![]() ![]() In 2009, the company entered mobile game development. In 2004, SNK started manufacturing pachislot machines, but the company withdrew from the market in 2015. 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 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. In 2003, Playmore Corporation was renamed to SNK Playmore Corporation. Anticipating the end of the company, Kawasaki founded Playmore Corporation in 2001, which acquired all of the intellectual property of the former SNK Corporation. The Neo Geo line was halted in 2001 because financial troubles forced SNK Corporation to close in the same year. ![]() SNK is known for its creation of the Neo Geo family of arcade, home, and handheld game consoles in 1990. In 1981, the name was informally shortened to SNK Corporation, which became the company's official name in 1986. The corporation was initially named Shin Nihon Kikaku ( 新日本企画, lit. SNK's predecessor Shin Nihon Kikaku was founded in 1978 by Eikichi Kawasaki. ![]() 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. SNK Corporation ( 株式会社SNK, Kabushiki-gaisha Esu Enu Kē) is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
January 2023
Categories |