This was around 2006 year end.
BTW, I clearly remember that lovely NEO·GEO vertical insignia on the Dotonbori riverside. Me and my then bride-yet-to-be were just passing by on the bridge cross the river in front of the GLICO man, NEO·GEO was no more since years already, and she just casually said "oh look, a NEO·GEO insignia!"– of course I went like "oh, very funny, very funny, what a joker you are my dear, you almost got me and..." then I turned my head and I was just like °_°