No slaps on the butt: SNK apologizes for SNK Allstar ad

Japanese company SNK publicly apologized for the recently released mobile game commercial SNK Allstar… It showed Terry Bogard riding a motorcycle slapping the buttocks of three female characters from The king of fighters, including 14-year-old Kula Diamond.

SNK distanced itself from the promotional video, saying that it did not participate in its creation (this was done by a third-party studio), and also did not know in advance about its content. The copyright holders demanded that their licensed partners remove the video.

“We sincerely apologize to our fans for releasing such offensive ads and hope for your understanding. We will be more careful in our choice of partners in the future,” the statement said.

In addition to the sexist content of the video, many fans criticized Terry Bogard’s behavior, noting that it did not match the character of the character. Terry is one of the main characters in the franchises Fatal fury and The king of fighterswho is described as a cheerful, friendly and charismatic young man.

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