We were having a quick snoop around the Japanese site for the upcoming WiiWare title Mega Man 9 (known as Rockman in Japan) and we happened upon this rather interesting image, which should have fans of the series weeping tears of utter joy:
Yes indeedy – it’s the store from within the game!
Here’s the stuff that you’ll be able to buy:
- 1-Up : 20
- E-Tank: 30
- M-Tank: 50
- Eddie: 50
- Beat: 50
- Energy Balancer: 100
- Half-damage:100
- Spike shoes: 50
- Roll Costume: 200
- No helmet: 20
Also, the more dedicated Mega Man fans out there will instantly spot Auto (from Mega Man 7) stood behind Roll!
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Just like Mega Man 8, as well as M&B! Nice to see that something from the later iterations made it to this one.
I knew Roll was a slut...
Oh, just realized it's a costume...
I guess you'll have to unlock some of these, spike shoes are way to cheap imho
Gald to see that they threw the Bolt system from MM8 where it belongs to
Joy of joys.
Any more news and I'll burst due to a MM9 overload.
No problem! keep up the Mega Man 9 coverage
THe hype is really building for this game.
I'm more excited for this game than anything ever on Wii. Now if only Konami would follow suit...
Let's just hope the hype doesn't topple over...
It would be hard for that to happen, at least with people my age (30), because we all know what to expect, and making an 8-bit mega man game isn't as difficult as making newer games. It would be hard to screw this up.
Uh-huh, that's what people thought about SSBB but look how that turned out. Melee with a crapload of useless junk thrown in - mind you at least MM9 isn't trying to be a jack of a trades and a master of none.
I think Mega Man now holds the record for the most articles in Wii Ware World's short history.
Sweet, a shop! So now I have a way to help me beat this game if I end up sucking at it.
My platforming skillz aren't what they used to be
@ Jeph
Yeah, it'd be pretty hard to screw it up because mostly there is no plot, the graphics are simple and such things as clipping and sprite limitations are ignored for the most part, and the music already sounds awesome. But if it were me as a developer, I'd start making some 16 and 32-bit games already.
Wow I thought the hype for Smash Bros. Brawl was well deserved and I think the game lived up the hype. It's Melee with better graphics, sound and more awesomeness.
Capcom knows how to do Mega Man. This game may not blow people away , but for people who enjoy the NES Mega Man games the hype is justified.
I think MM9 has had WAAAAY more articles than any other game.
It's the same with melee. The new Smash bros. is great, but there will always be reasons to miss from an older one, and for some those reasons are big enought o stick to the old one.
I really hope this game goes well...
I dont like MM at all, but if it sells then maybe some of capcoms better games will get the same treatment.
Kings Knight anybody?
Do we know at what point in the game this shop appears? (i.e. is it available from the start, do we have to beat the game once to access it) It seems like it would make the game too easy if it were easily accessible.
Just create a Mega Man 9 site.
Very nice! This game is on its way to being the best thing on Wiiware! My 1000 points are sitting idle waiting for this game .
you can buy that lady????
Awwwww, Roll!? I wanted Protoman!
"It seems like it would make the game too easy if it were easily accessible."
Not if screws were a rarity that took a while to get like in the other games.
Hope they are rare... personally I think energy tanks have been way too accessible in every game since Mega Man II. But alright, for a harder experience, just skip them.
I wonder if theres gonna be downloadable content for this game.
Now all I need is 8-bit Bass to make this my favorite game ever :3.
I think the caption for that "No Helmet" item (at the official site) says "Hair Styling Book", instead.
remember , this is just "this" store visit. I am sure they will have more than just that avialable, anyways an 8-bit bass would be awesome!
I hope you can change his hair , lik ethe book says, I want to give him a "mega-mustache"
Megaman is canned!
http://kotaku.com/5038137/mega+man-energy-canned
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