Also known as SNK CORPORATION, PLAYMORE, SNK PLAYMORE, SNK Playmore, SNK Playmore USA Corporation, SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION
is a Japanese video game company. It was founded in 1978 as by Eikichi Kawasaki and began by developing arcade games. SNK is known for its Neo Geo arcade system on which the company established many franchises during the 1990s, including Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, and The King of Fighters; they continue to develop and publish new titles on contemporary arcade and home platforms. Since the 2000s, SNK has diversified from its traditional arcade focus into pachislot machines, mobile game development, and character licensing.
Key facts
- Company.name
- SNK Corporation
- Company.image_caption
- Headquarters in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, since 2023
- Company.native_name
- 株式会社SNK
- Company.native_name_lang
- ja
- Company.romanized_name
- Kabushiki gaisha SNK
- Company.logo
- SNK logo.svg
- Company.image
- Shin-Osaka 2nd NK Building.jpg
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.founder
- Eikichi Kawasaki
- Company.defunct
- (original)
- Company.revenue
- (2017)
- Company.net_income
- (2015)
- Company.parent
- Electronic Gaming Development Company
- Company.num_employees
- 472 (as of April 1, 2025)
- Company.foundation
- (as Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation) (as Playmore Corporation)
- Company.location
- Suita, Osaka, Japan (1978–2023)Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan (2023–present)
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.snk-corp.co.jp
- Image
- Shin-Osaka 2nd NK Building.jpg
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- Commons category
- SNK Corporation
- inception
- 2016-12-01
- social media followers
- 98634
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- {{anchor|Beginnings}}Beginnings (1973–1981)
- {{anchor|1986–1999: SNK Corporation}}First Incarnation of SNK Corporation (1986–1999)
- {{anchor|2000–2001: Bankruptcy}}Bankruptcy (2000–2001)
- {{anchor|2001–2016: Playmore and SNK Playmore}}Playmore and SNK Playmore (2001–2016)
- {{anchor|2016–2019: Leyou acquisition and second incarnation of SNK Corporation}} Leyou acquisition and second incarnation of SNK Corporation (2016–2019)
- {{anchor|2020–present: Misk Foundation acquisition}} Misk Foundation acquisition (2020–present)
- Products
- Franchises and video games
- Neo Geo and other hardware
- Subsidiaries and related corporations
- Current
- Former
- See also
- Annotation
- References
- External links
is a Japanese video game company. It was founded in 1978 as by Eikichi Kawasaki and began by developing arcade games. SNK is known for its Neo Geo arcade system on which the company established many franchises during the 1990s, including Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, and The King of Fighters; they continue to develop and publish new titles on contemporary arcade and home platforms. Since the 2000s, SNK has diversified from its traditional arcade focus into pachislot machines, mobile game development, and character licensing.
In 2001, due to financial troubles, the original SNK Corporation was forced to close. Anticipating the end of the company, founder Kawasaki established Playmore Corporation, which acquired all of the intellectual property of the SNK Corporation. In 2003, Playmore Corporation was renamed to SNK Playmore Corporation. In 2016, SNK dropped "Playmore" from its name. It has been owned by Electronic Gaming Development Company, a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Misk Foundation, since 2022.