Megafying Your Wear to Support Mega Man Universe (Updated)
It was quite a bummer earlier this year when Capcom eventually announced the cancellation of Mega Man Universe. I think by now most of us have gotten past it, but that doesn’t mean everyone has. A Japanese fan who goes by the handle Asadori has set into motion a small scale campaign called Your Wear, Megafied! in the hopes of rallying interest in the ditched game.
The project is certainly a unique one. People who wish to participate select a character from what Mega Man Universe materials did happen to come out. This includes the Mega Man 2 Robot Masters, all varieties of Mega Man, and the customized characters like Chop Man and Met Man. After being verified, participants then draw that character, and have until July 31st to send it in.
Next, Asadori will have the character artwork printed on shirts. For the sake of keeping costs down, these will be mini T-shirts printed by Geki T-shirts. These mini Ts are too small to wear, and instead intended for decorating figures and dolls. Asadori will then send out the shirts to the contributors, who in return send in their photos of the shirts. The results of all this work will be publicized by the end of August. There may also be more to it than I’m noticing, but again it is supposed to be a small scale campaign.
It may be doubtful such a project can cause a stir at Capcom, but it’s always great to see support. And considering Mega Man Universe is a title that was seemingly geared towards a western audience, it’s great to see our fellow Japanese fans keeping up an interest in it. Maybe we should be, too.
UPDATE: Having been pleased to see us spread the word, Asadori (whose English is quite capable) has made an English version of his Your Wear, Megafied! project. Check it out, and thank you Asadori!
News Credit: Wizaman
Tags: campaign, Mega Man Universe, mini T-shirt, support
Filed under: Community Developments
Inb4 MMU hate…
It is kinda interesting, I’ll admit. I guess it was more anticipated in Japan than here, which I guess makes sense.
“Well, in Japan they say – that Capcom’s small heart grew three sizes that day.
“…but then they realized it was just gas.”
‘And considering Mega Man Universe is a title that was seemingly geared towards a western audience, it’s great to see our fellow Japanese fans keeping up an interest in it’
My thoughts exactly. It’s kinda touching, hope this little campaign will go smoothly.
The MegaMan fan-base stretches far and wide!
In fact, me and A LOT of my friends in Mississippi and the surrounding areas were deeply saddened when we heard the MMU had been officially canned. A lot of people don’t realize how popular the game is, but everywhere I go, there’s at least someone who follows the love of MegaMan!
Go MMU!
I signed up for this as soon as I saw it. I hope it goes well.
A lot of my friends and I were sad at the news of this being cancelled. A lot of students in my school would talk about it during April, we all figured it had to do with Inafune leaving.
I see BBA Mega is getting some love. Go BBA Mega Man!!!
On the other hand, I do want a “younger” version of BBA Mega in MMU’s style. True, it won’t EXACTLY be BBA Mega, but the thing is, Mega’s supposed to be young right????
It’s kind of funny how the fans seem to put more effort into Mega Man than Capcom does.
@ZachariahViBritannia
I would love to go to your school, in my school, they are all too… young to appreciate the series
I support this fully!
Didn’t Capcom like, DELETE this game? This thing is dead, sad as it seems.
In the words of Gerald from Hey Arnold “He’s a bold kid”
This is exactly the kind of love and dedication that proves how far someone is willing to go for a Mega Man game; even a canceled one.
Impressions of Mega Man Universe were shaky, but the mix-and-match aspect alongside online-level sharing on a console was such a big draw. This is really cool of Asadori.
Now you wish things worked that easily…
Unfortunately once a game gets canned,it’s over. It’s a really nice campaign to try to bring back MMU,but ultimately Capcom won’t even notice this and even if they do they’ll just ignore it.
I may be arriving a little late to the party as far as MMU is concerned, but from the videos I’ve seen it looked pretty cool. What was that everybody didn’t like about the game to earn all the bad feelings?
@Thormeister
The biggest reasons for the negative reaction were Mega Man Universe’s graphics and controls. Some people did not like the art style, but almost everyone agreed that the in-game graphics had some very primitive-looking 3D. Compared to something like Powered Up, it just looked very unpolished.
As for the controls, you can read pretty much any hands on impression and you’ll come across some complaint about them. Usually that it felt off, or not as responsive. Considering the 2.5D nature of the game, it’s not surprising that this was the case.
Too bad we didn’t have this kind of support for MegaMan Mania for GBA…