Websitewww.snk-corp.co.jp

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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1973 history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "SNK appoints Kenji Matsubara as new CEO". 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b 14th Fiscal Period Publication, "Official Gazette (官報)" (Extra Edition No. 250), 2015 November 5, Page 62.(in Japanese)
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  5. ^ "Profile ｜SNK CEO Famitsu Interview". www.famitsu.com.
  6. ^ "Announcement regarding SNK Corporation's name change". SNK. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Original SNK Corporation (Shin Nihon Kikaku)". SNK Corporation (in Japanese). 1997-01-04. Archived from the original on January 4, 1997. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  8. ^ "旧SNK 公式サイト". エス • エヌ • ケイ (in Japanese). 2001-10-12. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  9. ^ "Original site SNK". SNK (in Japanese). 2001-10-12. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  10. ^ "SNK Homepage". SNK Corporation. 2001-10-05. Archived from the original on October 5, 2001. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

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