New Pachinko Laws Pushed SNK Playmore Back Into Games Business - SNK Division Boss -

[José Mourinho]

The opposite of what Konami is doing.
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In 2015, SNK made a surprising about-face. Not only did the Neo Geo company announce a new entry in the King of Fighters series after spending the better part of a decade exploiting its past work, rather than make anything new, it also revealed plans to abandon its pachinko business.

Speaking with Famitsu in a recent interview, SNK gaming division boss Yutaka Noguchi reiterated the company's change of course was partially brought on by new pachislot regulations in Japan. According to Noguchi, SNK would have needed to make drastic changes to how it does things no matter what, and ultimately decided a return to game development was for the best.

"Even as of now, we're better known as a game company than a pachislot company," said Noguchi. "People still talk about us (as a game company) when we say our name."

 

[Cuck Norris]

Never thought I'd see the day SNK proved to be smarter than Konami, but here we are. Capcom vs. SNK 3 when.

 

[AnOminous]

One hopes Konami makes their departure from the games industry permanent.

 

[Forever Sunrise]

#FuckKonami. #PraiseSNK.

 

[_blank_]

Oh sweet. A New King of Fighters game. Hopefully it comes stateside... and it has Vanessa.

Also, I hadn't heard anything about the new pachinko regulations, mostly because I am a stupid round-eye gaijin. I thought Konami was lobbying against these regulations, hence why they were being complete and total assholes as of late. If it did fire back in their faces though, that just makes my week.

 

[XYZpdq]

Is that supposed to be Kyo?

 

[IHeardThatCurtis]

Im still waiting to see Yamazaki and Duck King...