Episode III: Girls, Pachislot and IP Suicide
Hey kids!
Remember when SNK Playmore didn't rely solely on the KOF franchise to keep their credibility afloat? Well, their newest cell phone game certainly won't change their reputation:
http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/mobile/game/details.php?id=109
(Master Tasuke will be pleased; everyone else will either be disgusted, horrified, or asking themselves if it's worth supporting a gaming company that churns out garbage like this on a regular basis in exchange for one good game every 12-24 months.)
In other less-important news, SNKP is putting the finishing touches on yet another pair of pachislot games. They are "Hyper Otosan" (which stars an aging Japanese super hero) and "Sister Quest 2" (good luck trying to guess the theme of that one).
http://slot.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/hyper_otousan/
http://slot.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/sister-quest2/
In my opinion, when the Japanese economy has flatlined and the creepy otaku fanbase is your only major source of income (as well as brain-dead pachinko punks), desperate times call for dumber decisions, at least in SNKP's case. Much as I'd like to see Crystalis II, I'm afraid we're far more likely to see SNKP get acquired by a Japanese cell phone company or a third-party Korean developer (again) than a new game that is neither a fighter nor a shooter (nor a perverted witch-touching game, thankyouveramuch).
Previous episodes of "The Sorry State of SNK Playmore" can also be found at the top of these threads:
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209371
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210308
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214805
(By the by, SNKP also said something about KOF Sky Stage coming to X-Box Live on September 15th.)
Hey kids!
Remember when SNK Playmore didn't rely solely on the KOF franchise to keep their credibility afloat? Well, their newest cell phone game certainly won't change their reputation:
http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/mobile/game/details.php?id=109
(Master Tasuke will be pleased; everyone else will either be disgusted, horrified, or asking themselves if it's worth supporting a gaming company that churns out garbage like this on a regular basis in exchange for one good game every 12-24 months.)
In other less-important news, SNKP is putting the finishing touches on yet another pair of pachislot games. They are "Hyper Otosan" (which stars an aging Japanese super hero) and "Sister Quest 2" (good luck trying to guess the theme of that one).
http://slot.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/hyper_otousan/
http://slot.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/sister-quest2/
In my opinion, when the Japanese economy has flatlined and the creepy otaku fanbase is your only major source of income (as well as brain-dead pachinko punks), desperate times call for dumber decisions, at least in SNKP's case. Much as I'd like to see Crystalis II, I'm afraid we're far more likely to see SNKP get acquired by a Japanese cell phone company or a third-party Korean developer (again) than a new game that is neither a fighter nor a shooter (nor a perverted witch-touching game, thankyouveramuch).
Previous episodes of "The Sorry State of SNK Playmore" can also be found at the top of these threads:
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209371
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210308
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214805
(By the by, SNKP also said something about KOF Sky Stage coming to X-Box Live on September 15th.)
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