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SNK

SNK Corporation is a Japanese game developer and publisher that licenses its intellectual property and supports esports.

Updated Nov 2, 2026Official website
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Commercial snapshot

Established

2001, as SNK Playmore[1]

Headquarters

Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan[1]

Leadership update

Kenji Matsubara left the CEO role in May 2025; SNK announced an interim succession process[4]

Business

Game development, licensing and esports initiatives[2]

Known for

Fatal Fury · The King of Fighters · Samurai Shodown · Metal Slug[2]

Key people

Ge Zhihui

Director

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SNK Corporation is a Japanese game developer and publisher. The current company was established in Osaka in 2001 as SNK Playmore, adopted the SNK Corporation name in 2016, and moved its headquarters to Yodogawa-ku in 2023. It also lists offices in Tokyo.[1]

SNK’s business includes game development, licensing and esports initiatives. Its catalog includes Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, The King of Fighters, The King of Fighters XV, Samurai Shodown and Metal Slug.[2][3]

In esports, SNK runs the SNK World Championship and provides support for community-run and other organized tournaments through its esports support program.[2]

Game portfolio

This list covers verified relationships to game records currently in PTG; it is not an exhaustive company catalog.