SNK

SNK Corporation (株式会社SNK, Kabushiki-gaisha Esu Enu Kē) is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. 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, and electronics. SNK's predecessor Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation was founded in 1978 by Eikichi Kawasaki. In 1981, the name was informally shortened to SNK Corporation, which became the company's official name in 1986.

This article is about the video game company and its predecessor. For other uses, see SNK (disambiguation).
SNK Corporation
Native name
株式会社SNK
Kabushiki gaisha Esu Enu Kei
Formerly
  • Original company
  • Shin Nihon Kikaku
    (1978–1986)
  • SNK Corporation
    (1986–2001)
  • Current company
  • Playmore Corporation
    (2001–2003)
  • SNK Playmore Corporation
    (2003–2016)
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
FoundedJuly 22, 1978 (1978-07-22) (as Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation)
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) (as Playmore Corporation)
FounderEikichi Kawasaki
DefunctOctober 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)
(original)
FateBankruptcy
SNK was unable to submit a proposed rehabilitation plan by the deadline, and the Osaka District Court decided to abolish civil rehabilitation proceedings
HeadquartersSuita, Osaka, Japan (1978–2023)
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan (2023–present)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Ge Zhihui
    (chairman, president)
  • Kenji Matsubara (CEO)
Revenue ¥3,105,000,000 (2017)
¥115,000,000 (2015)
OwnerMiSK Foundation (96.18%)
Number of employees
 ~400 (as of December 2022)
Subsidiaries
  • Shogun Studios
  • Neo Geo Comics
  • SNK Electronics
Websitewww.snk-corp.co.jp

SNK is known for its creation of the Neo Geo family of arcade, home, and handheld game consoles in 1990. The Neo Geo line was halted in 2001 because financial troubles forced SNK Corporation to close in the same year. Anticipating the end of the company, Kawasaki established Playmore Corporation in 2001, which acquired all of the intellectual property of the first iteration of SNK Corporation. In 2003, Playmore Corporation was renamed to SNK Playmore Corporation. 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.

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 2004, SNK started manufacturing pachislot machines, but the company withdrew from the market in 2015. In 2009, the company entered mobile game development. Classic SNK franchises include Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, The Last Blade, World Heroes, Aggressors of Dark Kombat, King of the Monsters, Twinkle Star Sprites, and The King of Fighters.

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