Mega News: Examining the State of the Mega Man Franchise in Early 2024

ShadowRockZX

February 12, 2024

Mega News is back… again for 2024! Available as a video on the ShadowRockZX YouTube channel or through the embed above! In this special episode, we take a deep dive into the history leading us up to the state of the Mega Man franchise in early 2024. Answering several questions and sentiments shared around the community along the way. Why doesn’t Capcom just make yearly sequels like they used to? Are the Legacy Collections quick cash grabs? Is Mega Man… niche!? Watch on for my take!

I will say that while the video title and thumbnail may be alarming at first glance, this is one where you will want to hear what I have to say before passing judgement. You may be surprised to find this is NOT a “doom post”!

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Topics Covered / Timestamps:

0:00 – Intro
3:45 – How we got here
13:03 – Enigma DRM
15:10 – The Capcom Town Super Elections Survey
19:53 – Why not make yearly sequels again?
38:54 – Lazy collections?
43:30 – Why not hire Inti Creates?
48:44 – What’s taking so long?
54:26 – Is Mega Man dead again without Kazuhiro Tsuchiya?
55:42 – Outro