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rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:04 am
by Eric
No Megaman Universe, now no Megaman Legends 3, alas.
http://www.capcom-unity.com/gregaman/bl ... rom_capcom
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 project.
From the outset the MML3 Project was intended to give gamers across the world insight and input into the development process. Part of this process includes an assessment of whether the title will go into full production, and is based on a number of criteria with input from different sectors of the company.
Unfortunately it was not felt that the Mega Man Legends 3 Project met the required criteria, and it is with regret that we must announce that the Mega Man Legends 3 Project has been cancelled, meaning that Capcom will not be releasing the Prototype or the full game. Additionally, updates of the Mega Man Legends Developer Room will cease as of today, though the North American Developer Room and its forums will remain open indefinitely.
We can only express our deepest apologies to all of you who have lent us your unending support, including participation in the Mega Man Legends 3 Developer Room. On behalf of the entire Legends team, please accept our sincere apology for failing to meet the expectations of the fans.
We thank you all so much for your extended support of this title and this community, and we hope that you will continue to support the Mega Man franchise as well as other Capcom games.
If you have any questions, please see the FAQ below.
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Q: Are there plans to restart the Mega Man Legends 3 Project in the future?
A: Currently there are none.
Q: I want to maintain contact with the people I met through the Devroom.
A: The Dev Room will remain open in a limited capacity, so you can PM those people now and in the future.
Q: Is there a chance the ideas recruited in the Devroom will be used in future games?
A: No, I am afraid not.
Q: Will it be okay to upload the ideas we contributed to the Devroom elsewhere?
A: Yes, you may reuse your ideas elsewhere, including those ideas that were selected as winners in Devroom events.
Q: Will the people whose ideas were supposed to go in the game receive something else instead?
A:Yes, those whose ideas were to be implemented in the game will receive a commemorative gift, which will be shipped at a later date.
Q.Can you please give me more information on why the MML3 project was cancelled so close to the launch of the Prototype?
A. The project was cancelled for the reasons outlined in the statement.
Q.Will the Prototype Version still be distributed via the Nintendo eShop?
A.No it will not.
Q.Is the cancellation of MML3 related to the departure of Inafune-san?
A. The cancellation of the MML3 project is in no way related to Inafune-san leaving the company.
Q. This is the second Mega Man game cancelled this year, what does this mean for the future of the Mega Man Franchise?
A. Mega Man is still an important franchise within Capcom’s portfolio and we will continue to pursue opportunities to create new titles in the series.
Q. The Dev Room was a place where fans were supposed to be deeply involved in the creation of this product, why were they not involved in the decision to cancel this product?
A. We thank all those who were involved in the Developer Room, but the decision to continue or cancel the MML3 ultimately had to be made by Capcom.
Q. What will happen to the ideas and input participants have given to the Dev Room?
A. Content will remain viewable on the Devroom, but will not be utilized for any future projects.
Q. Will there be any future projects that involve fan participation in this manner? Or was this a one time experiment?
A. We will certainly continue to welcome suggestions and comments from Capcom’s community on current and future titles although right now there are no projects with plans to replicate the same level of interaction.
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:12 am
by Don
When was the last Megaman game made? MM10? I think they even stopped having those Pokemon clones.
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:17 am
by Eric
Yeah, Megaman Network has been dead for a while.
MM9 was the one everyone fell for due to nostalgia, and they tried to cash it on it again with MM10, which didn't work the 2nd time around.
And people wonder why Zero was put in Marvel vs Capcom 3 instead of Megaman lol...
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:48 am
by Don
The weird thing is they didn't even milk Zero very much given his popularity. The Zero series could've had at least another game or so just to resolve the Dark Elf arc which was pretty much completely forgotten. I guess originally they were going to wait for ZX to resolve it since Zero and Ciel only 'mysteriously vanished' according to that but since ZX flopped that never went anywhere, though seriously do they really think you can sell a Megaman game without Megaman, X, or Zero?
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:49 pm
by Zeus
They tried to transform the Zero games into ZX and failed miserably. 9 sold incredibly well, 10 sold decently (wasn't a flop). But you can bet your ass that with Inafune gone, you've got a lot of people in Capcom trying to put Mega Man in the past. He's been hanging on by a thread for 10 years, with his champion out of the picture, everyone will forget about the old monarchy upon which the kingdom was built upon
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:39 pm
by Don
It's not hard to have high sales when you're selling for $15 or whatever it is compared to even the price NES games used to charge. At any rate it's hard to imagine MM9/10 failed fiancially since they're literally games with the sophistication of two guys from their garage can do. The Megaman franchise name is so diluted that it's hard to imagine any more brand damage since either you got guys who will still support it unconditionally or gave up long time ago. The ZX series pretty much had nothing going on for the first two games and I suppose they're counting on pulling Zero out from nowhere to turn it around by the third game (and throw in Master Thomas, which is certainly an interesting take on the original Dr. Thomas Light) except the series died before it ever got that far.
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:09 am
by SineSwiper
Zeus wrote:They tried to transform the Zero games into ZX and failed miserably. 9 sold incredibly well, 10 sold decently (wasn't a flop). But you can bet your ass that with Inafune gone, you've got a lot of people in Capcom trying to put Mega Man in the past. He's been hanging on by a thread for 10 years, with his champion out of the picture, everyone will forget about the old monarchy upon which the kingdom was built upon
Yeah, probably got a lot of people in the company going "Thank god! We can stop making Megaman games!" It's like they were released from their shackles from the bottom of the basement. Yes, you can create something else now...
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:14 pm
by Don
The side scrolling action game hasn't been a significant genre since PSX era, and for some reason whoever at Capcom still think it is. They're actually waiting for the 3rd ZX game before doing anything interesting when they were lucky the series got past the first game with a cast of nobodies. How many people actually know Prairie is Alouette? Do you even know who is Alouette? It'd be like making a Street Fighter game without Ryu and Akuma, or a Soul Calibur game without Siegfried and Nightmare.
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:25 pm
by Andrew, Killer Bee
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:54 pm
by Shrinweck
Ugggh stop fucking around with Phoenix Wright games.
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:40 pm
by Don
I saw news saying they're kicking guys cosplaying as Megaman or wearing Megaman T-shirts at the Capcom booth at the San Diego Comic Con. I guess they really don't want to talk about it.
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:45 pm
by Zeus
Don wrote:I saw news saying they're kicking guys cosplaying as Megaman or wearing Megaman T-shirts at the Capcom booth at the San Diego Comic Con. I guess they really don't want to talk about it.
All the more reason to force Mega Man fandom down their throats
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:51 pm
by Don
If they don't want the IP they can turn it over to fans. I'm sure someone will make some halfway decent game with the IP and that cannot be said with recent Megaman games.
Re: rofl....Megaman Legends 3 cancelled as well.
PostPosted:Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:45 am
by Zeus
Don wrote:If they don't want the IP they can turn it over to fans. I'm sure someone will make some halfway decent game with the IP and that cannot be said with recent Megaman games.
A company giving away an IP? You're a funny guy!
