Rumour: SNK Is Readying a New Switch Release for 2018

"Emily Rogers says" stopped reading there...

I'm probably missing something, but what is the tagline referring to?

I do not know why people keep skeptical about Emily Rogers, since every thing she said about Switch is decent.
Remember Mario+ Rabbids，right？

@NinjaAceTrainer It's referring to the fact this is a rumour.

KoF XIV? Bring it! KoF XV or any other traditional IP, even better.

The mobile games? Leave them on mobile!

Please let it be a new metal slug, or a metal slug anthology remaster

Ikari Warriors modern day reboot please, SNK! Paul & Vince have been retired for far too long!

It will probably be a King of Fighters game, like the one that was or is coming to the PS4.

KoF vs or a KoF compilation. My fries are waiting.

Btw, SNK lead by who after SNK Bankcrupcy long time ago ?

@pdapanda it’s because for every rumour she nails (Rabbids), there’s one she missed (Odyssey and Smash Bros at launch, Zelda delayed 6 months). And when she gets it right, she’s usually not the only one providing the rumour, so it’s hard to say for sure if she’s actually just repeating someone else’s story.

Sure, plans can change and no-one’s going to get everything spot on, but her hit rate is literally 50/50 (I’ve seen stats on this).

Also, at one point in 2016 she threw a bit of a hissy fit and claimed Nintendo were blacklisting her as retaliation for her rumour-leaking, as if they’re terrified of her power. Which if true, and not just ridiculous self promotion, casts some shade on any rumours she’s provided since that point.

@FragRed Ah, thanks.

@gaga64 goes to show when someone just happenes to predict a couple of things.... It goes to their head.
That fiasco... I just though, 'yes darling, they would definately Change release dates and EVERYTHING about a game just cause you happen to say something'.... Smh

I’ve yet to pick up any neogeo games... there are just too many good 1st party and indie games to give up my time for them.

@Anti-Matter It was still led by SNK founder Eikichi Kawasaki after the formal bankruptcy of the original SNK. Kawasaki formed a new company called Playmore, and proceeded to reacquire all the SNK IP's and rehire a large portion of the old staff. The company was eventually rebranded as SNKPlaymore from around 2003 to 2016. They've released ports of NEOGEO games for every platform, released a few KoF's, dabbled in Pachislot for a bit, created new IPs, created a mobile game presence, partenered with popular Japanese online arcade networks like KDDI and NESiCA, basically just continuing to grow for the past decade and a half. A couple years ago, a huge Chinese venture, led by Ledo Millenium, bought out Kawasaki's main stake of SNKPlaymore with the interest to grow the SNK brand in China, and globally, with a huge multimedia push, in addition to traditional games, in the form of more mobile games, comics, feature films, even made for streaming content like King of Fighters Destiny (running on YouTube right now), which is probably the first major project that's come from that buyout. They rebranded themselves once again to signify this grand change, this time dropping the Playmore from the name, and coming back full circle to just SNK. They even brought back 'The Future is Now' tagline.

It's a fascinating story of an enduring games company, I gotta say.

Kof? Final fight please!

Why can't SNK start making some 3d games? All these 2d retro releases are getting boring.

Never believe Emily Rogers

@Nincompoop The new game could...actually, should be 3D. Like KoF XIV, that came out in 2016. They're leaving 2D art to the mobile games now.

KoF '98: Ultimate Match Final Edition would be nice.

Why does Emily Rogers have a bad rep? She is hardly a Supermetaldave64 type make up artist (and I'm not talking cosmetics!)

KOF would be great!

@GrailUK

I've heard that she likes to kick puppies and burglarize orphanages.

I think people confuses Emily Rogers with Laura Kate Dale. Emily never said that Smash Bros was a launch title or that Zelda was delayed, it was Laura. The only thing Emily really got wrong was MK8DX having new courses.

@gaga64 Again, it wasn't Emily who made those claims, but Laura Kate Dale.

Crystalis! Athena! Psycho Soldier!

Fingers crossed for the Metal Slug Anthology on modern consoles. I'd also be down for any KoF games.

I hope it's Baseball Stars 3, Magician Lord 2, and King of Monsters 3

Emily Rogers; "50% of the time, she gets it right ALL THE TIME"

Anchorman - Sex Panther.

"Smells like bigfoots.....,."

I hope we will get King of fighters 14!

"we may be playing King of Fighters on the Switch sooner rather than later"
I mean... I have KoF2000 on my Switch right now, soooooo
King of Fighters XIV is fantastic and I'd love to see it on Switch.

I don't really know what to moan about more, the blue haired guess girl, or this place for reporting her guesses as news.

@pdapanda Everyone knew about Mario + Rabbids, she just said what everyone was saying so she wouldnt take any risks if it was wrong because she wasnt alone

And no, we are not confusing Rogers and Dale, Rogers is just not a reliable source, it's ok if you want to just hear the rumors, but don't take what she say for something real and confirmed because that's not

Yeah, Kof XIV would be cool, it so ugly (but still good) it can perfectly run on the Switch, but I'm still waiting for Mother 3 Emily!,

@Nonno_Umby Apologies if I’ve mixed them up, there were a lot of rumours flying around in 2016. Some were more reliable than others, but I don’t recall anyone getting everything correct.

Please let it be true. Please let it be good.

SNK is still alive?

@Nonno_Umby oh ok, so it’s not just my impression that people are mixing up the two “rumor-girls”.

Anyway, are you new in here? If so, you’re welcome to this great community

P.S.: are you Italian, too? ‘Cause your nick sure sounds Italian

...I don't take stock in rumors but...don't tease me like that! I think I feel faint.

@clvr I've been here for a couple years, but I rarely post.

E si, sono italiano.//And yes, I am italian.

@Nonno_Umby oh I see, I also have been lurking here for 3+ years but only recently started posting with some semblance of frequency.
Anyway, I’m glad I’ve found out another Italian poster, we’re only 6 or so to my knowledge.

A new King of Fighters is nice or even a KOF HD Collection of XII, XIII, & XIV but what I would love is a brand new Samurai Shodown 7 in 2D HD.

A KOF game in the vein of the EX titles on GBA would be neat. Perhaps a KOF Gaiden with characters such as Moe Habana who were exclusive to those games.

Haohmaru joins Smash?

Metal Slug 8?

@EvilRegal AGREED about Paul & Vince! Long live the Ikari Warriors!
@GameOtaku Oh man, Crystalis has been dormant for WAAAY too long and needs a re-release or remaster, I don't care which

These are a couple of the things that "I" want to see from SNK, but a new game? Other than MS, KoF or an original IP, I can't really think of anything SNK would do "new"...

If it's real, it'll be a compilation (although that seems silly considering their Switch strategy) or KoF. Does SNK even make other games now?

KOF EX3, anyone?

(a man can dream, damn it)

Metal slug 7, please!

I’ll take all the SNK I can get on Switch, if it’s true.

@gaga64 Emily Rogers was right about everything about the Switch:
"Custom Nvidia GPU chip
Region Free (No region lock)
Six inch (6.2 inch?) multi-touch screen (Heard nothing about a stylus)
The touchscreen has 720p resolution.
32GB of built-in internal storage
SD card support
Supports USB 2.0 and 3.0
The dock has two 2.0 usb ports and one 3.0 usb port.
The portable device is around 14 – 15 mm in thickness.
The right analogue stick (or circle pad?) will be below the face buttons.
Camera and microphone are not built into/inside the NX (Switch) portable device.
Cooling is still a little noisy
Detachable controllers (motion controls and next-gen vibration technology) <– Everything Laura Kate Dale said in her article was correct.
Share / Social button that Laura Kate Dale posted is true.
There are at least two shoulder buttons.
Battery Life — Ehhh not great. I haven’t heard an exact number of hours, but it doesn’t sound great.
Below PS4 and XB1 in raw power.
Supports Unreal Engine 4 and Unity Engine."

@Nincompoop KOF Maximum Impact? Samurai Shodown Sen? Samurai Shodown: Warrior's Rage? Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition? Metal Slug 2006? Buriki One? None of those ring a bell to you? It's quite obvious as to why cause all of those games (which are in 3D) sucks and SNK sucks in making 3D games. KOF14 wasn't even in 3D, it's just using pre-render 3D sprites/models on a 2D plane.

@NinNin Ye, from what I've read from Ms Rogers is rather down to Earth and plausible. So, I am happier believing this to be true than being sad that SNK are dead

A new Metal Slug would be interesting. It's a perfect time too with games like Cuphead out and is really popular.

Cross my fingers hoping for a new metal slug with nice fresh 2d graphics

@retro_player_22 KoF XIV uses 3D models.

Now, folks, check out this EVO 2017 KoF XIV Grand Final. If Capcom Cup '17 was hype because Birdie shook things up in the GF, then KoF EVO 2017 was even more hype because Daimon created earthquakes in the Grand Finals!

Wouldn't it be great to have this game on the Switch?

@NinNin Fair play, I misattributed it, and suspect I may not be the only one. But there were dozens of rumours flying around at that time, many of which were incorrect or just didn’t pan out, like Pokémon Stars or Dark Souls Trilogy. In year 1. Software rumours more than hardware though.

In fairness, some were almost right, like Chinese Whispers - like getting Switch ports instead of sequels of Splatoon or Xenoblade Chronicles X. Or Mario Maker getting potted to 3DS instead of Switch.

But it all adds up to a small pinch of salt / shade on the rumourmongers, who tend to get unfairly lumped together.

@masterLEON 3D models or pre-render, it's stuck in 2D gameplay either way. The camera angle hardly ever change and there's no 3D movements or features that pop in the game (KOF14). Like I said, SNK doesn't know how to evolve their games to 3D, they were the mastered of 2D games and all their games should stick to being 2D. The only IP from them that I could see work in 3D is their action RPG, Crystalis and that is if they really really know how to make it work.

Just give me a collection of 30-40 ACA's on a single cartridge for $80 or less, and you got my cash.

I don't want any re-releases of stuff I've already bought in the ACA series. But any reason to use my HORI RAPV is welcome.

@Bod2019 That deserved a lot more hearts. haha Great movie!

@LightBeam
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