The King Of Fighters XII Website Is Go

Also I wish people would stop bitching about how Mai isn't in the game. For fucks sake, Mai does not make KOF "KOF". Thats what Terry Bogard and Ryo Sakazaki are there for.

WildTengu

@arniejolt: Believe it or not, this game has more going for it than boobs.

Take Last Blade 2 - not a single fan-service character in it, but it is one of the best fighters ever.

Website doesn't work. :(

WildTengu

@SAB-CA: I too want to buy it for the game. And Mai is part of what makes the game for me.

No Mai no buy.

Valnen

@Ueziel:
You're taking the "story" a little too seriously, Ueziel. Gato is needed because he kicks ass (and is enormously popular.) I'd be happy to wait for MOTW2 if it is coming, though if not, he needs to be in KOF regardless of Hotaru.

Fengato

@Fengato: Gato has no reason to be in the game. He was only there in the first place because Geese hired him and then he was in XI because he was invited by B. Jenet and Tizoc. He left as soon as he was done.

The guy just has no reason to be in the game without Hotaru.

@WFROSE: Preferably man-child.

@celark:
I wouldn't worry - Mai will be be there (perhaps in the form of downloadable content). I'd suggest that SNK are attempting to generate a bit of interest by making it seem that they've ommited her. We always want what can't have...

Once the boobs are accounted for, we'll then need Gato. Unless he's being held back (along with the rest of the gang) for MOTW 2. ;-)

[www.fightersgeneration.com]

Fengato

@arniejolt: No Mai? Still Buy! Why? Because I'm in for the GAME, and not her, guy!

@celark: I'm buying this game for two reasons:

1) It's gonna be good.
2) Chin.

FYOUUUUUN!

@Alex_Mexico: Why does SNK seem to ignore her? Because she's not REALLY the "Chun Li" of KoF. If anything, Mai is the "Chun Li" of the Fatal Fury series. But technically, the poster girl of KoF, and even SNK, is more so Athena.

Athena changes costumes every year. Athena has been in every KoF. It's her team that got to have a singing band in the end credits of KoF 95 PS1. She's the one that has image songs everywhere, that's a reincarnation of a Goddess, and that has multiple games staring her name.

There are many more women in KoF than in Street Fighter. Especially more that get to star in more than one numbered game (Karin and Rainbow Mika are barely ever used, for example...). Mai is still considered part of the Fatal Fury stable, so if trying to balance "Fatal Fury" VS other series numbers of characters, she's got a LOT of competition.

If Mai finally does make it in, I hope she gets to develop her relationship with Andy! Ok, Mary and Terry look like they'll NEVER get together, can we at least have one fighting couple that stops acting like teens in love, and commits to a real relationship!?! How many games does she have to scream for Andy, before he just takes the plunge!

@fearing: KOF forgives less than SFIV, capeesh?

Wainut

@BubbleF**kingBuddy:

KOF '98. Best ever.

@BubbleF**kingBuddy:

wtf are you talking about?

My complain is about repetition.

I would love to play you in 98, CvS1/2 and etc. and see how you can fare along. message me your gamertag.

im getting this game no matter what. i got tired of sf4 quick.i was never too fond of it being 3D.even tho it is a pretty 3D game.but im a 2D whore lol and i want this game regardless if mai is not in it. but PLEASE put her in it snk. i want to see those bouncies REDRAWN!!! if her boobs looked that good in older kof series,imagine how they would look on kof12!!!! AAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNDYYYYYYYY!!!(sorry coudlnt resist).

Great, Fan Art contest is US only. Thanks, SNK, is good to know you´re perfectly comfortable alienating the countries that keep your franchises alive, like México and Latin America...

Daniel Pizarro Sánchez

KOF was always my favorite fighter but I haven't played it in a longggg time.

I hope it doesn't disappoint.

@Ueziel: quoted the wrong guy there..my bad

D-K, Came for the punch, stayed for the band-aid

@D-K, Came for the punch, stayed for the band-aid: Uh, I never said I wouldn't buy it. I said that no one needs Mai for anything. She is NOT a reason to play or buy KoF. The game being awesome is a reason.

@celark:

Go play DOA or something if you need to see bouncing boobies.

@Ueziel: No mai = no purchase????? meaning no bouncing pixeltits and you won't buy a 2d figher?? this...this confounds me... That's not being an otaku... hell that's just sad

D-K, Came for the punch, stayed for the band-aid

@PunkyChipsAhoy: King of Fighters XI Arcade release - 2005

US PS2 release - 2007

No, it didn't.

'09 is the year of the fighters, the year of the ps3 (again...and again) the year of the dlc, the year of the non-sucky e3 and the year of the in-game upskirt camera angle...

but mostly the year of the 2d fighter..

Nerds and nostalgics alike... REJOYCE!!!!

D-K, Came for the punch, stayed for the band-aid

EEEEEEEEEEEEK <3 EFF YEAH! *visits*

didn't the last entry to the game come out like a year ago?

PunkyChipsAhoy

@Alex_Mexico: Mai leaves competition in The King of Fighters XI in order to search for Andy who was absent in 2003.

Well, Andy's back so she really has no reason to fight. I'd say Kyo, Iori and Terry are all way more iconic than she is. People here just like her because of lol tits.

@celark: I still can't believe someone at SNK made the decision not to include her. HORRIBLE decision! I am skipping this one too if she isn't included.

UsernameOfTheDead

@arniejolt: I still can't believe someone at SNK made the decision not to include her. HORRIBLE decision! I am skipping this one too if she isn't included.

UsernameOfTheDead

@arniejolt: Mai should stay at home and make babies

So says the master of Shinan zu...

@Ueziel: really? Can anybody explain to me why such an iconic character, like it or not, has been ignored lately by SNK?

@Ueziel: It's kinda like how most people loved Chun Li because of her gigantic thighs. Some people will indeed buy a game because of things like that.

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

I accidentally the joysticks. :)

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

@Gundem: If you can't play a Street Fighter game, I can't imagine you getting far in KOF. Let me help you along.

+ Watch video

+ Watch video

BubbleF**kingBuddy

@celark: They already anounced Mai being in the game.

Also, Mai hasn't been in the arcade versions since 2003 so no, she isn't one of the reasons many people would buy the game. They'd buy it because it's a good game. Mai isn't even that hot or that great as a character.

They would have to add Mai, isn't she one of the reason why many people will be buying this game?

celark

This is awesome. Finally an official game page that doesn't use up my cpu with pointless flash.

Here's hoping they officially add K' and Mai tot he roster.

@fearing:

true. However they won't have a chance against the flames of kusunagi clan or Joe's cyclone.

No Mai, no buy

arniejolt

flash sites are so gross, but i'll make an exception for KoF

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@fearing: ...d(or some other nonsense like that). (ugh, Dang kid hitting the enter button on my keyboard)

@Gundem: Yeah, but you know with this you're just gonna get Iori and Terry spammers every other roun

Please don't disappoint. I can't wait to get this...i'm tired of fighting ken and zangif spammers every other fuckin' round. ^_^

@Fengato: SNK has always taken the overall story fairly seriously, except in the case of 2002.

I see no reason not to do the same. And Gato's only popular because he was one of the most broken characters in XI. Oswald, Kula and Gato.

@arniejolt: Mai is all body and no personality. Seriously. The only thing she thinks about is Andy. In spite of her visual assets, she's flat in a different way altogether.

@ OGHowie: I seccond that

OrtenseDemophon

@fearing:

True, but the beauty of KoF is that even if everyone does pick Iori every single round they still have t pick two other characters as well, so at least you're guaranteed some variety.

Unless of course everyone simply picks Iori, Terry AND Kyo. But I think that's pretty unlikely.

PC version, pretty pretty please?

@Daniel Pizarro Sánchez: ignition usa is running it, not snk. blame ignition, not snk. duh.

belthegor