{"id":100519,"date":"2019-09-20T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/09\/snks_new_neo_geo_might_not_be_what_you_were_expecting"},"modified":"2019-09-20T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T15:15:00","slug":"snks-new-neo-geo-might-not-be-what-you-were-expecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/09\/20\/snks-new-neo-geo-might-not-be-what-you-were-expecting\/","title":{"rendered":"SNK&#8217;s New Neo Geo Might Not Be What You Were Expecting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f6a30ac81cf4\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f6a30ac81cf4\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f6a30ac81cf4\/neo-geo-arcade-stick-pro.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f6a30ac81cf4\/neo-geo-arcade-stick-pro.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update (20th Sep, 16:15 BST):<\/strong> SNK has now revealed the 20 games that will be pre-loaded on the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro. Here&#8217;s the full list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The King of Fighters &#8217;95<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The King of Fighters &#8217;97<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The King of Fighters &#8217;98<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The King of Fighters &#8217;99<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The King of Fighters 2000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The King of Fighters 2002<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatal Fury Special<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatal Fury 3<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Garou: Mark of the Wolves<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Samurai Shodown II<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Samurai Shodown III<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Samurai Shodown IV<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Samurai Shodown V Special<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Art of Fighting<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>World Heroes 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>World Heroes 2 Jet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>World Heroes Perfect<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ninja Master&#8217;s<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Last Blade 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kizuna Encounter<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Article (3rd Sep, 09:30 BST):<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/04\/snk_is_making_new_neo_geo_hardware_as_well_as_a_new_metal_slug\">A short time ago<\/a>, SNK announced that it was producing not one but two new variants of its famous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2016\/11\/hardware_classics_snk_neo_geo_aes\">Neo Geo console<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired the by the better-than-expected commercial performance of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/hardware_review_does_the_snk_neo_geo_mini_outclass_nintendos_classic_editions\">Neo Geo Mini<\/a> \u2013 which was recently released in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/hardware_review_you_dont_need_the_snk_neo_geo_samurai_shodown_mini_but_youll_want_it_anyway\">special package<\/a> to mark the launch of the rebooted <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/samurai_shodown\">Samurai Shodown<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 the first of these new systems has now been revealed, and it&#8217;s perhaps not what we were expecting.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Capcom is bundling a load of its old titles into an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/04\/capcom_home_arcade_is_a_plug-and-play_arcade_stick_but_is_the_emulation_legit\">arcade stick<\/a> which plugs directly into your TV, SNK&#8217;s new Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is basically an ARM-based controller\/console hybrid that comes pre-loaded with classic titles from yesteryear.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by a USB Type-C connection, it delivers 720p visuals to your television via its HDMI connection. In short, it&#8217;s not a <em>million<\/em> miles away from the &#8216;mini-cab&#8217; design of the Neo Geo Mini \u2013 it&#8217;s just there&#8217;s no screen this time around.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Continuing off the NEOGEO mini comes a brand-new NEOGEO product!<br \/>Introducing the NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro! This stylish and unique fighting stick is based off the NEOGEO CD controller! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SNK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SNK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEOGEO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEOGEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For business inquires: <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"5f313a30383a303e2c1f2c3134723c302d2f713c3071352f\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9fUZfbetzg\">pic.twitter.com\/9fUZfbetzg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 SNK GLOBAL @SAMURAI SHODOWN &#8211; Available Now! (@SNKPofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNKPofficial\/status\/1168705273864736768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/snks_new_neo_geo_console_will_boast_a_modern_design_and_wonderful_play_feeling\">As was promised in August<\/a>, this controller \u2013 which is based on the stick that launched alongside the Neo Geo CD console \u2013 will connect to your existing Neo Geo Mini, too.<\/p>\n<p>We can imagine that many will be <em>slightly<\/em> disappointed to learn that SNK isn&#8217;t producing a &#8216;new&#8217; system as such, but simply giving us a new way to experience its past titles. Time will tell what the second new Neo Geo variant will look like, and what shape the promised <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/metal_slug\">Metal Slug<\/a><\/strong> sequel will take. Given that SNK&#8217;s hardware is based on the older system, we&#8217;d guess that any future Metal Slug will be on current (and perhaps next-gen) consoles \u2013 just like its recent <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps4\/king_of_fighters_xv\" class=\"external\">King of Fighters<\/a><\/strong> and Samurai Shodown titles have.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/09\/rumour_the_next_dlc_fighter_for_smash_bros_ultimate_might_be_representing_snk\">SNK&#8217;s name has cropped up<\/a> in relation to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a><\/strong>. It&#8217;s certainly an interesting time to be a fan of the Osaka-based veteran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update (20th Sep, 16:15 BST): SNK has now revealed the 20 games that will be pre-loaded on the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro. Here&#8217;s the full list: The King of Fighters &#8217;95 The King of Fighters &#8217;97 The King of Fighters &#8217;98 The King of Fighters &#8217;99 The King of Fighters 2000 The King of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}