Sun Amusement Co. Ltd. (株式会社サンアミューズメント Kabushiki-gaisha San Amyūzumento) is one of the Playmore Corporation group companies. Established in July 2000, the company's main business activities include operating amusement facilities, selling and supporting medals and slot machines, and developing games and prize machines. Its capital is 10 million yen, and its head office is located in Itami City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
In October 2002, Sun Amusement absorbed BrezzaSoft into its operations, comprising former SNK staff and programmers.
As of June 2, 2003, the company decided to change its former name, Sun Amusement Co. Ltd., to SNK NEOGEO Corporation (株式会社SNKネオジオ Kabushiki-gaisha SNK NEOJIO).[1][2][3] At that time, the current representative director and president of the company was appointed, succeeding Mikiko Keisuke. Although the new president confessed to being 'not very well-educated', the new president pledged to inherit the previous president's policies and to excel in developing the company's business, thus seeking continued guidance and support.[4]
Playmore is a company established on August 1, 2001, to take over the copyrights owned by SNK Corporation, which had filed for civil rehabilitation proceedings. After SNK went bankrupt at the end of October 30, 2001,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] the surviving companies bearing the name "SNK" were Playmore's affiliated companies "SNK NEOGEO Korea", "SNK NEOGEO Hong Kong". Previously, there were only three companies, "SNK NEOGEO USA", but with this company name change, the "SNK" name would officially be reinstated in Japan.[3]
SNK NEOGEO Corporation official site (www.snkneogeo.co.jp).
The revival of the SNK name, which created the famous Neo Geo hardware and played a role in the competitive fighting boom, brought renewed enthusiasm to fans. At E3 held in the United States in 2003, SNK NEOGEO USA exhibited "SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos" that would be first released in Japan, with a location test held at the Neo Geo Land Esaka store on June 6.[3]
In November 2004, SNK NEOGEO merged with SNK Playmore, who was in turn acquired by SNK Playmore Corporation, bringing together former SNK staff and providing SNK Playmore with in-house development and publishing resources.
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- ↑ 株式会社SNKネオジオ (Japanese). Sun Amusement (18 June 2003). Archived from the original on 18 June 2003. Retrieved on 4 February 2024.
- ↑ 社名変更のご挨拶 (Japanese). SNK NEOGEO (21 June 2003). Archived from the original on 21 June 2003. Retrieved on 4 February 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kitamura, Takakazu (3 June 2003). サンアミューズメント、6月2日付けで「株式会社SNKネオジオ」に社名変更 (Japanese). Impress. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved on 4 February 2024.
- ↑ 就任のご挨拶 (Japanese). SNK NEOGEO (4 August 2003). Archived from the original on 4 August 2003. Retrieved on 4 February 2024.
- ↑ SNK FOR EVER. SNK (29 October 2001). Retrieved on 14 September 2024.
- ↑ エス・エヌ・ケイ フォーエバー. エス・エヌ・ケイ (29 October 2001). Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved on 5 February 2024.
- ↑ SNKが大阪地裁から破産宣告 (Japanese). ZDNet JAPAN (2 November 2001). Archived from the original on 19 November 2001. Retrieved on 7 February 2024.
- ↑ アルゼがSNK株主より損害賠償請求 (Japanese). ジーパラドットコム (2 November 2001). Archived from the original on 24 December 2001. Retrieved on 14 March 2024.
- ↑ SNK issues cryptic bankruptcy statement (English). Spong (29 October 2001). Retrieved on 15 May 2024.
- ↑ Seyoon Park, Andrew (29 October 2001). SNK Corporation closes its doors (English). GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2 November 2001. Retrieved on 5 November 2024.
- ↑ https://www.angelfire.com/ga/engallo/copy_of_evil.html