Why is Capcom More Successful than SNK in North America

[System_1]

Capcom = Good at making games, good at business, good at marketing
SNK = Good at making games, horrible at business, horrible at marketing (at least outside of Japan)

Nuff said.

what “marketing” has capcom done?

[nothingxs]

SNK’s rise to glory AND it’s downfall was the Neogeo. Since their going bankrupt and subsequent return from the grave, they’ve apparently learned a little bit of common sense.

An interesting thing to point out is that the cheaper, weaker hardware DID make SNK incredibly more inexpensive, which led to SNK games being very, very popular outside of NA in a variety of places (insert witty third world country, third world hardware joke here) because of their availability. Couple that with a few outstanding titles having been released for the system and you’ll probably understand why SNK was so stubborn about keeping the hardware for so long (even though they didn’t realize it was professional suicide).

I was one of the people who never understood why SNK didn’t jump ship to the NAOMI when it came out.

[Rico]

This is pretty sad because Before the Neo-Geo SNK at least had Ikari Warriors for an action series and they made Crystalis which many people will argue is the best Zelda type game made on the NES.

I’m surprised someone else thinks this too. Crystalis was the shit.

[Return_of_Shiki]

DragonSama is right.

They need to diversify their game if they want to stay alive this time.
And they need to do SOMETHING in North America if they want to stay in the game.

They NEED Metal Slug and Card Fighter’s Clash for the DS to come out NOW.
They NEED a console army/FPS game (Ikari Warriors for the new generation?)
They NEED to reach the RPG/anime following by making another Crystalis or another RPG based on KOF/SS
They NEED to market the Maximum Impact series based on anime sex appeal (worked for DoA)
They NEED to market NeoGeo Battle Coliseum for North America and get reviewers and critics behind it

[Kyoujin]

[quote=DragonSama]
SNIP[\QUOTE]

Well said; many of you have also had good points, but Dragon really put an interesting perspective on it.

I guess the more appropriate question would now be: Is SNK going to be more successful with fighting games in the future?

But I digress, many of you have been argueing that Capcom makes better games, where as the OTHER perspective about Capcom is that they haven’t made an original game in YEARS! Yes, SNK has been making alot of sequels and spin-offs, but if this is your main arguement against SNK, then it should also be an arguement against Capcom.
Granted, Capcom has released some original games recently (killer7) and will release another one this year, Okami. But let’s be honest, look at Capcom’s last releases:

05-23-2006 Monster Hunter Freedom T PSP?
June 2006 Mega Man® Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar E Game Boy® Advance
June 2006 Mega Man® Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar E Game Boy® Advance
June 2006 Dead Rising? RP Xbox 360?
June 2006 Street Fighter® Alpha Anthology T PlayStation®2
June 2006 Capcom® Puzzle World RP PSP?
Sept 2006 Okami? RP PlayStation®2
Sept 2006 Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins? RP PSP?
Q4 2006 Power Stone® Collection RP PSP?
Q1 2007 Lost Planet? RP Xbox 360?

Release Date Title Rating Platform
03-22-2006 Capcom® Classics Collection Remixed T PSP?
03-22-2006 Viewtiful Joe? Red Hot Rumble T PSP?
03-14-2006 Mega Man® Powered Up E PSP?
03-07-2006 Onimusha® Dawn of Dreams M PlayStation®2
02-28-2006 Final Fight: Streetwise? M PlayStation®2
02-28-2006 Final Fight: Streetwise? M Xbox®
02-07-2006 Street Fighter® Alpha 3 MAX T PSP?
02-07-2006 Resident Evil® Deadly Silence M Nintendo DS?
01-31-2006 Mega Man® Maverick Hunter? X E10+ PSP?
01-24-2006 Devil May Cry® 3 Special Edition M PlayStation®2
01-10-2006 Mega Man® X Collection E PlayStation®2
01-10-2006 Mega Man® X Collection E Nintendo GameCube?
11-08-2005 Viewtiful Joe? Red Hot Rumble T Nintendo GameCube?
11-08-2005 Viewtiful Joe? Double Trouble? T Nintendo DS?
11-01-2005 Without Warning? M PlayStation®2
11-01-2005 Without Warning? M Xbox®
11-01-2005 Mega Man Battle Network® 5 E Nintendo DS?
10-25-2005 Resident Evil® 4 M PlayStation®2
10-11-2005 Devil Kings? T PlayStation®2
10-11-2005 Phoenix Wright? T Nintendo DS?
10-04-2005 Mega Man® Zero 4 E Game Boy® Advance
09-27-2005 Capcom® Classics Collection T PlayStation®2
09-27-2005 Capcom® Classics Collection T Xbox®
09-20-2005 Legend of Kay? E10+ PlayStation®2
08-23-05 Beatdown:
Fists of Vengeance? M PlayStation®2
08-23-05 Beatdown:
Fists of Vengeance? M Xbox®
08-16-05 Darkwatch? M PlayStation®2
08-16-05 Darkwatch? M Xbox®
07-12-05 Flipnic? E PlayStation®2
07-06-05 Killer 7? M PlayStation®2
07-06-05 Killer 7? M Nintendo GameCube?
06-21-05 Mega Man Battle Network® 5
Team Colonel E Game Boy® Advance
06-21-05 Mega Man Battle Network® 5
Team Protoman E Game Boy® Advance
05-10-05 Haunting Ground? M PlayStation®2
04-26-05 Resident Evil® Outbreak File #2 M PlayStation®2
03-17-05 DARKSTALKERS CHRONICLE?:
The Chaos Tower T PSP?
03-15-05 Mega Man®
Anniversary Collection E Xbox®
03-01-05 Devil May Cry® 3 M PlayStation®2
02-22-05 Street Fighter®
Anniversary Collection T Xbox®
02-08-05 Shadow of Rome? M PlayStation®2
01-11-05 Resident Evil® 4 M Nintendo GameCube?
12-07-05 Mega Man® X8 T PlayStation®2
12-07-04 Viewtiful Joe? 2 T PlayStation®2
11-18-04 Viewtiful Joe? 2 T Nintendo GameCube?
11-16-04 Capcom Fighting Evolution? T PlayStation®2
10-21-04 Mega Man X Command Mission? T PlayStation®2
10-21-04 Mega Man X Command Mission? T Nintendo GameCube?
10-12-04 Under The Skin? T PlayStation®2
10-05-04 Mega Man® Zero 3 E Game Boy® Advance
09-21-04 Monster Hunter T PlayStation®2
09-28-04 Disney’s Aladdin E Game Boy® Advance
08-31-04 Street Fighter®
Anniversary Collection T PlayStation®2
08-24-04 Viewtiful Joe? T PlayStation®2
07-15-04 Crimson Tears? T PlayStation®2
07-06-04 Way of the Samurai 2 M PlayStation®2
06-28-04 Mega Man Battle Network® 4
Blue Moon E Game Boy Advance?
06-28-04 Mega Man Battle Network® 4
Red Sun E Game Boy® Advance
06-22-04 Mega Man®
Anniversary Collection E PlayStation®2
06-22-04 Mega Man®
Anniversary Collection E Nintendo GameCube?
04-27-04 Onimusha® 3 Demon Siege M PlayStation®2
03-30-04 Resident Evil® Outbreak M PlayStation®2
03-23-04 Onimusha Blade Warriors? T PlayStation®2
03-02-04 Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge? E Game Boy® Advance
02-26-04 Steel Battalion?:
Line of Contact T Xbox®

90% of those games are either sequels, collections, serialized, or just plain bad.

Now I love Capcom and I love SNK, and I agree that they both need to take steps to making better games, but they are both guilty of the same faults.
Things are going to change within the next six months depedning on what SNK decides to do, and what Capcom decides to do aswell.
Remember, Capcom was just nailed for tax fraud, so we have to wait and see what happens.

NECESSARY EDIT: I would like to point out that I am not supporting one franchise over another; while I prefer SNK over Capcom, I still believe that they are both equally excellent developers. I’m just trying to get a perspective from a forum that is mainly based around Capcom games.

[System_1]

[quote=Kyoujin]

SNIP[\QUOTE]
Remember, Capcom was just nailed for tax fraud, so we have to wait and see what happens.

Haven’t you read?

http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/news/html/e060331a.html

[Cheap_Scrub]

90% of those games are either sequels, collections, serialized, or just plain bad.

You know, I’ll take that as granted. But in the intrest of fairness, let’s see a similar list for SNK and see exactly how they stack up.

[Rico]

From gamefaqs (warning: uneccesarily long post ahead)

SNK PLAYMORE
2006 Fatal Fury Pack PlayStation 2
2006 SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS DS
2006 The King of Fighters NEST Collection PlayStation 2
2006 Metal Slug X Game Boy Advance
2006 NeoGeo Battle Coliseum Xbox 360
2006 The King of Fighters 2000/2001 Xbox
2006 King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 3 PlayStation 3
2006 King of Fighters: Maximum Impact PSP
2006 Metal Slug 2 Game Boy Advance
2006 Samurai Shodown V Special Xbox
2006 Metal Slug 3 Game Boy Advance
2006 KOF (working title) PSP
2006 Metal Slug Game Boy Advance
2006 Metal Slug Collection PSP
2006 King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 360 Xbox 360
2006 The King of Fighters XI PlayStation 2
2006 Art of Fighting Collection PlayStation 2
2006 The King of Fighters 2006 PlayStation 2
2006 Samurai Shodown V Special PlayStation 2
2006 The King of Fighters Orochi Collection PlayStation 2
2006 Metal Slug (working title) PlayStation 2
2006 The King of Fighters NeoWave Xbox
2006 King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Maniax PlayStation 2
2006 Samurai Spirits: Tenkaichi Kenkakuden PlayStation 2
2006 Last Blade 2-in-1 PlayStation 2
2005 NeoGeo Battle Coliseum PlayStation 2
2005 The King of Fighters XI Arcade Games
2005 Samurai Spirits: Tenkaichi Kenkakuden Arcade Games
2005 The King of Fighters 2003 Xbox
2005 Twinkle Star Sprites PlayStation 2
2005 SNK Slot Panic Vol. 1 PlayStation 2
2005 Metal Slug 5 Xbox
2005 The King of Fighters NeoWave PlayStation 2
2005 Garou: Mark of the Wolves PlayStation 2
2005 King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Maniax Xbox
2005 Metal Slug 5 PlayStation 2
2005 The King of Fighters 2002 Xbox
2005 Metal Slug 4 Xbox
2004 Metal Slug Advance Game Boy Advance
2004 Metal Slug Advance Game Boy Advance
2004 The King of Fighters 2003 PlayStation 2
2004 SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom Xbox
2004 Metal Slug 4 PlayStation 2
2004 King of Fighters: Maximum Impact PlayStation 2
2004 The King of Fighters NeoWave Arcade Games
2004 Samurai Shodown V Special NeoGeo
2004 Metal Slug 3 Xbox
2004 Samurai Shodown V Special Arcade Games
2004 The King of Fighters 2002 PlayStation 2
2004 The King of Fighters 2003 NeoGeo
2003 SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom PlayStation 2
2003 Samurai Shodown V NeoGeo
2003 SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom NeoGeo
2003 The King of Fighters 2003 Arcade Games
2003 Samurai Shodown V Arcade Games
2003 The King of Fighters 2000 Dreamcast
2003 The King of Fighters 2003 NeoGeo
1997 Metal Slug PlayStation

SNK

2006 The King of Fighters NEST Collection PlayStation 2
2006 Samurai Shodown V Special Xbox
2006 King of Fighters: Maximum Impact PSP
2006 Donchan no Casino Nights! NeoGeo Pocket Color
2006 Aruze Oukoku Pachi-Slot Simulation Vol. 9 NeoGeo Pocket Color
2006 Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket Volume 9 NeoGeo Pocket Color
2006 Aruze Oukoku Renbaku! Slot Puzzle NeoGeo Pocket Color
2006 Samurai Shodown V Special PlayStation 2
2006 The King of Fighters Orochi Collection PlayStation 2
2006 Metal Slug 6 Arcade Games
2006 Samurai Shodown V Xbox
2006 Last Blade 2-in-1 PlayStation 2
2005 NeoGeo Battle Coliseum Arcade Games
2005 The King of Fighters 02/03 Xbox
2005 Metal Slug 4 & 5 Xbox
2005 Twinkle Star Sprites PlayStation 2
2005 Garou: Mark of the Wolves PlayStation 2
2005 NeoGeo Battle Coliseum Arcade Games
2005 Metal Slug 4 & 5 PlayStation 2
2005 SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom PlayStation 2
2005 The King of Fighters 02/03 PlayStation 2
2004 Metal Slug Advance Game Boy Advance
2004 SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom Xbox
2004 The King of Fighters NeoWave Arcade Games
2004 Samurai Shodown V PlayStation 2
2004 Samurai Shodown V Special NeoGeo
2004 Samurai Shodown Mobile
2004 Metal Slug 3 Xbox
2004 Samurai Shodown V Special Arcade Games
2004 Metal Slug Mobile Mobile
2003 Samurai Shodown V NeoGeo
2003 Metal Slug 3 PlayStation 2
2003 Samurai Shodown V Arcade Games
2003 Metal Slug 3 PlayStation 2
2002 The King of Fighters 2000 Dreamcast
2002 Metal Slug 4 NeoGeo
2001 Sengoku 3 NeoGeo
2001 Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves Dreamcast
2001 SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition NeoGeo Pocket Color
2001 Super Real Mahjong Premium Collection NeoGeo Pocket Color
2001 Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku e-CUP NeoGeo Pocket Color
2001 Metal Slug X PlayStation
2001 Zupapa Arcade Games
2001 Sengoku 3 Arcade Games
2000 Last Blade 2 Dreamcast
2000 The King of Fighters 2000 NeoGeo
2000 Big Bang Pro Wrestling NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Del Sol 2 NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Cool Cool Jam NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Cool Cool Toon Dreamcast
2000 The King of Fighters 2000 Arcade Games
2000 King of Fighters, The: Battle de Paradise NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Densetsu no Ogre Battle: Zenobia no Ouji NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Ganbare Neo Poke Kun NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Metal Slug 3 NeoGeo
2000 Dynamite Slugger NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Dive Alert: Becky’s Version NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Dive Alert: Matt’s Version NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Puzzle Link 2 NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 The King of Fighters '99: Evolution Dreamcast
2000 The King of Fighters '99: Evolution Dreamcast
2000 Metal Slug 3 Arcade Games
2000 The King of Fighters ‘99 PlayStation
2000 Twinkle Star Sprites Dreamcast
2000 Ward of Lights NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 The Last Blade NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Metal Slug: 2nd Mission NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Metal Slug: Second Mission NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Garou: Mark of the Wolves NeoGeo
2000 Evolution NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Shanghai Mini NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Cotton NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Neo 21 NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 SNK Gals’ Fighters NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Mokushi Se! Kanji O NeoGeo Pocket Color
2000 Bang Bead Arcade Games
1999 Mizuki Shigeru no Youkai Shashinkan NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Strikers 1945 Plus Arcade Games
1999 Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage PlayStation
1999 Faselei! NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Koudelka PlayStation
1999 Garou: Mark of the Wolves Arcade Games
1999 Sonic The Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Dark Arms NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Puyo Pop NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Prehistoric Isle 2 Arcade Games
1999 The King of Fighters '99 NeoGeo
1999 Bio Motor Unitron NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Neo Turf Masters NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 The King of Fighters '99 Arcade Games
1999 Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad NeoGeo
1999 The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 Dreamcast
1999 Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition PlayStation
1999 Baseball Stars NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Baseball Stars Color NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Metal Slug X NeoGeo
1999 Captain Tomaday Arcade Games
1999 Buriki One: World Grapple Tournament '99 in Tokyo Arcade Games
1999 King of Fighters R-1 NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Neo Dragon’s Wild NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Samurai Shodown! 2 NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Neo Mystery Bonus NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Crush Roller NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 The King of Fighters R-2 NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Fatal Fury: First Contact NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Neo Cherry Master Color NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Pocket Tennis Color NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 The King of Fighters '98 PlayStation
1999 The King of Fighters '98 PlayStation
1999 Metal Slug X Arcade Games
1999 Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life PlayStation
1999 The Last Blade PlayStation
1999 Fatal Fury Wild Ambition Arcade Games
1999 The Last Blade 2 Neo-Geo CD
1999 Neo Cherry Master NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 NeoGeo Cup '98 Plus NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighter’s Clash - SNK Version NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Neo-Geo Pocket Color Hardware NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 NeoGeo Pocket Color Hardware NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Densha De Go! 2 NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Puzzle Link NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Bust a Move Pocket NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Metal Slug: First Mission NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighter’s Clash - Capcom Version NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 Magical Drop Pocket NeoGeo Pocket Color
1999 The King of Fighters '99 Neo-Geo CD
1998 The King of Fighters '98 Neo-Geo CD
1998 Flip Shot Arcade Games
1998 Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad Arcade Games
1998 Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage Arcade Games
1998 The King of Fighters Best Collection Saturn
1998 The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest NeoGeo
1998 Beast Busters: Second Nightmare Arcade Games
1998 The King of Fighters Kyo PlayStation
1998 Samurai Spirits Best Collection Saturn
1998 Real Bout Garou Densetsu Best Collection Saturn
1998 Neo-Geo Cup '98: The Road to Victory NeoGeo
1998 The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest Arcade Games
1998 Breakers Revenge Arcade Games
1998 Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special: Dominated Mind PlayStation
1998 The King of Fighters '97 PlayStation
1998 Neo-Geo Cup '98: The Road to Victory Arcade Games
1998 The King of Fighters '97 PlayStation
1998 Xtreme Rally Arcade Games
1998 Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 NeoGeo
1998 Metal Slug 2 NeoGeo
1998 The King of Fighters '97 Saturn
1998 Samurai Spirits: Kenkaku Yubinan Pack PlayStation
1998 Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Arcade Games
1998 Blazing Star NeoGeo
1998 Metal Slug 2 Arcade Games
1998 The Last Blade NeoGeo
1998 Blazing Star Arcade Games
1998 The Last Blade 2 NeoGeo
1998 The Last Blade 2 Arcade Games
1997 Samurai Spirits IV: Amakusa Kourin Special PlayStation
1997 Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special Saturn
1997 Samurai Shodown 64 Arcade Games
1997 Shock Troopers Arcade Games
1997 The King of Fighters '97 Neo-Geo CD
1997 Samurai Spirits: Amakusa Kourin Saturn
1997 The King of Fighters '97 NeoGeo
1997 Road’s Edge Arcade Games
1997 The Irritating Maze Arcade Games
1997 Metal Slug PlayStation
1997 Metal Slug PlayStation
1997 The King of Fighters '97 Arcade Games
1997 The King of Fighters '96 PlayStation
1997 Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidouretsuden PlayStation
1997 Samurai Shodown RPG Neo-Geo CD
1997 Neo Mr. Do! Arcade Games
1997 Neo Bomberman Arcade Games
1997 Magical Drop III NeoGeo
1997 Metal Slug Saturn
1997 Real Bout Fatal Fury Special Neo-Geo CD
1997 Breakers NeoGeo
1997 Real Bout Fatal Fury Special NeoGeo
1997 Magical Drop III Arcade Games
1997 The King of Fighters '96 Neo-Geo Collection Neo-Geo CD
1997 Twinkle Star Sprites NeoGeo
1997 Money Puzzle Exchanger Arcade Games
1997 Real Bout Garou Densetsu PlayStation
1997 The Last Blade Neo-Geo CD
1997 The Last Blade Arcade Games
1996 The King of Fighters '96 Saturn
1996 Waku Waku 7 NeoGeo
1996 The Ultimate 11 NeoGeo
1996 Breakers Arcade Games
1996 Stakes Winner 2 NeoGeo
1996 Samurai Shodown IV NeoGeo
1996 Twinkle Star Sprites Arcade Games
1996 Waku Waku 7 Arcade Games
1996 Samurai Spirits: Zankuro Musouken Saturn
1996 Samurai Spirits Bushidouretsuden Saturn
1996 Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle NeoGeo
1996 The Ultimate 11 Arcade Games
1996 The King of Fighters '96 NeoGeo
1996 Stakes Winner 2 Arcade Games
1996 Real Bout Garou Densetsu Saturn
1996 Ironclad Neo-Geo CD
1996 Blades of Blood: Samurai Shodown III PlayStation
1996 World Heroes Perfect Saturn
1996 The King of Fighters '96 Arcade Games
1996 OverTop Neo-Geo CD
1996 Neo Drift Out Neo-Geo CD
1996 Ragnagard NeoGeo
1996 Futsal: 5 on 5 Mini Soccer Neo-Geo CD
1996 Ninja Masters NeoGeo
1996 The King Of Fighters '95 PlayStation
1996 The King Of Fighters '95 PlayStation
1996 Garou Densetsu 3 Saturn
1996 Ragnagard Arcade Games
1996 Ninja Masters Arcade Games
1996 Metal Slug NeoGeo
1996 Art of Fighting 3 NeoGeo
1996 OverTop Arcade Games
1996 Magical Drop II NeoGeo
1996 Metal Slug Arcade Games
1996 Neo Drift Out Arcade Games
1996 The King of Fighters '95 Saturn
1996 Oshidashi Zintrick Neo-Geo CD
1996 Magical Drop II Arcade Games
1996 Art of Fighting 3 Arcade Games
1996 Neo Turf Masters NeoGeo
1996 Real Bout Fatal Fury Neo-Geo CD
1996 Neo Turf Masters Arcade Games
1996 Maruko Deluxe Quiz NeoGeo
1996 Real Bout Fatal Fury NeoGeo
1996 Samurai Shodown IV Neo-Geo CD
1996 OverTop NeoGeo
1996 Real Bout Fatal Fury Special Arcade Games
1996 Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle Arcade Games
1996 Samurai Shodown IV Arcade Games
1995 Neo-Geo CD Special Neo-Geo CD
1995 Real Bout Fatal Fury Arcade Games
1995 Samurai Shodown III NeoGeo
1995 Maruko Deluxe Quiz Arcade Games
1995 Puzzle de Pon Arcade Games
1995 Shogi no Tatsujin NeoGeo
1995 ADK World Neo-Geo CD
1995 Stakes Winner NeoGeo
1995 Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer NeoGeo
1995 Shogi no Tatsujin Arcade Games
1995 Pulstar NeoGeo
1995 Stakes Winner Arcade Games
1995 Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer Arcade Games
1995 The King of Fighters '95 NeoGeo
1995 Pulstar Arcade Games
1995 Idol Mahjong Final Romance 2 Neo-Geo CD
1995 Kabuki Klash NeoGeo
1995 Kabuki Klash Neo-Geo CD
1995 The King of Fighters '95 Arcade Games
1995 World Heroes Perfect NeoGeo
1995 Double Dragon Neo-Geo CD
1995 Riding Hero Neo-Geo CD
1995 World Heroes Perfect Arcade Games
1995 Savage Reign NeoGeo
1995 Bust-A-Move Neo-Geo CD
1995 Crossed Swords 2 Neo-Geo CD
1995 Savage Reign Arcade Games
1995 3 Count Bout Neo-Geo CD
1995 Fatal Fury 3 Neo-Geo CD
1995 Cyber-Lip Neo-Geo CD
1995 Baseball Stars Professional Neo-Geo CD
1995 Fatal Fury 3 NeoGeo
1995 Super Sidekicks 3 NeoGeo
1995 Jyanshin Densetsu: Quest of Jongmaster Neo-Geo CD
1995 Double Dragon NeoGeo
1995 Fatal Fury 3 Arcade Games
1995 Ghost Pilots Neo-Geo CD
1995 Power Spikes II Neo-Geo CD
1995 Sengoku Neo-Geo CD
1995 Quiz King of Fighters NeoGeo
1995 Super Sidekicks 3 Arcade Games
1995 Mutation Nation Neo-Geo CD
1995 Galaxy Fight NeoGeo
1995 Quiz King of Fighters Arcade Games
1995 Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors Arcade Games
1995 Panic Bomber Arcade Games
1995 World Heroes Perfect Neo-Geo CD
1995 Aero Fighters 3 NeoGeo
1995 The King of Fighters '95 Neo-Geo CD
1995 Samurai Shodown III Neo-Geo CD
1995 Double Dragon (NeoGeo) Arcade Games
1995 Samurai Shodown III Arcade Games
1995 Kabuki Klash Arcade Games
1994 Bust-A-Move Arcade Games
1994 Samurai Shodown II Neo-Geo CD
1994 Street Hoop NeoGeo
1994 Street Hoop Arcade Games
1994 Fatal Fury Special GameGear
1994 Ninja Combat Neo-Geo CD
1994 Rally Chase Neo-Geo CD
1994 Magician Lord Neo-Geo CD
1994 Power Spikes II Arcade Games
1994 The King of Fighters '94 NeoGeo
1994 Zed Blade Arcade Games
1994 Fatal Fury Special Neo-Geo CD
1994 Last Resort Neo-Geo CD
1994 Alpha Mission II Neo-Geo CD
1994 NAM-1975 Neo-Geo CD
1994 Neo-Geo CD Hardware Neo-Geo CD
1994 The Super Spy Neo-Geo CD
1994 Top Player’s Golf Neo-Geo CD
1994 Mahjong Kyoretsuden Neo-Geo CD
1994 Burning Fight Neo-Geo CD
1994 Aero Fighters 2 NeoGeo
1994 Aggressors of Dark Kombat NeoGeo
1994 The King of Fighters '94 Arcade Games
1994 Aggressors of Dark Kombat Arcade Games
1994 Aero Fighters 2 Arcade Games
1994 Jyanshin Densetsu: Quest of Jongmaster Arcade Games
1994 Fight Fever Arcade Games
1994 Top Hunter NeoGeo
1994 World Heroes 2 Jet NeoGeo
1994 Super Sidekicks 2 NeoGeo
1994 Gururin Arcade Games
1994 Top Hunter Arcade Games
1994 World Heroes 2 Jet Arcade Games
1994 Super Sidekicks 2 Arcade Games
1994 WindJammers NeoGeo
1994 Karnov’s Revenge Arcade Games
1994 Art of Fighting 2 NeoGeo
1994 SpinMaster NeoGeo
1994 WindJammers Arcade Games
1994 League Bowling Neo-Geo CD
1994 Fighter’s History Dynamite NeoGeo
1994 The King of Fighters '94 Neo-Geo CD
1994 Fighter’s History Dynamite Neo-Geo CD
1994 Samurai Shodown II Arcade Games
1994 Karnov’s Revenge Neo-Geo CD
1993 Samurai Shodown II NeoGeo
1993 Fatal Fury Special NeoGeo
1993 SpinMaster Arcade Games
1993 Samurai Shodown Neo-Geo CD
1993 Samurai Shodown NeoGeo
1993 World Heroes 2 NeoGeo
1993 World Heroes 2 Arcade Games
1993 3 Count Bout NeoGeo
1993 Sengoku 2 Neo-Geo CD
1993 Sengoku 2 NeoGeo
1993 3 Count Bout Arcade Games
1993 Fatal Fury 2 Neo-Geo CD
1993 Fatal Fury 2 NeoGeo
1993 Super Sidekicks Neo-Geo CD
1993 Sengoku 2 Arcade Games
1993 Art of Fighting 2 Arcade Games
1993 Samurai Shodown Sega CD
1993 Fatal Fury Special Arcade Games
1993 Samurai Shodown Arcade Games
1992 Super Sidekicks Arcade Games
1992 Art of Fighting NeoGeo
1992 Viewpoint NeoGeo
1992 Viewpoint Neo-Geo CD
1992 Art of Fighting Neo-Geo CD
1992 Viewpoint Arcade Games
1992 World Heroes NeoGeo
1992 World Heroes Neo-Geo CD
1992 Super Sidekicks NeoGeo
1992 World Heroes Arcade Games
1992 Andro Dunos NeoGeo
1992 King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing NeoGeo
1992 King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing Neo-Geo CD
1992 Andro Dunos Arcade Games
1992 Ninja Commando NeoGeo
1992 Ninja Commando Neo-Geo CD
1992 King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing Arcade Games
1992 Ninja Commando Arcade Games
1992 Baseball Stars 2 NeoGeo
1992 Baseball Stars 2 Neo-Geo CD
1992 Last Resort NeoGeo
1992 Mutation Nation NeoGeo
1992 Baseball Stars 2 Arcade Games
1992 Last Resort Arcade Games
1992 Mutation Nation Arcade Games
1992 Soccer Brawl NeoGeo
1992 Football Frenzy NeoGeo
1992 Soccer Brawl Arcade Games
1992 Football Frenzy Arcade Games
1992 Aero Fighters Arcade Games
1992 Quiz Meitantei Neo Geo - Quiz Daisousasen Part 2 Arcade Games
1992 Art of Fighting Arcade Games
1992 Fatal Fury 2 Arcade Games
1991 Fatal Fury Neo-Geo CD
1991 Robo Army NeoGeo
1991 Thrash Rally NeoGeo
1991 Fatal Fury NeoGeo
1991 Fatal Fury Arcade Games
1991 Thrash Rally Arcade Games
1991 Robo Army Arcade Games
1991 Super Baseball 2020 NeoGeo
1991 Crossed Swords NeoGeo
1991 Super Baseball 2020 Arcade Games
1991 Burning Fight NeoGeo
1991 Crossed Swords Arcade Games
1991 League Bowling NeoGeo
1991 Ninja Combat NeoGeo
1991 NAM-1975 NeoGeo
1991 Ghost Pilots NeoGeo
1991 Neo-Geo Hardware NeoGeo
1991 Baseball Stars Professional NeoGeo
1991 Sengoku NeoGeo
1991 Riding Hero NeoGeo
1991 Blue’s Journey NeoGeo
1991 Magician Lord NeoGeo
1991 The Super Spy NeoGeo
1991 Mahjong Kyoretsuden NeoGeo
1991 Alpha Mission II NeoGeo
1991 Cyber-Lip NeoGeo
1991 King of the Monsters NeoGeo
1991 Top Player’s Golf NeoGeo
1991 Puzzled NeoGeo
1991 Burning Fight Arcade Games
1991 Alpha Mission II Arcade Games
1991 King of the Monsters Arcade Games
1991 Sengoku Arcade Games
1991 Touchdown Fever NES
1991 Ghost Pilots Arcade Games
1991 Legend of Success Joe Arcade Games
1991 Quiz Daisousa Sen - The Last Count Down Arcade Games
1991 Eight Man NeoGeo
1991 Eight Man Arcade Games
1991 Legend of Success Joe NeoGeo
1990 League Bowling Arcade Games
1990 Puzzled Arcade Games
1990 Cyber-Lip Arcade Games
1990 The Super Spy Arcade Games
1990 Riding Hero Arcade Games
1990 Ninja Combat Arcade Games
1990 Funny Field Game Boy
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[Archer_V2.0]

Capcom makes better games than SNK.

Topic Over.

[System_1]

People attribute capcom to street fighter, this isn’t their strength.

The capcom brand had several block busters back in the early NES days that established them as a tier 1 games maker, right smack alongside konami and square.

Any game that these companies make, turns to gold and people will buy the shit out of on brand name alone.

SNK on the other had what in America to build a brand base off then? Nothing, jackshit, nobody had heard about them, or cared.

So when Fatal Fury and Street Fighter hit the arcades people went with capcom as always because they trusted the brand.

This trend continues even now. Capcom cranks out resident evil and other games increasing their library and fan base.

SNK makes, err KOF and metal slug, that’s not an effective way to get your brand out there and well known.

[H_Magnus]

Two words: Resident Evil.

[Henaki]

Capcom has other games and thus, doesn’t have to crutch its sales on a dying genre monetary wise.

[Gouki7]

For many, many years, SNK was always over-shadowed by Capcom and the Street Fighter Franchise. Only within the past few years has SNK really started to get more exposure on our side of the ocean. Granted, there were a few titles released many years ago (Dream Match 1999 for DC and King of Fighters 99 for PSX) but before that, there was nothing. There may have been a King of Fighters, Samurai Showdonw, or Art of Fighting Cabinet at your arcade, but chances are, there were few of them.
SNK is arguably one of Japan’s most popular developers, so why can’t the same be said for North America?
I think we can all agree that Capcom has had some phenomonal sales and they have always sold better than SNK, no matter what genre it is

What is it about North American that desires Capcom over SNK? Both of which are arguably equally fantastic developers and is likely the most common rivalry on the SRK boards.

Discuss.

Quality over quantity.

[System_1]

Although SNK was always second to Capcom in the US, they were still a major force during the fighting game boom. The media gave plenty of hype to SNK games like Samurai Showdown 2 or KOF94. Arcades had plenty of SNK games. And I still remember when owning a Neo Geo was like a symbol of power for the hardcore gamers.

I don’t think SNK underperformed at all. They didn’t beat Capcom but big deal they did well. They look bad now, but they used to have a strong presence in the US.

[ShinjiGohan]

I loved the SNK baseball stars game on the NES.

But honestly, the major reason why I got into street fighter was because I heard that it was a fighting game being made by the same people that made Final Fight, which I loved. From there, they just exploded.

[Ouroborus]

cuz prior to garou and their bankruptcy, SNK characters are a fobby ass bunch compared to capcom characters. that shit doesnt appeal to americans, only to fobs and otakus.

and also what kyoji said.

[Mycah_Leonhart]

MEGA MAN
STREET FIGHTER II
RESIDENT EVIL

Those are the 3 main reasons, also SFII hit arcades first, with Fatal Fury coming a few mos. after.

SFII had 8 people to pick, FF had like what - 3? and Art of Fighting had what? - 2?

Plus cause of the US’s mindset - FF and AoF were seen as RIPOFFS cause they came out later.

Honestly SNK didn’t really get a shot over here till Samurai Showdown came out but by that time MK was out so that kept them down as well.

[Dark_Geese]

I agree with what Mycah said here…

All I’m gonna say is go to Guardcrush.net/forums for all your SNK needs…

-DG

[Cheap_Scrub]

Snip

So SNKP in the same time period has released 100% “sequels, collections, serialized, or just plain bad” games.

Ladies and gentlemen, you have my point.

[SSJGouKi]

Capcom makes better games than SNK.

Topic Over.

So your saying CFJ: Recycle Mega Edition is a great game? LOL!!! :lol: