Neo Geo Game Released in Late 2004

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The last game by SNK for the Neo Geo system, Samurai Spirits Zero Special, was released on October 19, 2004. SNK decided to abandon the hardware due to the rampant piracy of games built for the system, which SNK believed was partially responsible for their bankruptcy in 2000. SNK ceased to manufacture home consoles by the end of 1997, but software for both formats and arcade hardware was produced for many years after. Measured from the introduction of the arcade hardware in 1990 to the release of the last home cartridge in 2004, the Neo Geo\'s 14-year official span of support from its manufacturer makes it the second longest-lived arcade or home system ever produced, only behind the Atari 2600, which was supported from 1977 until 1992.

\"which SNK believed was partially responsible for their bankruptcy in 2000\"

Perhaps your bankruptcy was partially caused by the fact you continued to develop and release games up until 2004 for a 16-bit system that launched in 1990 as a competitor to the Sega Genesis. That whole PS1/PS2 thing that happened...in Japan...your home country...didya notice?

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