Interesting article. I've also heard similar rumblings about Sammy/Playmore doing something big, though I'd think Sammy would rather just outright buy Playmore in order to have the talent to actually make these games. I kinda doubt we'll see Dimps or Arc System Works coding KOF 2004 for example...
But i've gotta say, it's totally annoying how the author dismisses Sega & Capcom as each only having 3 vaible arcade franchises, while digging up relics like Art of Fighting or Super Side Kicks as reprentative of SNK Playmore's significant modern IPs. He then attributes SNK's massive success to some faceless Central American following, only to later mention the massive losses SNK incures do to bootlegs & pirates, insinuating that selling their properties to Sammy would somehow be a more profitable venture. I dunno, I smell fanboi...
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