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 Headquarters in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, since 2023 | |
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 (as Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation) August 1, 2001 (as Playmore 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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| Revenue |  ¥3,105,000,000 (2017)[4] |
Net income | ¥115,000,000 (2015)[4] |
| Owner | MiSK Foundation (96.18%)[5] |
Number of employees | ~400 (as of December 2022)[6] |
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| Website | www |
SNK Corporation (株式会社SNK, Kabushiki-gaisha Esu Enu Kē)[7] is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. It is the successor to the company Shin Nihon Kikaku and presently owns the SNK video game brand and the Neo Geo video game platform, and electronics.[8][9][10][11] SNK's predecessor Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation was founded in 1978 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 first iteration of 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 Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, The Last Blade, World Heroes, Aggressors of Dark Kombat, King of the Monsters, Twinkle Star Sprites, and The King of Fighters.
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- ^ "Announcement regarding SNK Corporation's name change". SNK. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Original site SNK". SNK (in Japanese). 2001-10-12. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "SNK Homepage". SNK Corporation. 2001-10-05. Archived from the original on October 5, 2001. Retrieved 2023-11-30.