© SNKUpdate: Last month, SNK vs. Capcom: the Millennium match was rated for Switch by the South Korean rating board.
It was only a matter of time before the game was over official confirmed and it seems that today is that day. SNK has just announced that the Neo Geo Pocket Color version of the popular battle crossover will come on Switch eShop on February 17th.
This 1999 version starts with 18 fighters to choose from and there are eight more characters to unlock. In terms of modes, there is only one fight, a label and a team.
You will also be able to “play VS Mode fights and exchange data” and, in addition, there is a “new” Olympic SC mode, where you can strive to break all records.
You will join the fight when this pocket version of SNK vs. Capcom arrives on Switch eShop? Tell us below.
Original story [Fri 22nd Jan, 2021 10:00 GMT]: In the ’90s, the notion of working with Capcom and SNK was just as unlikely for Sega and Nintendo to lay down their arms and make friends (would that ever happen, right ?!). So when these two great fighting games announced a series of crossover games at the end of the decade, it caused quite a stir.
We have Capcom Vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 on the Dreamcast, next door SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighter’s Clash on Neo Geo Pocket Color. With that, we arrived SNK vs. Capcom: The Millennium Match on the SNK portable device – probably one of the best portable individual fighters he has ever made. This collaboration would also give us Capcom Vs. SNK 2 on Dreamcast (later ported to PS2, GameCube and Xbox) and SNK vs. Capcom Choas on Neo Geo, as well as quite disappointing SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS shortly.
As the name of this sub-series suggests, each game boasted characters from the respective franchises owned by these two Japanese giants. So the Street Fighter cast clashed with the stars of King of Fighters – that sort of thing. Match of the Millennium took things to the next level and even included things like Arthur from Ghosts’ n Goblins in his own mini-game. Interestingly, the Neo Geo Pocket Color title could connect to the Dreamcom Capcom vs. SNK through a special connecting cable, allowing you to unlock characters by earning points when you play on the move.
According to the South Korean rating chart, SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium is heading to Switch. The game was recently evaluated for release in that region – a pretty solid indication that a game is in. This will likely be part of SNK’s current unit to launch several of the most notable Neo Geo Pocket Color titles on the switch; I already had SNK Gals’ Fighters, Samurai Shodown II, The last blade: beyond destiny and First contact Fury Fury.
What makes this new version notable is that it is an indication that SNK and Capcom are willing to work together again. While SNK has developed and published this game, it contains the Capcom IP, so I assume that a new agreement should be signed for this re-release to take place.
We could potentially see other titles in the Capcom Vs. SNK launched on modern platforms? Or maybe the two companies are working on a new crossover launch?
Thanks Greatsong for the tip!