If I may frankly share my thoughts here:
SNK went bankrupt once in the past. It later revived and has survived up to the present, but at some point along the way, SNK began doing things that feel misguided—marketing methods and company operations that do not align with consumer needs, and that are difficult to understand for both longtime fans and people who are trying to get into SNK’s games now.
In my view, I am convinced that the way this company operates will not change unless it actually collapses again. If a company fails to meet consumer needs, cannot generate profit, and ends up going under, that would be a natural outcome. However, despite everything, SNK continues to survive even while operating this way.
Because of that, I think the company does not feel that it is facing a real risk of disappearing, and that may be why it keeps making these strange decisions. That is how I see the current state of SNK.
It would be fortunate if the company genuinely accepted criticism and complaints from many people and changed as a result—but has anything really changed so far? As long as SNK continues to exist as a company, it may keep moving forward in directions that we cannot understand.
Honestly, I hope this opinion of mine turns out to be nothing more than an overly pessimistic thought.
It's so fu*king hard to be a SNK fan nowadays man.
I just wanna play the game and recommend it to others in good conscience. WHY ARE THEY MAKING IT SO HARD TO DO IT?!
The whole marketing division needs to be FIRED NOW!