At the online game event "NEW GAME+ EXPO" held on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 0:00, SNK made a shocking announcement that " Warden " from "For Honor" will join "SAMURAI SPIRITS". SNK had the industry in an uproar with the shocking announcement.
But that wasn't the only shocking news!
It was announced that the legendary "NEOGEOPOCKETCOLORSELECTION " will be reissued on the Nintendo Switch, featuring classic titles from the legendary "NEOGEO POCKET COLOR" hardware!
The former editor-in-chief of Saiga NAK, who watched the "NEW GAME+ EXPO" in real time and owns all Neo Geo Geo consoles, got excited and tweeted about it on Twitter, and here are the details!
A legendary hardware masterpiece is coming back to life!
The " NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION " will bring the best titles from the legendary "NEOGEO POCKET COLOR " hardware to the Nintendo Switch.
2 " as an early purchase bonus for the Nitendo Switch version of "SAMURAI SPIRITS" released in 2019, and " SNKGALS' FIGHTERS " will be available on the Nitendo Switch on April 30, 2020, and the "NEOGEO POCKET COLOR" masterpiece will be playable on the Nitendo Switch as well!
The new "NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION" titles have also been announced!
King of Fighters R-2
The King of Fighters R-2 " is a fighting game released in 1999 for the NEOGEO POCKET and NEOGEO POCKET COLOR.
Based on "The King of Fighters '98", cute and deformed KOF characters fight each other on the screen!
Including Kasumi Todo, who does not appear in King of Fighters '98, a total of 23 characters make appearances in this title that is sure to be a lot of fun!
The " Making Mode " that allows you to create your own original character is also included, so there's plenty of room for challenge!
With one Nintendo Switch, you can play in table mode, and with two Nintendo Switch, you can play with two players in portable mode, so you can enjoy heated battles anytime, anywhere!
King of Fighters R-2" is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2020 for 800 yen (tax included)!
The game is rated CERO: A ( for all ages), so you can enjoy it with your children!
2", which was an early purchase bonus for the Nitendo Switch version of "SAMURAI SPIRITS", will also be released to the general public!
This is great news for those who were not able to get the "SAMURAI SPIRITS" because they were late in purchasing it!
The contents are the same as those of the early purchase bonus, so please be careful not to purchase a duplicate copy.
2" will be on sale to the general public in the summer of 2020 and will be priced at 800 yen (tax included)!
Expect more titles to be distributed!
When combined with the "SNK GALS' FIGHTERS" currently being distributed, the "NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION" will now include a total of three titles.
However, the title "NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION" does not mean that this is the end of the line!
There are still many masterpieces in the NEOGEO POCKET/NEOGEO POCKET COLOR series, and we hope to see more of them on the Nintendo Switch in the future .
For more information, please check the official SNK website news release page!