Editing SNK (section)

{{Short description|Japanese video game company}}
{{About|the video game company and its predecessor|<!-- This parameter is empty to avoid breaking the template. -->}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SNK Corporation
| image_caption = Headquarters in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, since 2023
| native_name = 株式会社SNK
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = [[Kabushiki gaisha]] SNK
| former_names = {{Unbulleted list|'''Original company'''|Shin Nihon Kikaku<br />(1978–1986)<ref name="1973 history"/>|SNK Corporation<br />(1986–2001)|'''Current company'''|Playmore Corporation<br />(2001–2003)|SNK Playmore Corporation<br />(2003–2016)}}
| logo = SNK logo.svg
| logo_caption = 
| image = Shin-Osaka 2nd NK Building.jpg
| type = [[Kabushiki gaisha]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| traded_as = 
| founder = Eikichi Kawasaki
| defunct = {{nowrap|{{start date and age|2001|10|30}}}}<br />(original)
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Kenji Matsubara (president and CEO)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/07/snk-appoints-kenji-matsubara-as-new-ceo|title = SNK appoints Kenji Matsubara as new CEO|date = 29 July 2021}}</ref>}}
| revenue = {{increase}} {{Currency|3.105 billion|JPY}} (2017)<ref name=14thfiscal>14th Fiscal Period Publication, "Official Gazette (官報)" (Extra Edition No. 250), 2015 November 5, Page 62.{{in lang|ja}}</ref>
| net_income = {{increase}} {{Currency|115 million|JPY}} (2015)<ref name=14thfiscal />
| owner = [[MiSK Foundation]] (96.18%)<ref name="koreandepositoryreceipts" />
| subsid = {{Unbulleted list|Shogun Studios|Neo Geo Comics|SNK Electronics}}
| divisions = {{Unbulleted list|Studio Alpha|Playmore Entertainment|SNK Animation Studio}}
| num_employees = {{increase}} 286 (as of August 1, 2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://job.mynavi.jp/25/pc/search/corp243372/outline.html |title=(株)Snkの会社概要 &#124; マイナビ2025 }}</ref>
| foundation = {{start date and age|1978|7|22}} (as Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation)<br />{{start date and age|2001|8|1}} (as Playmore Corporation)
| location = [[Suita, Osaka]], Japan (1978–2023)<br />[[Yodogawa-ku, Osaka]], Japan (2023–present)
| homepage = {{URL|www.snk-corp.co.jp}}
}}

{{nihongo|'''SNK Corporation'''|株式会社SNK|[[Kabushiki gaisha]] SNK|lead=yes}}<ref name="dec1name">{{cite web|title=Announcement regarding SNK Corporation's name change.|url=https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/press/2016/120101/|website=SNK|date=December 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> is a Japanese [[video game|video gaming]] and interactive entertainment company.<ref name="エス • エヌ • ケイ">{{cite web|url=http://www.neogeo.co.jp/ |title=Original SNK Corporation (Shin Nihon Kikaku)|language=ja|website=SNK Corporation |date=1997-01-04 |access-date=2023-10-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970104150618/http://www.neogeo.co.jp/ |archive-date=January 4, 1997 }}</ref><ref name="株式会社エス • エヌ • ケイ">{{cite web|url=http://www.personal.triticom.com/~erm/www.neogeo.co.jp/index_jp.html |title=旧SNK 公式サイト |language=ja |website=エス • エヌ • ケイ |date=2001-10-12 |access-date=2023-11-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602194522/http://www.personal.triticom.com/~erm/www.neogeo.co.jp/index_jp.html |archive-date=June 2, 2002 }}</ref><ref name="株式会社SNK">{{cite web|url=https://neogeo.freeplaytech.com/index_jp.html |title=Original site SNK. |language=ja |website=SNK |date=2001-10-12 |access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref><ref name="snkhomepage">{{cite web|url=https://www.neogeo.co.jp/english/en-oversea.html |title= SNK Homepage |language=en |website=SNK Corporation |date=2001-10-05 |access-date=2023-11-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011005165730/http://www.neogeo.co.jp/english/en-oversea.html |archive-date=October 5, 2001 }}</ref> It was founded in 1978 as 
{{nihongo|'''Shin Nihon Kikaku'''|新日本企画||{{lit|New Japan Project}}}} by Eikichi Kawasaki and began by developing [[arcade game]]s. SNK is known for its [[Neo Geo (system)|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 the Saudi Arabian [[Misk Foundation|MiSK Foundation]] since 2022.