Summary
- If you thought Uncharted collaborating with Subway was weird, then wait until you hear about Fatal Fury collaborating with Cristiano Ronaldo.
- The famous football player took to Twitter to share a teaser of his upcoming partnership with the upcoming City of the Wolves fighting game.
- It's unclear what Ronaldo's role might be, but it certainly seems like more than just a one-off advertisement.
- That said, the collaboration makes sense given SNK's ownership group and Ronaldo's current football endeavors.
In the next chapter of strange video game crossovers, Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest football players of all time, will seemingly be a character in upcoming 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves fighting game.
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to share a teaser of his involvement in the fighting game. That teaser specifically takes place on a football pitch, refere💜nces Ronaldo's "CR7" moniker and has the tagline, "A Legendary Player Joins A Legendary Game."
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That t꧑easer would seemingly make Ronaldo's involvement with the game more than just a one-time advertisement.
Why Ronaldo Actually Makes Sense In SNK
On the surface, Ronaldo in an SNK fighting game sounds like the strangest type of collaboration one could even think of. It's certainly up there with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Uncharted 3 collaborating with U.S.-based sandwich chain Subway, or 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Death Stranding partnering with Monster energy drinks.
That said, Ronaldo in an SNK title actually makes sense. In case you weren't aware, SNK is owned by the MiSK 🃏Foundation, or the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation, a foundation created by Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
Indeed, back in 2022, Electroni🧔c Gaming Development Company, a subsidia𓂃ry of MiSK, claimed a 96.18 percent ownership stake in SNK’s shares after previously acquiring an initial 33.3 percent stake in SNK, .
Ronaldo, who once starred for Manchester United and Real Madrid, . In other words, there's a Saudi connection at play here, which maꦛkes Ronaldo's presence in City of the Wolves less confusing.
Even with the connection, seeing Ronaldo in a fighting game will certainly be a mind trip. Of course, fighting games are no stranger to pop culture crossovers, but this is also a real-life figure and not a fictional one, like Ghostface in Mortal Kom♈bat.
City of the Wolves is set for an Apr♎il 4, 2025, release date for all major consoles, so it won't be too long before you can potentially 'Siuuu' your opponents into rage-quitting.
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