Tag: Japan

A new Rockman-themed game is out for Docomo series cell phones in Japan: Rockman the Puzzle Battle. Rockman must once again battle Dr. Wily’s robotic forces… but this time with puzzles! I love the art style this game features, replicating the sprite poses of classic Mega Man. The rules are pretty basic. You swap blocks […]

The 107th edition of Kinako’s Daily Report has been posted with an important reminder for Devroom members: Every Monday, the web planners and Assistant Producer Shiozawa-san have a little sync-up meeting. Today, we mainly talked about how we’d select and present submissions for the Bright Bats Mascot Character Event, which closes this Thursday evening. That’s […]

Next week will see the launch of the long-awaited eShop for the Nintendo 3DS, and while Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version has been delayed so that its release no long coincides with that of the online store, that doesn’t mean there won’t be any Blue Bomber fun to be had on launch day. Or […]

By now, we all know that Mega Man Universe, a downloadable title initiated by former Capcom executive Keiji Inafune, was given the axe earlier this year. Whether for or against it, many of those who followed the game felt that the project’s cancellation could perhaps be largely attributed to one factor more than any other: […]

Okay, so maybe it’s not the end of the world, but Mega Man Legends fans may treat it that way just the same after they catch wind of today’s news. It seems that no Legends title is safe, whether they’ve been released or not. First, there is the matter of a PlayStation Network re-release of […]

This isn’t strictly Mega Man-related, but given who it focuses on and what he is talking about, we figured the relevance was enough that you might be interested. Keiji Inafune, former Capcom employee of 24 years and who is often hailed as the “Father of Mega Man,” recently addressed Kyoto’s Ritsumeikan University’s film school students […]

Heat Edit: You see folks, this is what happens when you’re as incredibly awesome and important as I am, and a maven of fantastic Mega Man coverage. Can’t even leave the compound for an ICEE without being extremely needed! Hahaha, I kid I kid. But the new trailer does perplex me as well, so I’ve […]

Fan participation in the creative process is nothing new to Capcom, as fans have been helping design Robot Masters and NetNavis for years. But with the rise of the Mega Man Legends 3 Project and Devroom, which allows fans and users to interact with the developers and participate in the creative process for the game […]

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 Christian Svensson and Seth Killian have elaborated further. […]

With things chugging along for Legends 3, the updates continue to come. The Japanese site for Rockman DASH 3 has gotten a total overhaul, and while most of the info concerns what we’ve already heard there are a few bits of interest. First off, you just have to love that rendition of the classic “Flutter […]

Well there is certainly a tremendous amount of chatter about with today’s big Mega Man Legends 3 announcement! And it would seem a new face has stolen the spotlight for now. Given that, Eguchi-san has made a post explaining the reasoning behind Barrett and what to expect in the near future: I suppose I should […]

Following up with the very recent Japan announcement, Capcom Unity confirms that Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version will be among the first available contents when the Nintendo 3DS eShop goes online (expected to in May). The article reports: After years of waiting, the new installment of Mega Man Legends draws closer with Mega Man […]