TMMN Staff
UDON’s Mega Man Gigamix Delayed?
Delays, delays, delays... always with the delays. We received word from reader Tony Ponce earlier (who, we should add, has a neat article about Dr. Wily, which you can read up on here) that Amazon has apparently sent notices out to its customers that Hitoshi Ariga's...
Grab Your Kotobukiya Mega Mans from Capcom
If you've been looking forward to Kotobukiya's Mega Man model kits, but haven't felt like importing or would just rather they be Mega Man branded, you should head on over to the Capcom Store. They currently have Mega Man, Roll and Proto Man on pre-order, $29.95 each,...
Art Buster: The Mega Man Tribute Fanbook
When UDON announced the Mega Man Tribute book, every Mega Man fan artist had a stroke. Right there on the spot. Once medics were called and the artists revived, thousands got to work on their entries. UDON had over 3000 entries. Sadly, being a 300 page book, not...
MM2 Snags Honorable Mention in Smithsonian Vote
You may recall earlier this year the Smithsonian American Art Museum was running a vote for games to showcase in their 2012 Art of Video Games exhibit. Eighty titles have been selected to represent the various systems and generations of gaming over the past 30 years....
A Quick Note on the Mega Man Comic
Just a quick note for those of you who are getting the first issue of Mega Man from Archie... The original solicitation for the book stated that the comic was to arrive at comic shops today, May 4th. And following that, a number of stories on this site (including last...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Announcing Our Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version Contest!
Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version is expected to hit late this month with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS eShop. With so much excitement surrounding the game, we just had to do a contest for it! So what would you expect? Have us buy the Prototype Version for you as...
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...
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...
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...
1UP Hosting Mega Man X Retronauts Livestream Tonight
Just a heads-up, for those of you who like watching other people talk about games while playing games: 1UP is hosting a Mega Man X edition of their Retronauts call-in program tonight at 3:45 p.m. Pacific time/6:45 p.m. Eastern. Following their podcast, Jeremy...
Countdown to Archie’s Mega Man, Day 5: Dreamwave’s Mega Man
Our final stop on our trip back through Mega Man's adventures into the North American mainstream comes not from the United States, but Canada, and a small comic book company once known as Dreamwave. Though Archie's first issue of Mega Man will be available in comic...
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--...
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...
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...
Countdown to Archie’s Mega Man, Day 4: The Mega Man Animated Series
To date, Mega Man's biggest excursion into the mainstream (mind, the video game industry wasn't quite the same then as it is today) came to be in 1994, thanks to the animation company Ruby-Spears Productions*. Together with Capcom Productions, they were able to...
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...
