SNK insists that purchase of Arab heir will not affect its video games

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The video game industry has become a multi-million dollar business and therefore a sector in which it is worth investing, an example of this is the money they put at stake when considering it a safe decision, such as the pension funds of some states of USA. As an attractive business, gaming has attracted the attention of unexpected investors, such as a controversial Arab prince who has raised questions about the future of SNK, although the company insists that there will be no problems.

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SNK fears no change now that it is owned by an Arab heir

In April this year, Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia bought 96% of SNK’s shares through the subsidiary The Electronic Gaming Development Company. Given the history that this character has as a repressor, doubts arose immediately among fans because they fear that cultural differences play against the works of the Japanese company that has been part of the industry for decades. However, Yasuyuki Oda, one of the company’s geniuses, assured that there will be no problems.

During an interview with VGCYasuyuki Oda, producer and designer at SNK with a background in Fatal Fury Y The king of Fighters, spoke about the purchase of shares and the control that Mohammed bin Salman has today and its impact on the projects. In that sense, the creative pointed out: “For us, we are only focusing on making games. We are not a political company or anything like that, so it does not affect us in any way. It has no effect on our creative output. We have total freedom on what we want to create. If it was a real problem, then characters like Shermie probably wouldn’t be in our games. It’s really up to us what we want to do when it comes to content creation.”

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