FYI, SNK is owned by Mohammed bin Salman.

I think I'll pass giving them a single cent.

I hadn't heard this, but looks like you are right.

Makes me feel a little conflicted having bought one of those SNK bundles a couple years ago on Steam or Humble Bundle or something. Don't love the idea of giving money to someone like that.

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kraquepype 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's a shame, I've always had a thing for Neo-Geo and SNK games.

He won't get a cent when I play on my MVS carts on actual hardware, so there is that.

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platevoltage 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I hate that we are in the era of Millennial dictators feeling the need to own things that they thought were cool when they were kids. I don't see how owning SNK could be considered a great investment opportunity.

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_--__--__ 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The payoff for MBS was to use SNK's brand recognition to promote the esports World Cup (run by another of his foundations). He even got to buddy up with some celebrities (Christiano Ronaldo and some famous DJ) when he shoehorned real people into that new Fatal Fury game.

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chongli 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't see how owning SNK could be considered a great investment opportunity

It’s not. It sounds much more like a vanity or passion purchase. Like how Neil Young once invested in the Lionel model railroading manufacturer.

	▲	platevoltage 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yep. I guess owning Metal Slug is better than his previous hobby of hacking up journalists.