Eikichi Kawasaki
aka:
E. Kawasaki,
川崎 英吉
Moby ID: 61653
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Eikichi Kawasaki (川崎 英吉, born July 7, 1944) is a retired executive and businessman, former professional boxer, and the founder of SNK. In 1973, he invested in and ultimately purchased a small electric manufacturing company in Kobe, which would become known as Shin Nihon Kikaku. The company was formally incorporated in 1978 and started producing electronic arcade games that same year. He was president of the original SNK for its entire existence.
In the aftermath of SNK's bankruptcy in 2001, Kawasaki was a founding member of BrezzaSoft, which continued to develop NeoGeo software and employed many former SNK development staff. BrezzaSoft would ultimately be acquired by and merged into Playmore, which had acquired the rights to SNK's intellectual property during the bankruptcy proceedings and had started using the SNK name in 2003 with Kawasaki's blessing. Kawasaki became president of SNK Playmore in 2005, a position he held until he retired in 2010.
Prior to getting into business, Kawasaki was a professional boxer, and reportedly held at least one bantamweight championship title. He has stated in interviews that his past as a boxer was a direct influence on SNK's focus on action and fighting games.
Credited on 83 games
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| The King of Fighters XIV: Steam Edition (2017, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Fatal Fury (2017, PlayStation 4) | Big Boss |
| The King of Fighters XIV (2016, PlayStation 4) | Special Thanks |
| The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga (2008, Wii) | Executive Producer |
| Metal Slug 7 (2008, Nintendo DS) | Executive Producer |
| SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 (2008, Wii) | Executive Producer |
| Samurai Shodown: Anthology (2008, Wii) | Executive Producer |
| World Heroes: Anthology (2007, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| Metal Slug: Anthology (2007, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 2 (2007, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| Metal Slug 6 (2006, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 1 (2006, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| The King of Fighters XI (2006, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| Art of Fighting: Anthology (2006, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| The King of Fighters: Neowave (2005, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| Metal Slug 4 & 5 (2005, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| The King of Fighters 2003 (2004, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| KOF: Maximum Impact (2004, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| Samurai Shodown V (2004, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 19 games with Toshikazu Tanaka
- 19 games with Yoshihiko Kitamura
- 18 games with Masahiko Hataya
- 18 games with Kazuhiro Nishida
- 17 games with Mark S. Rudolph
- 17 games with Yoshihito Koyama
- 15 games with Harumi Ikoma
- 15 games with Yasumasa Yamada
- 15 games with Yasuo Yamate
- 14 games with Ben Herman
Companies
- 71 games with SNK Corporation
- 41 games with SNK of America
- 23 games with SNK Corporation
- 16 games with SNK USA Corporation
- 14 games with UTV Ignition Games Ltd.
- 6 games with G1M2
- 5 games with MEGA Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- 4 games with Noise Factory Co., Ltd.
- 4 games with Sacnoth
- 4 games with K. Amusement Leasing Co.
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