Nazca Corporation

Nazca Corporation
Nazca
Native name
株式会社ナスカ
Kabushiki gaisha Nasuka
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMay 1994 (May 1994)
DefunctOctober 1996 (October 1996)
FateAcquired by SNK then folded
HeadquartersSuita, Osaka, Japan
Area served
Japan
Key people
Yoshihiko Kodo (president)
ProductsVideo games
Number of employees
Approx. 30 (1996)
ParentSNK

Nazca Corporation was a Japanese video game company that developed games for the Neo Geo console. The company was formed in 1994 by a group of arcade manufacturer Irem employees after the shutdown of its video game division and became a SNK subsidiary in 1996. It is best known for creating the Metal Slug franchise.