Why No Mega Man in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3? Niitsuma Explains… Sort of
Why oh why, when the community is crying out for a hero in blue, did Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 not come through?
This is something else, folks, so have a seat. Preferably near a table or desk, so you can bang your head against it when you have finished.
Back at the beginning of May, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Producer Ryota Niitsuma explained some things about the development of the original Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Among the things translated from the interview was that “Niitsuma wanted to include more Mega Man and Darkstalkers characters.”
Well, that’s great! This means he’s on our side, right? So surely, if the fans show their support for Mega Man characters, maybe we could at least get a character named “Mega Man” into the mix as downloadable content or something, right?
Unfortunately, in confirming that the leaked list from Wednesday was complete and true to Siliconera (thanks, Bolt Storm), Niitsuma apologetically said “I’m sorry, there is no Mega Man in Ultimate.”
“We had a lot of requests from fans for Mega Man or at least one of them to be in the game. Out of all of the requests we got for Capcom characters, he just didn’t enter the top part of the ranking. Unfortunately, he didn’t make the cut.”
But wait! What are these rankings of which he speaks? He speaks of requests from fans, and as we’ve seen in the past, Mega Man X stood tall above the rest as the personification of domination in fan polls conducted in both Japan and North America, the latter being conducted on Capcom Unity.
So, the most-voted character (who happens to be a Mega Man) didn’t make the cut. And yet…
Look at those rankings again. Phoenix Wright (#2), Strider (#3), Frank West (#5), and Vergil (#6) all managed to make it in, even despite the last two having less than half the votes of X.
And as we all well know, they are not the only additions to the Capcom side; despite not making it past the first round, Red Arremer/Firebrand (#28) and Nemesis (#31) made the final cut.
But apparently, in the case of Firebrand, it wasn’t about winning a popularity contest. Siliconera notes that “requests from fans of Gargoyle’s Quest didn’t have anything to do” with the character’s inclusion. “Capcom wanted a creature-like character who could fly for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3,” and “with that criteria in mind, they thought of Firebrand and added him to the game.”
Finally, so long as the link is sitting right here, don’t expect to get any of these new characters, stages, or features as downloadable content. Instead, it will all be available only on the $39.99 retail disc. On the upside, some who have done the math say that it actually comes out cheaper this way.
So, there you have it. Still no Mega Man, and we can’t even be sure why, given all the conflicting information. But at least they apparently got past whatever barrier was holding them back from using Phoenix Wright, as well as figuring out how to make Strider fit with the concept (again). Maybe someday they’ll figure out how to make Mega Man fit into their franchise fighting game.
Go ahead and give your thoughts in the comments, though do note that from here on, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 comments should stick with MVC3 posts, rather than Mega Man Legends 3, and vice-versa (unless it’s somehow related to the topic). We’ll just toss those which don’t fit, and it’s not as though there aren’t enough articles for either game to stick to.
Tags: Capcom, Capcom Unity, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mega Man X, Poll, Ryota Niitsuma, WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOR??
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LOOK FOR THE POSTER FLAMEMASTER AJ AND VOTE!!!
I don’t know how many of you are reading this, but it’s still possible (albeit slim) to get MMX as DLC. We have to try to the end.
Capcom = Bleh.
So, there’s no point in voting at all, since they are not going to respect the results anyway.
Corporate democracy… well, live and learn, I guess.
Seriously how?
My reaction: Okay! Neither Rock nor any of his “genetic” counterparts made it into MvC3. I bought the game and played as Zero (sometimes). Tron was all right in my opinion. Yeah! My heart felt empty, but I still worked towards enjoying the game. Months later, I see UMvC3. My face becomes the equivalent to Rock’s on a boss selection screen. And in place of each boss mugshot is an extremely odd reason for every single standalone version of Mega Man missing a flight to the ultimate roster in place of the others. Not one of them made it.
Is the company or whoever’s excluding Rock asking us to toughen up when it comes to playing Capcom crossover games without Mega Man? Because these excuses don’t appear to help anyone at all. In fact, I see more discomfort than reasoning.
Sorry for typo. I meant “Capcom *versus* crossover games without Mega Man”. And I know he hasn’t been in all of them.
Ugh Capcom. But I will not stop until he is in the game!
This all just seems like some sort of big middle finger aimed toward Inafune. It’s like Capcom just wants to spite him regardless of how negatively it affects the fans.
well, I know this is a bit off topic, but… EVERYONE SHOULD VOTE CAPCOM FOR WHICH COMPANY DO YOU HATE THE MOST RIGHT NOW ON IGN! Interstingly enough, it’s one of the choices on their newest poll!
oh woops, just read the end of the article, seeing as my last post was unrelated, could someone delete it?
then why is the ‘megaman x’ option there in the first place. Seriously!
however, will be waiting to see Phoenix struts he’s stuff haha
We need Mega Man X for DLC. Weather they make a new expansion or DLC, I want X in the game. It really isn’t fair. He was top! Always has been. There is no reason why he shouldn’t be in AGAIN!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but X never cameoed in any other media other than his own series yes?
Wrong. Mega Man was in both MvC and MvC2.
Ah, nevermind, you meant X. I don’t see that would matter though.
@Frøg – http://www.themmnetwork.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mega_Man_X_%28Series%29#Cameos
List of cameos right on this site~
That said, annoyed that X (or any incarnation of Mega Man) didn’t get in but I watched a nice vid of something called “Card Saga Wars” sometime back. Can’t be properly implemented in a fighter indeed…
If its allowed, I’ll drop the link of the battle vid here (he wins in the end): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j_t0qeAdjQ
I don’t know what to believe anymore, that they want to disband Megaman for good or that they stole Pinocchios’ nose?
Either way, this is just bull…
Or maybe Megaman is just too super. Let’s face, in his career he controlled lightning, gravity, time….kinda makes webslinging look average :p
i think that if they added Dr Wily that would be just as cool as adding Mega Man X
man, if only the original could appear…
You mean, if only Megaman.EXE would appear…
Mega Man is not coming back. The reason why he did not appear in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 was because, Keiji Inafune decided to leave Capcom to form his own video game company, Comcept.
Maybe X and Gene will be DLC or available for those who pre-order the game. Also, I’ve heard that you get something extra in UMVC3 if u have MVC3 saved on your PS/XBox. Oh, and for the record, I voted for X and have no idea who gene is.
My Team if X becomes DLC or somthing:
1.Zero
2.X
3.Amaseratsu
Mega Man doesn’t make the cut when Phoenix Wright somehow gets in without him being seen even throwing a punch at someone, all I have to say is “OBJECTION!”