November2023
Reminder The King Of Fighters XIII: Global Match Is Now Available On Switch
Featuring "overhauled online functionality"
It's another week of game releases and in case you missed it, SNK has also launched The King of Fighters XIII on Switch. This title was first revealed in April, with the announcement it would include a "rollback netcode overhaul" to improve online functionality. SNK also previously confirmed a physical,...
October2023
News The King Of Fighters XIII Global Match Gets A New Trailer Ahead Of Launch
The fight begins this November
SNK is launching The King of Fighters XIII Global Match on the Nintendo Switch next month, and to remind everyone, it's now released a new trailer. This title was originally announced in April of this year with an update in August confirming this version would arrive on 16th November 2023. When it is finally released,...
August2023
News The King Of Fighters XIII Global Match Launches On Switch This November
Update: Physical and Collector's Editions detailed
Update [Thu 10th Aug, 2023 17:15 BST]: Physical versions for The King of Fighters XIII Global Match have been revealed by Pix'n Love. We've got all of the details below, and you can pre-order all of these now ahead of the game's 16th November 2023 release. Prices are in euros but you can get orders...
News SNK Shares First Look At Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves
"Legends never die"
At EVO last year, SNK announced it had greenlit a new Fatal Fury / Garou: Mark of the Wolves game. Apart from some artwork, there was nothing else revealed about the "long awaited sequel" at the time. Now, during EVO 2023, SNK has revealed the official title and also shared a teaser trailer. The new entry is called Fatal Fury:...
April2023
News SNK Announces The King Of Fighters XIII Global Match For Nintendo Switch
"The pinnacle of 2D sprite-based fighting is back"
At EVO Japan 2023 this weekend, SNK announced it would be releasing The King of Fighters XIII Global Match for the Switch. It's released a teaser trailer, which you can view above (warning: flashing lights). This new version will include overhauled rollback netcode and improved online...
December2022
Soapbox 2022 Was A Watershed For Companies Taking Retro Compilations Seriously
Eclipsing the competition
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Gavin is encouraged to see how old games have been getting the appropriate TLC on Switch this year... We've had plenty of retro compilations and collections come to...
November2022
News SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.2 Announced For Switch
The second wave has arrived
Update [Thu 10th Nov, 2022 00:55 GMT]: SNK has finally revealed the games lineup included in the Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.2. Here are the 10 titles, along with a look. SNK VS. CAPCOM CARD FIGHTERS' CLASH BIG BANG PRO WRESTLING BIOMOTOR UNITRON
September2022
News SNK Rules Out New KoF Games For Switch Due To System's "Technical Limitations"
"at the moment there are no plans"
Over the past five years, the Nintendo Switch has become a fantastic system for fighting game enthusiasts. In saying this, there are still some serious gaps in its collection - with the hybrid device so far missing out on games like Tekken and also the modern Street Fighter games. A few other newer titles we're...
August2022
News SNK vs. Capcom Revival On The Cards, Both Parties Apparently Interested
EVO 2022 poster reconfirms demand
The return of the fighting game series SNK vs. Capcom has been heavily requested. Sure, there's been some Neo Geo Pocket Color games re-released on the Switch in recent times, so how about a modern revival? Well, the good news is that SNK producer Yauyuki Oda - the individual behind SNK's more recent fighting games...
News SNK Announces Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.2, Coming Soon
"More info" is on the way
SNK has announced Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.2 is "coming soon". No platforms have been revealed just yet, but the Switch is in with a good chance after the first volume was released on the platform last year. There's no word on the lineup of games this volume will include at the moment, but we're likely to see...
May2022
Rumour Datamine Reveals Six More Neo Geo Pocket Games Potentially Coming To Switch
Including two never-before-localised titles
Last week, we got the surprise Switch release of the Neo Geo Pocket Color's Biomotor Unitron — the system's first RPG. Biomotor Unitron joins the likes of Big Bang Pro Wrestling, SNK Gals' Fighters, and Samurai Shodown! 2 (among many others) on the system in representing the classic handheld console. And...
News The Neo Geo Pocket Color's First RPG, Biomotor Unitron, Launches On Switch Tomorrow
Surprise!
In a surprise announcement, SNK has announced the next game in its Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection series, Biomotor Unitron. Released on the handheld back in 1999, this was the very first RPG for the system. The game mixes sci-fi elements with dungeon crawling. You control a robot through these dungeons — which are semi-random a selected...
Review The King Of Fighters: The Ultimate History
Bitmap Books' latest epic packs a punch
Capcom's Street Fighter has had many rivals over the years, including the likes of Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat and Guilty Gear. However, one franchise stands out as the true competitor: SNK's King of Fighters. Since its inception in 1994, the series has offered what many fans consider to be the only...
March2022
News SNK Has Released Another Neo Geo Pocket Color Game On Switch eShop
The return of Big Bang Pro Wrestling
Well, here's a surprise - the Neo Geo Pocket Color title Big Bang Pro Wrestling is now available on the Switch eShop. This title was originally released in 2000 exclusively in Japan. Here's the rundown, courtesy of SNK's official website: It's about to pop off! Muscle-bound wrestlers take the stage for a...
News Capcom, SEGA, SNK, And More Are Back In The Ring For A Third Fighting Game Roundtable
Round 3... fight!
The third iteration of the Japan Fighting Game Publisher Roundtable kicks off on 21st March! Starting at 3:00 pm JST - that's 6:00 am UK time, so make sure you've got your coffee - the live stream will feature members of Arc System Works, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Arika, SEGA, and SNK, who will discuss all things beat 'em up and...
February2022
News SNK "Looking Into" Official English Release Of Card Fighters 2
"Please don’t rule this out"
The Neo Geo Pocket Color game SNK VS. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash got a surprise release on the Switch eShop at the start of this year, and as much as we loved it, one other game we would also like to see return is the Japan-only sequel. The good news is the SNK team is "currently looking into the matter". Here's...
News Focus Home Interactive Acquires 'Metal Slug Tactics' Studio Leiker
Fifth studio to be picked up by the publisher recently
Focus Home Interactive has acquired the French developer behind the upcoming Metal Slug Tactics, it has been announced. Leiker Studio joins the likes of Dotemu (Streets of Rage 4, Windjammers 2), Douze-Dixiémes (Shady Part of Me), Streum On (Space Hulk: Deat
December2021
Feature How Takara Brought SNK's Arcade Fighters To The Humble Game Boy
Battery-powered brawlers
Between 1994 and 1998 Takara Co., Ltd. brought some of SNK's most successful Neo Geo arcade hits — Samurai Shodown, The King of Fighters, and Fatal Fury 2 — to the humble Game Boy via a series of 'demakes'; streamlined and simplified releases of the infinitely more powerful arcade originals rebuilt from the ground up...
August2021
News SNK's Final Season Pass 3 Fighter For Samurai Shodown Has Been Revealed
Baiken is back!
SNK has revealed its latest fighter on the way to the 2019/20 Nintendo Switch release, Samurai Shodown. Fans already knew the fourth and final slot in Season Pass 3 would be filled by a character from the Guilty Gear series and SNK has now confirmed it will go to Baiken. This fighter is scheduled to arrive later this week on 19th...
News Former Sega And Koei Tecmo President Appointed As SNK's New CEO
SNK says it's ready for "a new phase of growth and development"
SNK Corporation - best-known for series like The King of Fighters, Fatal Fury and the Neo Geo hardware has appointed Kenji Matsubara as its new chief executive officer. Matsubara was previously the president of Koei Tecmo and spent a few years at Zynga's Japan, before moving on to Sega...
June2021
News SNK's Third Season Pass 3 Fighter For Samurai Shodown Arrives Next Week
Welcome back Amakusa
SNK recently revealed the latest fighter on their way to the 2019/20 Nintendo Switch release, Samurai Shodown. Welcome back Shiro Tokisada Amakusa - the third DLC character to join the Season Pass 3 lineup. He's known in past entries as a recurring boss and occasionally playable character. He'll be joining the Samurai Shodown...
News Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1 Receives A Small Update
Includes an improvement for SNK vs. Capcom
SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1 has just been updated for the Nintendo Switch. This bumps the game up to version 1.0.2. SNK Global was nice enough to release the full patch notes over on social media. The update also includes a patch for SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium. Here are the...
April2021
News SNK's Second Season Pass 3 Fighter For Samurai Shodown Is Out Now
Hibiki Takane returns from The Last Blade 2
Update [Thu 29th Apr, 2021 00:30 BST]: Hibiki Takane - the second fighter in season pass 3 - is now available in Samurai Shodown. SNK has also released the Version 2.20 patch notes, which you can view on the official game page. Original story [Thu 22nd Apr, 20
Feature Bringing SNK Vs. Capcom: The Match Of The Millennium To Switch After Two Decades
"We hope that re-releasing this SvC title will serve as an opportunity for more"
For anyone old enough to remember the initial 1999 release of SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium, its recent surprise arrival on Switch was a real event. This crossover fighter is part of a celebrated series that pits the finest combatants from the stables of...
Pre-orders open next week
Back in March, SNK surprised fans with the digital release of the Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1 for Switch. It contains the following 10 games - SNK Gals' Fighters, Samurai Shodown! 2, King of Fighters R-
