SNK - pretty fucking broke

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A Moment of silence.............................................Thank you SNK. For all the wonderful times, games, and some of the most wonderful art, music, and ambiance ever. You have my utmost respect.
 

Eric

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Come on people!
Have a little faith!
300 million+ (American) is chump change to SNK!

All they have to do is 10 copies of US Kizuna Encounter.

Then they would have enough to make the Neo-Neo-Geo!

Plus that system would be backwards compatible!

And we would laugh at all those fools with GameCubes, X-Boxes, and PS2's!

HAHHAHAHA!
We just need faith!
As Parappa the Rappa would say, "I know! I gotta believe!"

OH MY GOD! WHO AM I KIDDING?!?! IT'S ALL OVER!
 

Taiso

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I'm not worried about this.

Sure, they're in financial trouble. But the signs of their revitalization were coming around...we don't even know how things like the DC port of Garou, MS3 re-release and the forthcoming KOF2K1 will affect the company.

I'm not too concerned just yet. I have faith that SNK will defy death yet again.

And if they don't, I'm positive someone will pick up the popular licenses (KOF, FF, SS, LB, hopefully AOF) and do stuff with them. I don't know if it will be 'old school' 2D stuff, but at least the properties will continue to exist in one form or another.

I'll light a candle and keep my own vigil...SNK isn't finished yet.
 

Fran

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good post,eric......

and taiso........

dunno guys........


lets just sit down and see what happens

it cand end like this,not now......
 

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I love SNK and I love the Neo Geo. I really don't want this to happen. Does this mean that I should stop saving for Garou 2 AES and start saving for a PS2? I hope not... <IMG SRC="smilies/crying.gif" border="0">
 
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I don't know...these "SNK IS DEAD!" threads have come around nearly every year since 1996. I'll just wait and see what further develops.
 

Liquid Snake

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Frankly speaking, it seems like SNK will be wiped from this planet for sure......

I really hate to see <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">

Aruze will start selling their SNK stockshare soon.....
 

Lee Gray

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Neo Geo has always had a special place in my heart,snk have made some really great games and I can say I spent the last ten years playing neo more than any other system,I just hope theire situation turns around,if not lets hope all the other companies continue to make games for the system because after all metal slug 3 was not an snk game so we coulds see 4 and 5 still plus with eolith just making a deal for kof2002 as well as having the 2001 ready,I cant see why they cant continue the series
GOOD LUCK S.N.K
 

jbeedham

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SNK just needs to pull a Sega move. Just focus on software and forget about making systems. They could make money by just making MVS games for their existing MVS/AES base and then by also releasing software on the newer systems PS2, Dreamcast, Xbox. That should definitely ensure a comeback.
 

chohan

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Yeah SNK should go multi platforming. SNK has allot of fans, but many just can't affort those expensive carts. Going multi platforming would just be a very good move. Not release Motw when the DC has lost many buyers. But release the games at the same time when its released on the MVS aswell.
But its bad news... <IMG SRC="smilies/crying.gif" border="0">

Cho
 

Neo Rasa

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Aruze will start selling their SNK stockshare soon.....

You know if one of us were to get a control of a seat in the Japanese technology stock market and we're all willing to pitch in......
 

Takumaji

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Originally posted by jbeedham:
<STRONG>SNK just needs to pull a Sega move. Just focus on software and forget about making systems. [...] </STRONG>

Well, consider the advantages other companies would have with 3D environments and developement. Sega could do this because they have a successful 3D arcade board and are experienced with texture mapping, environment shading, bump-mapping, real-time blending, etc. pp., but not SNK, it would be a whole new world for them.

The world of modern casual gaming, with all its 3D stuff, is very different from anything 2D, specially in terms of developement. You need very expensive, very powerful hard and software, and a lot more people. That would mean for SNK to do some serious fund raising, which may be difficult in their current state.

I think they should make the DC the NeoCD of now and port all their top games to it, without any moves towards 3D. Perhaps that would prolong the live of DC and would support both SNK and Sega.

Let's see how MOTW performs (financially) on DC...
 

BRANDI

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Hey Mitsuagi... what about you...? <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/tickled.gif" border="0">
 
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