SNK

SNK
Type	Private
Founded	1973 (Shin Nihon Kikaku) 1978 (Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation) April 1986 (SNK Corporation) 2001 (Brezasoft and Playmore Corporation) July 7, 2003 (SNK Playmore) December 1, 2016 (SNK Corporation)
Headquarters	Osaka, Japan
Key people	Eikichi Kawasaki, founder
Industry	video games
Products	Video games consoles, video games
Employees	not disclosed
Website	http://www.snk.co.jp/

SNK is a Japanese video game company.

History

SNK was founded as Shin Nihon Kikaku (新日本企画, New Japan Project) by Eikichi Kawasaki in 1973. The company was reorganized as a stock company in 1978, and was titled Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation.

The company name was informally shortened to SNK Corporation in 1981. SNK became the official corporate name in April 1986. Aruze purchased SNK Corporation in 2000. Due to financial troubles, SNK Corporation closed on October 22, 2001.

Knowing that the end of SNK was near, Eikichi Kawasaki formed Brezzasoft in 2001 as well as Playmore Corporation on August 1, 2001, before the closure of SNK.

Through Brezzasoft and Playmore, by October 2001, Eikichi Kawasaki had acquired all intellectual property of SNK. By 2002, Brezzasoft became a wholly owned subsidiary of Playmore. On July 7, 2003, to firmly establish itself as the successor of the company, Playmore Corporation was renamed SNK Playmore Corporation.

On April 25, 2016, Playmore was removed from the logo and the original slogan, "The Future Is Now", was reintroduced. On December 1, 2016, SNK Playmore officially changed its corporate name to SNK.

Video games by Shin Nihon Kikaku

Title	System	Release	Added to museum	Notes
Micon Block	Arcade	1978	Not yet
Ozma Wars	Arcade	1979	Not yet
Safari Rally	Arcade	1980	Not yet

Video games by SNK

Title	System	Release	Added to museum	Notes
Alpha Mission	1985 1986 1987 2017 2018	Arcade Famicom NES PlayStation 4 Switch	Not yet
Alpha Mission II	1991 1994 2017 2017 2017 2017	MVS / AES Neo Geo CD Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: September 11, 2018
Art of Fighting	1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 2007 2007 2010 2017 2017 2017 2017	MVS / AES SNES Genesis Neo Geo CD PCEngine CD PlayStation 2 Wii PlayStation 3 Switch PS4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: September 11, 2018
Art of Fighting 2	1994 1994 2007 2008 2017 2017 2017 2018	MVS / AES Super Famicom PlayStation 2 Wii PS4 Xbox One Windows Switch	Not yet
Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior	1996 1996 2007 2011 2017	MVS / AES Neo Geo CD PlayStation 2 Wii Switch	Not yet
Blazing Star	1998	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Blue's Journey	1991	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Burning Fight	1991	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: September 11, 2018
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters	1991	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Fatal Fury 2	1992	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: September 11, 2018
Fatal Fury Special	1993	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows	Not yet
Fatal Fury: Road to the Final Victory	1995	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Garou: Mark of the Wolves	1999	Nintendo Switch	Not yet
The King of Fighters '94	1994	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: August 16, 2018
The King of Fighters '95	1995	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: August 16, 2018
The King of Fighters '96	1996	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: August 16, 2018
The King of Fighters '97	1997	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: August 16, 2018
The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest	1998	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: August 16, 2018
The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle	1999	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: August 16, 2018
The King of Fighters 2000	2000	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Switch: August 16, 2018
The King of Fighters 2002	2002 2003 2004 2005 2010 2015	MVS / AES Dreamcast PlayStation 2 Xbox Xbox 360 Windows	Not yet	Developed by Playmore and Eolith
The King of Fighters 2003	2003 2004 2005 2015	MVS / AES PlayStation 2 Xbox PlayStation 3	Not yet	Developed by SNK Playmore
The King of Fighters XI	2005 2006 2014	Atomiswave PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3	Not yet	Developed by SNK Playmore
The King of Fighters XII	2009 2009 2009	Arcade Xbox 360 PlayStation 3	Not yet	Developed by SNK Playmore
The King of Fighters XIII	2010 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015	Arcade Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 iOS Android Windows	Not yet	Developed by SNK Playmore
The King of Fighters XIV	2016 2017 2017	PlayStation 4 Windows Arcade	Not yet
The King of the Monsters	1991	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Last Blade	1992	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Magician Lord	1990	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Metal Slug	1996	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Metal Slug 1st Mission	1999	Neo Geo Pocket Color	Not yet
Metal Slug 2	1998	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Metal Slug 2nd Mission	2000	Neo Geo Pocket Color	Not yet
Metal Slug 3	2000	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Metal Slug 4	2002	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not added yet	Developed by Mega Enterprise, BrezzaSoft, Noise Factory, and Playmore.
Metal Slug 5	2003	MVS AES	Not added yet	Developed by Noise Factory and SNK Playmore
Metal Slug 6	2003	MVS AES	Not added yet	Developed by SNK Playmore
Metal Slug 7	2008	Nintendo DS	Not added yet	Developed by SNK Playmore
Metal Slug Advance	2004	Game Boy Advance	Not yet	Developed by Noise Factory and SNK Playmore.
Metal Slug: Evolution	2006	PlayStation 2	Not yet	Developed by SNK Playmore.
Metal Slug X	1999	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Mutation Nation	1991	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
NAM-1975	1990	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Neo Turf Masters	1996	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Over Top	1996	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Pulstar	1995	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Puzzled	1990	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Nintendo Switch: August 25, 2017
Real Bout Fatal Fury	1995	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows	Not yet
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special	1997	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows	Not yet
Robo Army	1991	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Samurai Shodown	1993	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Samurai Shodown II	1994	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Samurai Shodown III	1995	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge	1996	Nintendo Switch	Not yet
Sengoku	1991	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Sengoku 2	1993	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows	Not yet
Shock Troopers	1997	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad	1999	Nintendo Switch	Not yet
Soccer Brawl	1992	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Super Baseball 2020	1991	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Super Sidekicks	1992	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Nintendo Switch: August 8, 2017
Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy	1994	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
Vanguard	1981	Arcade	Not yet
World Heroes	1992	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
World Heroes 2	1993	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet
World Heroes 2 Jet	1992	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows	Not yet
World Heroes Perfect	1995	Nintendo Switch	Not yet

Video games by Brezzasoft

Title	System	Release	Added to museum	Notes
The Crystal of Kings	2001	Brezzasoft Crystal System	Not yet	Developed by Brezzasoft and Eolith
Jockey Grand Prix	2001	MVS	Not yet	Developed by Brezzasoft and Sun Amusement
The King of Fighters 2001	2001	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	Not yet	Developed by Brezzasoft and Eolith
V-Liner	2001	MVS	Not yet	Developed by Brezzasoft and DYNA