I think that as long as the games are well done translations, like KOF 99 Evolution and Last Blade 2 for DC, there's no harm in porting them over. If SNK had taken more care with their ports early on they could have penetrated the console market much more effectively, increased awareness of their product and created greater demand. But they really should have done all this when 2D fighters were still all the rage.
Nowadays, the marketplace is looking for the next Tekken Tag Battle, not the next Mark Of The Wolves. Time has thrown the Neo Geo to the wayside, and while I (like everyone else that comes to this site) will support the Neo Geo until its last days, most of the video game market simply doesn't care if LB3 or MOTW2 ever comes out.
At this point, porting KOF2K is probably just a waste of time. Mark Of The Wolves could get ported over to PS2 (the gaming poser's system of choice these days), be a PERFECT translation in every way, and sites like Daily Dumbass would still knock it because it's not 'next generation' enough. Hell, they probably reviewed KOF Evolution via recorded dictation while playing the latest network FPS spazzfest at the same time:P!
Sorry...rant mode off
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Let's face it, guys. We're pretty much all that's left. Let's enjoy it while it lasts.
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Taiso
'Because of my bloody life, it was no accident that I was involved in the troubles...'