A report out now is saying that “there are top men,” at Capcom, ” thinking about and actively discussing” about what to do with Mega Man “for the next ten years.” This comment was made Capcom Senior Vice President Christian Svennson in a new Ask Capcom session.
Curiously, Svennson also commented, “I hesitate to say exactly what [is next for Mega Man], because I don’t want people reading more into it than is there.” So. It sounds like Capcom has some idea? That would especially be nice, considering the last two games, Mega Man Universe, and Mega Man Legends 3, were both scrapped within a relatively short time of each other. Some employees at Capcom had also publicly blamed fans for the demise of MML3.
Also, this year is Mega Man’s 25th anniversary! You’d especially think Capcom would want to do something really special with this! We’ll have to wait and see. Personally, given the two fan-anticipated games that were both scrapped, I have wondered if Capcom simply doesn’t know what to do with Mega Man anymore, with the departure of Keiji Inafune from the company. Compare this to Square-Enix also seeing Hironobu Sakaguchi leave eventually, and the general disappointment a lot of fans have had in the Final Fantasy series since then; as if, the company has just lost their way. While this could be another topic in itself, my point is, maybe Capcom also just can’t find the right direction to go in with Mega Man anymore. Being one of their key series, and one that has been with gamers for so many years, you’d think they would indeed want to really focus on something and figure it out. It may not be an easy task, but I’d say it’s a necessary one. If nothing else, they should definitely bring back MML3; fans want that game, and Capcom knows it. Just find a different way to make it than what they were doing.
Afterall, I’d definitely rather not Capcom just be the Resident Evil company now…
Source: Nintendo World Report