The producer behind SNK’s biggest fighting franchise has claimed interest from “all sides” in reviving the cult classic SNK vs Capcom series.
The classic crossover fighting game, which sees characters from The King of Fighters duke it out with well-known Street Fighter fighters, hasn’t seen a proper installment since 2003, partly due to SNK’s bankruptcy in the early 00s and pivoting to pachislot machines.
Capcom released two arcade and console fighting games featuring its one-time genre rival in 2000 and 2001, while SNK released portable games, card game spin-offs, and one arcade fighter during the same era.
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Speaking to VGC, Yauyuki Oda, the producer and designer who spearheaded SNK’s fighting game revival in recent years (he directed King of Fighters 16 and produced Samurai Showdown, as well as this year’s KoF XV) , now suggested that there is a new installment in the crossover. This may interest you : 5 SFF books that play with magic and its consequences. a series might finally be possible.
Oda was referring to collaborative promotional posters released at this month’s 2022 Evo fighting game tournament, which featured artwork from both SNK and Capcom games. The nostalgic merchandise was unsurprisingly well received by fans, with Oda telling VGC that it ‘reconfirmed’ the public’s interest in a potential SNK vs Capcom revival.
When asked if he was interested in creating a new SNK vs Capcom game, Oda said: “Definitely in the future, I think everyone on both sides, in both parties, is interested in making it happen.
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“Especially after seeing the reaction to the [Evo posters]… it helped us reaffirm that that’s probably one of the biggest requests from the fighting game community in the entire world.”
When asked if there were specific plans in place, Oda replied: “We haven’t talked in detail with anyone at Capcom about it. It may have come across as a vague comment. However, we have a lot of experience [in crossovers] with things like Akuma and Geena in Tekken, Terry [Bogard] in Fighting EX Layer, Terry in Smash Bros., and Baiken in Samurai Showdown…
“But lately, we haven’t done anything with Capcom, even for character collaboration stuff. So that poster [at Evo] was, for us, the first step towards maybe something like that happening in the future.”
When asked if fans would have to wait another 20 years to get a full-blown new SNK vs Capcom game, Oda-san replied: “20 years is definitely too long for me. We’ll try to do it in 10!”
Although Oda has claimed that no serious talks have taken place, there have been sounds from Capcom’s side indicating interest in a new collaboration. Last year the director of Capcom vs. SNK 2’s Hideaki Itsuno told Polygon that he would “love” to one day make a third game.
However, Itsuno is currently busy with the Devil May Cry series and the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma 2.
“I have two ideas for one-on-one fighting games that are still in my mind,” he said at the time. “It’s more of a question of getting the opportunity, so if there’s anyone willing to give me a development team and a nice budget, I’m more than willing to listen.”
‘A Unique Genre’
Oda is a veteran SNK employee, having helped design Fatal Fury Special (1993), The King of Fighters ’95 (1995) and Garou: Mark of the Wolves (2000). After the bankruptcy and acquisition of the company, Oda joined Dimps where he actually got to work on Capcom games like Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter X Tekken. On the same subject : ‘So Bold It’ll Send You To Sleep’ – Netflix’s New Thriller Gets Kicked From Critics.
After returning to SNK about a decade ago, Oda has helmed many of the company’s recent fighting games, including directing The King of Fighters XIV (2016) and SNK Heroines (2018 ), Samurai Showdown (2019) and King of Fighters XV (2022).
Having worked on many of Japan’s biggest fighting game series, Oda is well placed to discuss the genre and its unique collaborative environment between competing creators.
“We have a very good relationship with [other fight companies],” he told VGC. “We meet often and have dinner together. Often, it’s not [about] very specific things, but we talk about the community and the genre in general.”
“There are other genres where there would be a lot of heads between IPs and such, but there is more overlap in FGC I would say and everyone is happy when a new game comes out.”
He added: “Many of the decisions are not made by the developers, but by the marketing teams. But to some extent, even without any inside information, we know that Street Fighter 6 is the biggest thing right now, and if we go ahead with them, everyone will be at a disadvantage.
“Especially for something like Evo, even though there are so many different game communities coming together, we’re all on great terms with each other and there’s a lot of overlap. We think we want to build on that and grow it even more.
“It’s a very unique genre in that sense, I would say. There are other genres where there would be a lot of overlap between IPs and such, but there is more overlap in FGC, I would say, and everyone is happy when a new game comes out.”
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Who owns the rights to SNK?
| Headquarters in Suita, Osaka, Japan | |
|---|---|
| Net income | ¥115,000,000 (2015) |
| Owner | MiSK Foundation (96.18%) |
| Number of employees | 173 (as of August 2021) |
| Subsidiaries | Shogun Studios Neo Geo Comics Dream Vision Games |
Why did Saudi Arabia buy SNK?
“The investment of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (MiSK Foundation) in the Japanese company SNK reinforces its continued commitment to its goals of empowering Saudi men and women by building economic partnerships, within the Foundation’s updated strategy to maximize the positive impact on youth empowerment, âMisk…
How much of SNK does Saudi Arabia Own?
SNK Corporation has been part of the company linked to Mohammed bin Salman since last February when they officially acquired 96.18% of the shares, almost all of the company.
Who is EA Sports owned by?
| Logo since 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Before this | Electronic Arts Sports Network (1991–1993) |
| Important people | Daryl Holt (COO and VP) |
| Products | EA Sports Rally series F1 series FIFA series Madden NFL series NBA Live series NHL series UFC series EA Sports College Football |
| Parent | Electronic Arts |
Who owns EA? (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the designers and programmers responsible for its games as “software artists.”
Is EA owned by Ubisoft?
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Is EA owned by origin?
Origin is a digital distribution platform developed by Electronic Arts for buying and playing video games. The platform software client is available for personal computer and mobile platforms.
What does SNK stand for Capcom?
Shin Nihon Kikaku was founded by Eikichi Kawasaki, SNK’s predecessor, in 1978. The corporation was originally named Shin Nihon Kikaku (新日本引生, lit. "New Japan Project"). In 1981, the name was informally shortened to SNK Corporation, which became the company’s official name in 1986.
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Is Capcom and SNK the same?
SNK, a series of crossover video games by either Capcom or SNK in which characters appear in games created by either company. Most of these are fighting games, and take a similar format to Capcom’s own Marvel vs. Capcom series, where players create teams of fighters and have to fight each other.
What company made SNK?
On December 1, 2016, SNK Playmore Corporation officially changed its corporate name to SNK Corporation (dropping the Playmore from the name). SNK is most notable for creating the Neo-Geo arcade system, and several game franchises including The King of Fighters, Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown and Fatal Fury.
