SNK dropped a trailer for season 2 of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, set to kick off on January 22, and an awful lot of fans aren't happy about it. The problem isn't the second season of character DLC, but the trailer promoting it, which many of them think is laden with AI generated content.

Comments on YouTube accusing the trailer of being made with generative AI began flowing almost immediately after it was posted. Some called out specific characters who look AI generated; quite a few others made the point that SNK is backed by serious money now and shouldn't be looking to cut corners with gen AI.

SNK was effectively acquired in 2022 by Saudi Arabia's Electronic Gaming Development Company, a division of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation. Bin Salman, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia (and credibly accused murderer), is the prime mover behind the $55 billion buyout of Electronic Arts. So, yeah, a shortage of funds should not be an issue.

"All that Saudi money and can't pay someone a couple bucks to make real shit," YouTube commenter willthelemon5681 wrote.

Similar comments followed on Reddit and the Fatal Fury Discord, where fans expressed disappointment not just with the presence of AI, but also in the way it's overshadowed what looks like a very solid season that will see six new characters added over six months: Kim Jae Hoon, Nightmare Geese, Blue Mary, Wolfgang Krauser, and a pair of mystery fighters. As derpygoku said in the YouTube comments, "The lineup for this season is excellent but the usage of AI in this trailer is definitely not."

One now-former SNK and Fatal Fury Discord moderator stepped down because of the trailer, writing, "I'm thankful for what you guys did for us and all but this is too much for me to deal with, this is against what I stand for."

i was a SNK moderator for 6 years and official Cotw Discord for a year, this trailer made me step down after all those years, i don't / i can't promote a product that i don't support,thanks for all of those years friends, it was fun