Tag: Japan

There are no old video game stories, just stories people have forgotten, or never read to begin with. That’s what seems to be the case today, as tips come in and word is spreading all around about an interview which Keiji Inafune gave to Japanese gaming website 4Gamer.net, one in which he discusses how he […]

Click to enlarge. Our friend Nightram over at the Video Game Memorabilia Museum has posted to his blog two images of the new Bandai D-Arts figure of Zero, as he was originally depicted in the first Mega Man X game. What’s more, they give us another look at the upcoming full-armor X figure as the […]

We hope everyone out there is enjoying their long Labor Day weekend (in the U.S. and Canada, anyway– is anyone else celebrating?). And if you’re bothering to check in on this long, lazy string of days marking the end of Summer, then we have a nifty little bit of news for you. As you can […]

A new Rockman game is available on SoftBank, Docomo and au branded mobile phones in Japan. As briefly mentioned a while back, this one is Rockman Sprite Logic. If you’ve ever played Mario’s Picross, you know exactly what the deal is. However, with the increased 20 x 20 grid, these might be even more challenging. […]

A new article featuring Mega Man has been posted over at GameSpite, and it’s about a game which many of you may know, but few of you likely know well. This would be for Super Adventure Rockman, a Japan-only release for the SEGA Saturn and Sony PlayStation. Its chief claims to notoriety include being a […]

Back when Mega Man Legends 3 was suddenly canceled, there was some talk about those who had contributed to the Devroom and had their submissions selected for inclusion in the game receiving special mementos of gratitude from the development staff for their efforts. And darn if I can’t seem to find where that was said, […]

In a curiously sudden announcement, both Ucchy-san of Rockman Unity and Capcom Retro Games announced over Twitter that Rockman 5: Blues’ Trap!? will be available on PSN in Japan today, starting this evening. There was no prior announcement to the game being released, as far as I can recall. Hopefully this makes its way over […]

Since the cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3 was announced, out friend Auto over at MMN affiliate E-Can Factory has made several posts in response to Capcom’s unpleasant actions and handling over the project as a whole. Following are some select posts from the past couple of weeks. Why You Get to Blame The Executives, […]

We tried. We failed. It’s over. Mega Man Legends 3 Project Liason “Gregaman” has posted what is the last update to the Devroom on Capcom Unity, bearing the bad news: “We’d like to thank you for your ongoing loyal support of Mega Man Legends 3. Today, however, we must regrettably announce the discontinuation of this […]

Over on Twitter, Mega Man Megamix/Gigamix/Maniax writer/artist Hitoshi Ariga (@Ariga_Megamix) has been posting some seldom-seen illustrations which he has created over the years. At right (and viewable at full size down below) is a picture of MegaMan Volnutt, which has an interesting story attached to it. @CapKobun inquired about a Rockman DASH image Ariga contributed […]

It is July 4th, and what better way to celebrate here at The Mega Man Network than by taking a look at a “USA Exclusive” figure of Mega Man X? We first brought you word of this figure, to be sold at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, about a month ago. It is a part […]

Recently, we had our first opportunity to see the Kotobukiya version of Zero from the Mega Man Zero series, which came with an October release date. Now, Kotobukiya has updated their English Facebook page with the pics, and according to the image descriptions in their gallery, it sounds like we will have an opportunity to […]