Report: SNK’s Yauyuki Oda Says a New Capcom Vs SNK Fighting Game is “Definitely in the Future”

An fascinating growth has apparently been occurring behind the scenes with two of the largest combating sport studios within the trade. According to a report from Video Game Chronicles, SNK Producer and Director Yauyuki Oda, who has spoken with the publication, has acknowledged that SNK and Capcom are fascinated with reuniting with particular collaboration titles, often known as Capcom Vs SNK, or SNK Vs Capcom. When requested a few new potential entry, Oda roughly states that it’s going to occur in some unspecified time in the future. “Definitely in the future, that’s something that I think everybody on all sides, in both parties, are interested in making a reality.”

Oda mentions the fan reactions to the EVO 2022 posters by SNK/Capcom and the way the optimistic reception confirmed to him that there’s nonetheless excessive curiosity in a collaboration

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Oda goes onto point out that the inspiration to revisit the spin-off collection was as a result of particular EVO 2022 poster promote out in a short time. These posters have been the Welcome Back to EVO indicators that contained fighters from each Capcom and SNK franchises on the identical time. “It helped us reconfirm that that is probably one of the most wanted things from the fighting game community across the entire world.” Oda stated. However, when pressed on if there was any dialogue with reference to this, Oda admits that no such talks have taken place.

Oda a minimum of gave us some optimism on how lengthy the followers must wait earlier than seeing a brand new crossover entry. “20 years is definitely too long for me. We’ll try and get it done in 10!” His tongue in cheek humor however, Oda refers to the truth that it has certainly been some time, since 2006 to be precise. From 1999 to 2006, Capcom and SNK collectively produced 5 combating titles that included a few of their signature characters. The hottest of those was arguably Capcom Vs SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium, which launched again in August 2001, and has additionally been the topic of fan’s wishes to see it delivered to trendy methods and PC.

While this is able to be a particularly welcome and beloved undertaking, it’s sadly not a very probably state of affairs in the meanwhile. Both corporations are laborious at work with a number of IP’s, particularly within the combating sport style. SNK simply introduced that they’ve revived the Fatal Fury/Garou franchise and with a brand new entry at the moment in growth and is being spearheaded by Oda himself. Meanwhile Capcom is deep into growth with Street Fighter 6, which we truly had the possibility to play this previous Summer. If there’s going to be any type of collaboration between Capcom and SNK, it’s greater than probably going to return at a a lot later timeframe.