On December 17, 1987, Rockman – known in the west as Mega Man – was released on the Famicom. Some 25 years later, Mega Man is still a household name (well, in nerdy households, anyway). Capcom's Blue Bomber is one of the publisher's most recognizable mascots representing one of its most important franchises, and, until recently, Capcom managed to give gamers lots and lots of Mega Man. Many would argue too much.
These days, in the wake of the Mega Man mastermind Keiji Inafune's exit from the company, Capcom seems at a complete loss as to what to do with the series. After cancelling two far-advanced projects in the form of Mega Man Legends 3 and Mega Man Universe, all has been silent as Capcom has focused much of its energy on the sustained revival of Street Fighter, the rebooting of series like Devil May Cry and the refocusing of its survival horror tour de force Resident Evil.
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