‘The next game to be developed has already been decided on’
Some time afterMega Man 11was released, and it had become a bonafide hit, Capcom producer (and new Inafune-like series overseer) Kazuhiro Tsuchiya confirmed that there would be a follow-up. We all assumed this isMega Man 12, and although we don’t get a full reveal this week, he has reconfirmed that it is still in active development.
Speaking to 4Gamer(translated by Rockman Corner), Tsuchiya states: “There are a lot of titles I personally want to work on, but to tell the truth the next game to be developed has already been decided on, I’d just like to keep the specific details hidden for the moment. Please wait until we make an announcement.” Though he does clarify that he doesn’t really think spinoffs exist withMega Man, as “each series stands on its own.”To that end, he also teases follow-ups to.EXEand theXseries by namedropping those in particular. So that presumedMega Man 12project could be something else.
As we’ve seen recently, theZero/ZXsubseries is coming back in full swing early next year with a re-release, and Nintendo has pretty much given us compilations of everything but.EXEandStarforceat this point. Capcom being Capcom, I can see the company pitting them against one another, seeing which one comes out on top for a follow-up.
Either way,Mega Manfans win. The series was dormant for many years in a merchandise wasteland, andMega Man 11allowed it to crawl out of the muck. Rockman Corner points out that Tsuchiya has confirmed “10 or 20 more years of constant stimulation” forMega Man, which confirms a whole lot more than whatever this project is.
