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SNK

Original Logo of SNK

SNK Corporation (Japanese : 株式会社エス・エヌ・ケイ, Kabushiki-gaisha Esu・Enu・Kē)[1][2] is a well known developer of video games. They are famous for their The King of Fighters series, Fatal Fury series, Metal Slug series, Samurai Shodown series, Psycho Soldier, Art of Fighting series, and much more games. They were founded on July 22, 1978 as Shin Nihon Kikaku by Eikichi Kawasaki and began by developing coin-op games.[1][2] In March 1988, SNK staff moved to a building in Suita, Osaka, Japan.[3] SNK would end up declaring bankruptcy on October 30, 2001.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] After bankruptcy proceedings began, SNK-related rights were auctioned off, and Playmore, a former affiliate company (later SNK Playmore → second generation SNK), won the bid. Currently, the company is still announcing sequels to some of SNK's works. Three Neo Geo Land stores near Esaka Station continued to operate even after SNK went bankrupt, but all of them were closed by 2005 due to a review of SNK Playmore's operations. Most of the site has been demolished and is now used as a parking lot, but only the site (building) of the second Esaka store remains, and is occupied by tenants. SNK Playmore is headquartered in Suita City, the same city as the old company, and in 2016 changed its name to "SNK Corporation", the same as the old company.

Message

SNK, the developer and inventor of the NeoGeo, are now out of business. On their website[dead link], the SNK team says goodbye and thanks all SNK fans. SNK had been supplying arcades with titles like Ikari Warriors and Prehistoric Isle since 1978, long before the NeoGeo. Today, Monday (October 29, 2001), which will probably go down in NeoGeo history as Black Monday, marks the end of the SNK era after 23 years.[13] As a final gimmick, SNK is offering a wallpaper for download on their website, as a kind of farewell gift for fans.[4] Since the website is a bit overwhelmed at the moment, you can also download It from us and SNK's message to all its fans:[4][14][15][5][9][11]

２００１年秋、ＳＮＫはその歴史の幕を閉じます。私たちが、ゲームづくりに情熱を燃やし続けてこれたのは、ひとえに皆さんの熱い支持と叱咤激励のおかげです。長い間のご愛顧とご支援、本当にありがとうございました！

Dear ALL NEOGEO fans/customers, It is with deepest grief that In the Autumm of 2001, SNK will close the company history in its business. It was all of your favor and encouragement which made our passion running to make better games for SNK fans. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank and everyone of you for your continuous help and assistance rendered to SNK since its inocorporation in Japan July in 1978. Without your support, SNK Corporaton would not have been possible throughout 23 yers of operation. With all out heart-felt gratitude, thank you once again！

SNK Media

  • The "SNK: Shin Nihon Kikaku Corp." logo from 1982 to 1986 combined with the original 1978 "S" logo

  • A previous location for SNK headquarters in Esaka, Osaka

  • Logo of Neo Geo, which SNK released in 1990

  • SNK Playmore logo from 2003 to 2016 (Green Playmore color used from 2003 to 2014)

  • SNK Playmore exposition at the TGS in 2007, including two promotional models dressed as the company mascot, Mai Shiranui (far left) and other

  • Neo Geo MVS-1 mini cabinet, developed by SNK

  • The Neo Geo AES video game console, released by SNK in 1991.

  • Neo Geo Pocket Color

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 旧企業情報 – 株式会社 エス・エヌ・ケイ (in Japanese) (23 June 1997)SNK. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 株式会社ＳＮＫ 会社案内Internet Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Andersen, John. Photos of SNK's headquarters in Esaka (Suita, Ōsaka) (28 November 2019)X (Twitter). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SNK FOR EVER (29 October 2001)SNK. Retrieved 25 March 2025.[dead link]
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 うろうろ"牛歩"日記
  6. ↑ SNKフォーエバー (29 October 2001)エス・エヌ・ケイ. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  7. ↑ SNKが大阪地裁から破産宣告 (in Japanese) (2 November 2001)ZDNet JAPAN. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. ↑ アルゼがSNK株主より損害賠償請求 (in Japanese) (2 November 2001)ジーパラドットコム. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Seyoon Park, Andrew. SNK Corporation closes its doors (29 October 2001)GameSpot. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. ↑ SNK issues cryptic bankruptcy statement (29 October 2001)Spong. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dagdag. SNK : un dernier petit cadeau (in French) (31 October 2001)Gamekult. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  12. ↑ https://www.angelfire.com/ga/engallo/copy_of_evil.html
  13. ↑ DADDEL KINGZ NEO GEO NEWS (in German) (29 October 2001)DADDEL KINGZ. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  14. ↑ Official Farewell Messages by SNKkingkof.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  15. ↑ SNK Waves Goodbye (30 October 2001)IGN. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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