Boy, Capcom really doesn't seem to have a clue what to do with Mega Man right now. The Blue Bomber's 25th birthday came and went with whimper, and the biggest news relating to the character in recent memory is that he'll be starring in a TV series - but not until 2017, when he celebrates 30 years in the business.
While Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune puts the finishing touches to Mega Man spiritual successor Mighty No. 9, his original robot hero is languishing in the shadows; his last proper adventure was Mega Man 10 on WiiWare, and that feels like a long, long time ago now.
However, things could be changing. According to the folks behind the Mega Man Boardgame Kickstarter, there's a new boss in charge of all things Mega Man at Capcom. This mysterious - and as yet, unnamed - producer is responsible for signing off on anything relating to the character, which suggests he or she is primarily concerned with merchandising - at least at this present moment in time.
Still, there's no harm in speculating - even though this kind of thing usually ends in disappointment as far as Mega Man is concerned. Perhaps the hiring of a new producer could mean we'll be seeing Mega Man star in those pesky things he was initially famous for - what are they called again? Oh yeah, VIDEO GAMES.
But knowing our luck, it will probably be another tissue holder to mop up those inevitable tears of dismay.
[source destructoid.com]
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i get the feeling this'll just set something up to reopen the wound and throw lots of salt right into it.
3DS ports of Mega Man 9 and 10 would be great. Just saying.
@GeminiSaint I agree, ports of 9/10 would be good enough for now.
And it only took 5 years
I expect... nothing.
Mega Man and the Robotly Adventures
Yes, ports of 9 and 10 on 3DS. And while they're at it, toss em on Wii U as well.
I already bought all the other mega man games on my wiiu so I would totally buy 9 & 10 if they were put on there or even on 3DS
Impressive, hopefully. & yeah, port over 9, & 10, especially for those who have never got it.
@ekreig Your comment wins.
Just sell the IP to Nintendo already, Sakurai or any other genius at the company would know what to do with Rockman, instead of just selling nostalgia merchandise to the fans.
A nice consolation right now is that Archie's Mega Man comic book is pretty excellent.
It sucks Mega Man is stuck in that hole called Capcom. That character deserves much better. Along with the rest of the baddies.
First the show, now this...
Mega man needs to come back! Until then, Mighty No. 9 for Wii u is where my money is going too. A mega man tv series in 2017 might mean a new series, but that's still 2 years away, that's far too long!
I still want Nintendo to strike a deal with Capcom for Mega Man, similar to the three-game Sonic deal with Sega. I feel like that would have the potential to be much better than the Sonic partnership.
@ricklongo
It probably would be, in terms of quality anyway.
@ekreig Haha, very true.
Capcom has a new hero: Giga Man. All he does is giggle.
@GeminiSaint: Agreed. Also, make Mega Man 11; and port it to all systems.
It would be nice to see the ol' blue bomber coming back, but I believe that "if" this happens, it will take more than Megaman 9 and 10 for 3DS to give the community justice or even a reason to come back. After all, all the Megaman NES games are on 3DS already and the SNES games are on Wii U. Capcom really has to make something new with the Megaman franchise to attract the fans and I doubt that they will make Megaman Legends 3 (the fan game is still coming, right?). Anyway, I really hope that Capcom will get their act together about this and if not, sell the license of Megaman to a different company, that can make some good use and justice for the fans of Megaman unlike Konami with Bomberman or Bloody Roar sighs
After burning lots of bridges (and cities, farms, cute little babies, etc.) by even mentioning a sequel to Legends 2 and then canceling it and blaming the fans, Capcom really has an almost insurmountable obstacle in the way of reviving the franchise. Though a sequel to ZXA would be a welcomed attempt.
Capcom could do something totally unexpected and release the Megaman Collection game for the GBC they promised everybody. It was 99% complete but they DID NOT RELEASE THE THING.
It was basically like Zelda DX with some extra content, extra screen savers, etc. Capcom womped out
Why even bother anymore? Capcom won't do anything with MegaMan at this point, so we're better off waiting for the next MegaMan cameo announcement from different companies.
There wasn't a head over mega-man before? Maybe they're going to continue not doing a damn thing and just wanted the "what is wrong with you" love directed at one guy instead of the company as a whole.
WE NEED MEGA MAN STARFORCE 3 IN EUROPE NOW!
Mega Man boom in 2017?
I would first start with Mega Man 11, and end Mega Man with Mega Man 12. With number 12 containing Zero. What I Saw with Mega Man 10 was that it begins to tie in with Mega Man X. They should also tie in Mega Man X Command Mission and Mega Man Zero as well. Also, Tie in Mega Man Zero With Mega Man ZX.
He is going to be busy cancelling everything, wouldn't want his job!
Sounds good to me, maybe the new producer is why they've been so quiet about Mega Man. With Inafue gone, I'd imagine it'd be pretty difficult for Capcom to do something with the IP and thinking that each idea with it could potentially be a bad investment or something, and they are cautious about it and trying to find a good way to bring the Blue Bomber back in the game that people will love, although they should've given explanations for their reasons of cancelling all those announced projects for it, maybe that would've taken at least some of the heat off them from angry fans. But with many of his games recently being re-released on digital download, licensing his inclusion in Smash Bros (Sakurai even said in a direct video that when they approached Capcom, they were very favorable and open to the idea, and the approval process of their plans of him went smooth and quickly), his recent mobile runner in South Korea, the archie comic series, and his new TV show coming in two years; while I don't find any of these to be all that amazing on their own, all of this combined is a sign to me that they are internally discussing what's going to happen with the franchise and they are indeed planning to bring him back one day, and in the meantime these are all early Christmas Presents to make his return as epic and amazing as possible. His appearance in Smash Bros in particular, is the PERFECT way way to spice up his upcoming entrance since its a very popular series and a system seller that almost everyone plays, and will get plenty of new faces more interested in the series. Not even Marvel vs Capcom could do this, as popular as it is, it isn't exactly a system seller. At the very least, I doubt they have truly given up on the franchise, and I think more is happening with him than what's being reported, and I predict that within the next 4 years they finally will announce something, or maybe even at next year's E3. Capcom isn't the company it used to be, but there's still some hope left and I remain optimistic that something will soon come our way.
And to the people who keep saying "Nintendo! Buy Mega Man from Capcom!", I personally am against the idea and heavily disagree with it for multiple reasons.
You know what it will be: Smart devices, free to play, tv series tie-in all the way. Nothing truly great!
Cautiously Optimistic, buy in the meantime I've got my Mega Man games to play while I wait and eagerly awaiting MN9 in Sept
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