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Capcom announces cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3
Ricardo Trejo
Hints were everywhere about the possible, and what has now become, inevitible end to the Mega Man Legends 3 project. The development of the title was ground breaking for its openess in allowing fans to vote and select concept art and character design which would become the final look of the newly introduced characters. However, it seems all the hype was for naught.
Taken from the official statement posted on Capcom Unity:
“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.”
A FAQ can be found on the blog which answers questions pertaining to the DEVROOM board. Though we did want to point out a few key points brought up in that section posted on the Unity blog that need highlighting:
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.
Mega Man Universe and Mega Man Legends 3 both down the drain, and in rapid succession after Mega Man’s original creator, Keiji Inafune, left the company. Sounds a little too convenient to say that his depature was not related to the cancellation of both these titles, especially with his deep involvement in both concepts.
At this point I don’t care anymore. Just release a new Mega Man ZX game on the 3DS, or make a retro series addition in the form of Mega Man X9 for XBLA, PSN, and Wii and I’ll forget that any of this happened.
