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More on Japan’s View of Mega Man’s Popularity

Last month, Siliconera ran an article with some talk from Capcom's Seth Killian, admitting that some people internal to Capcom of Japan didn't view Mega Man as being especially popular in the U.S. Since then, a thread at Capcom Unity was opened on the matter and both...

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The Last Mega Man Commercial in North America

Protodude has managed to track down the last Mega Man commercial aired in the United States. Thankfully, it's not the "He's Called the Blue Bomber... Because He's Blue!" one. Oh, Mom... (Really, that reminds me a bit of growing up.) The last shot is a bit interesting,...

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Final Design for Winning Reaverbot “Calamity”

Following a previous "before and after," here we see the Devroom's winning Reaverbot design dubbed "Calamity." On the left is the original submission by kankan, and on the right is Ishihara's final design of its in-game appearance. And you might notice... it's not...

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Dr. Wily: Madman or Savior?

Click to enlarge. Some of you may have seen the above image passed around. It's amusing, as well as interesting, in that it essentially takes what we all know of Dr. Thomas Light, and puts a unique and entertaining spin on it. Over at Destructoid, Tony Ponce has gone...

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Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version Contest

Mega Man Legends 3 is one of the most exciting prospects to hit the community in ages. It is a game fans have passionately begged for going on 10 years now, and it's finally happening. What's more, we don't have to wait long to get our first taste if this...

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More Kotobukiya Zero Prototype Pics

X series Zero got his reveal earlier this week, but don't forget that Zero series Zero is in the works at Kotobukiya. The prototype model kit is presently being shown off at an in-store event. The prototype is still uncolored, but now we can see it various angles as...

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The Truth Behind Mega Man X5’s Maverick Names Revealed

Grizzly Slash. Duff McWhalen. The Skiver. These were just three of the eight highly-unusual names which greeted fans when the Mega Man X series made its return to the PlayStation in 2001's Mega Man X5, and which contributed to plenty of subsequent controversy. Some...

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Trailer for Mega Man #1

Following the posting of the preview pages for Mega Man #1 earlier, MMN reader Lamarfll pointed out that Comic Book Resources has an interesting animated trailer for the book, which you can see below, or find here. As promotion for a comic book, this is kind of neat--...

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Preview Pages for Mega Man #1

While our countdown doesn't end until tonight and the first issue doesn't come out until next week, we have the preview pages for Archie's Mega Man comic right here, right now. It feels like it has taken forever to get here, since the announcement at the New York...

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A Bevy of New Legends 3 Screens

Well technically they are Rockman DASH 3 screens, but who's minding! Today we catch a few more glimpses from the game, including Barrett trying out a new gatling gun style weapon, a big bad biker standing in the way, and an appearance from sweet Miss Tron! Considering...

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MML3 Devroom Event: Rock the Reaverbot Vote

Another call has been made for fans to vote on Mega Man Legends 3 content. While MML3 is bound to have plenty of new Reaverbots, the mysterious and sometimes frightening automatons that inhabit the worlds' ruins, the developers are interested in knowing which ones...

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Enter Bandai’s D-Arts Zero

With X coming out this week, it's natural his partner should come to light. While we've known it was coming for some time, Big Bad Toy Store offers us our first real look at Bandai's D-Arts Zero! According to the site: Following the popular D-Arts launch of Megaman X...

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A Couple D-Arts Rockman X Reviews

It's been a little quiet on the Bandai front lately, but don't be fooled. Their D-Arts Rockman X figure should be releasing in Japan this week! Not to mention we ought to be getting it here in May. Given this, overviews of the figure are beginning to surface. First,...

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The TMMN Megacast #8 – Let’s DO THIS!

I think if you can take anything away from this month's Megacast, it's most likely this: WE LOVE MEGA MAN LEGENDS 3!!! In this episode I'm joined by Jesse, Tabby and Andy and we find it pretty easy to shore up our excitement for the latest info revealed about Mega Man...