The prospects of success for the Neo Geo X, SNK’s revival of the classic system, have always been rather questionable. After all, this was the gaming system that many of us wanted yet none of us could have. Unless you were an adult with a fair amount of expendable cash, or a kid born into a family of doctors and lawyers, SNK’s asking price of $649 with quite a few games asking for more than $200. The system became known as the Rolls Royce of gaming consoles, or in my hometown the Willy Wonka golden ticket to being the most popular kid in school. Forget the asking price, this behemoth was an arcade in your house!
Anyway, the Neo Geo X was supposed to be SNK’s revival of the classic system, a handheld system that came bundled with an arcade joystick and a docking station to connect the handheld up to your television, and twenty games pre-loaded. The “gold package” cost $199 with five bundles of three games being sold for $30 each. Apparently the system didn’t do so well, as SNK put out a notice that they have terminated the US license for the Neo Geo X, aggressively, and with threats of legal action.
In addition, SNK has demanded TOMMO immediately cease all sales of the “SNK NEOGEO X Arcade Stick” product being sold separately from the NEOGEO X GOLD Plug and Play Console, and remove the “SNK NEOGEO X Arcade Stick” product from store shelves and online retailers. In order to protect our intellectual property rights such as “NEOGEO” and “SNK”, decisive measures will be taken against all unapproved NEOGEO X products not subject to the License Agreement.
Whether or not the product will still be sold in Europe is to be seen.
(Source: Eurogamer)
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