SNK Producer Reveals Secrets Behind 26-Year Comeback of Fatal Fury

–Is there any plan for competitive e-sports?

We have held the “SNK World Championship” twice in the past, and next year we would like to add “CotW” as an event. We are also planning to participate actively in other tournaments to maximize e-sports, both in terms of tournament management and prize money, so please look forward to it. Since this is a new game, everyone has the same starting line, so I guess you could say that everyone has the same amount of opportunities.

–When a video of the “Buster Wolf,” a super special move that symbolizes the popular character Terry Bogart, was recently released, old fans said, “Not this one! It’s not the same as before! The video of “Buster Wolf,” the iconic super special move, was released and there was an uproar from old fans who said, “Not this!

I was like, “Is that it? I also thought, ‘If I release this video now, it will be rough,’ but it was rough after all. I am sorry about that!　We are working hard to fix it now. We are constantly brushing up not only Buster Wolf’s performance, but also the entire video. Please look forward to that as well.”

–How complete is it now?

I can’t say what percentage of progress we have made, but we are making good progress! (laughs). When you think of a fighting game, you may have an image of it being a little difficult, but it’s an easy-to-understand game with cool guys, unique guys, beautiful girls, and cute girls, so I hope you will enjoy playing it.

SNK also has other popular series. We would like to develop the “Fist of the Dragon and Tiger” series, the “Samuspi” series, etc., and have the characters from each of these series come together in “KOF” as a culmination of all of them. We can’t release as many titles in a year as we used to, so we would like to have a long-lasting relationship with you. We will release information one after another, both on the Internet and at events. I hope you will check our official website and SNS often.

Early next year, a big new fighting game title will begin to take shape. Fans of the fighting game genre will of course have already taken notice, but for those who want to start playing fighting games now, and for those who want to be in the limelight in the world of e-sports, this will be a great opportunity. We will keep an eye on the future.