Capcom looking ahead into the future for the sake of the Mega Man franchise is already looking bright, and nostalgic. The publisher just last month announced that the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection will be arriving at the start of the new decade with a bundle of games sharing the Zero name.
While fans will be able to revisit the selection of games on modern hardware for the time being, it should be noted that the company is already discussing the presence of a new installment already. According to a recent interview with Japanese gaming website 4Gamer, Senior Producer for the Mega Man series confirms that there is yet another game expected to release.
When questioned about the next title to shine for the franchise, Senior Producer Kazuhiro Tsuchyia clarifies that the game has already been decided. However, all titles under the billboard name is emphasized to be a mainline title, he shares.
“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,” Tsuchyia explains in the interview. “Still, I think that the there’s no such thing as a spin-off in the Mega Man series, every saga is a main series on its own. When speaking of “Mega Man”, there will always be people who think of “X”, as well as people who think of “EXE”, and I think that’s why each one’s concept of what Mega Man is changes depending on the generation. For that reason, we don’t want to deny any series of its future.”
Especially looking at the success following the release of Mega Man 11 roughly a year ago now, it is now surprise that Capcom is prepping for yet another title. And now categorizing either the traditional lineup of titles, Zero, or X, we see that the publisher takes each installment of either breed into consideration as mainline installment following this interview.
In further support of Capcom’s anticipation for more titles regarding the Mega Man franchise, Tsuchyia shares earlier to his statement that the developer is “planning on extending the Mega Man brand at least over 10 or 20 more years by giving it constant stimulation, that way we’ll be able to experience new titles alongside new player.”
Are you ready for more Mega Man games in the coming future?
Source: Rockman Corner