Month: November 2018

Some technical hurdles just need to be cleared

SNK’s Yasuyuki Oda was recently interviewed by Dual Shockers regarding their Switch efforts. While the majority of the interview was focused on SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, they also touched on the possibility of bringing the King of Fighters XIV to Nintendo’s console portable hybrid.

When asked about bringing KoFXIV to Switch, Oda stated that it was definitely a possibility. That said, he stated that there were some technical hurdles that their team would need to overcome before the port could happen.

The rest of the interview focuses on why they chose to develop SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (they wanted a spiritual successor SNK Gals Fighters), Oda’s thoughts on the positive reaction to the Samurai Shodown reveal, and more.

You can read the full interview over at Dual Shockers.

Source: Dual Shockers

The trademark was renewed alongside a new one for “Battle Genesis”

It’s tough to be a Virtua Fighter fan these days. This current generation hasn’t seen a new installment of the seminal 3D fighter, and the only way to play the latest installments, is inside another game.

However, some recent developments may bode well for the franchise. Sega Games Japan recently had the trademark for the Virtua Fighter logo renewed in the US last month. Specifically, the trademark was renewed for coin-operated video games and arcade video game use.

In addition to this, the company also filed a similar trademark for something called “Battle Genesis”. This trademark was also filed for coin-operated video games and arcade video game use.

Now, this could simply be a standard trademark renewal from Sega — it has been over a decade since Virtua Fighter 5 came out in arcades. However, the “Battle Genesis” trademark seems to point to something more interesting.

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Source: Siliconera