Somebody just joined the classics bandwagon and that somebody is SNK! Although unlike the others who have gone first like Namco Bandai and Konami, the company is headed not to XBLA but to the new PlayStation Store. While it would be remembered that SNK indeed had Fatal Fury on Microsoft's online service, it seems that the company would like to focus now on the newly launched console.

"We've discussed an online delivery service for our classic NeoGeo titles through next-gen formats and Sony Computer Entertainment has agreed to our propositions," revealed SNK Game Titles Director Soichiro Hosoya. He added then that the whats and the whens of the matter can not be disclosed yet.

Also, Hosoya mentioned that they offered the same to Microsoft Corporation but the latter is yet to make a response. "Of course, we wish to launch our NeoGeo titles through Xbox Live Arcade but we cannot tell whether they'll accept our offer or not at present," explained the director. "We've been sending our propositions to Microsoft for a while, but it will depend on their policy," Hosoya lamented.

It would be remembered that a few months ago, SNK is quite apprehensive of releasing titles for the PS3 because of its price. SNK boasts of NeoGeo hits like NAM-1975, The Last Blade and King of the Monsters.

Shin Nihon Kikaku or SNK is a Japanese video game hardware and software company famous for creating the Neo-Geo arcade system and several franchises of games including the Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, Fatal Fury and King of Fighters. Kotaku correspondent Brian Ashcraft visited SNK corporate headquarters in Tokyo and spoke with Yoshihito Koyamato, the company's Overseas Marketing Manager, to see what the former arcade king is up to and what they think about the upcoming PS3. This is what Koyamato has to say:

"My first impression is that it's expensive. The PlayStation 2 is good enough. It's small and cheap. For us, for manufacturers, we have to invest in a new system, and the PlayStation 3 is a risk. There won't be enough consoles at launch. Few consoles mean few software sales. We need to wait three or four years. Maybe 2009-2010 is a good time to release a game for the PS3."

If SNK is acting a bit cautious it's because they know what its like to invest in machines that are too expensive. Their NeoGeo Advanced Entertainment System, which could be the PS3 of its time, was not only the most powerful but was also the most advanced home arcade console then. It was also priced at $599. "We didn't expect to sell a lot of home systems. A few crazy people bought them."