That plumber and the blue hedgehog have had their shot at Olympic Gold, so why not Mega Man? That would seem to be the loose rationale applied by Capcom Unity‘s JGonzo and Rockman Unity(aka “Unity of Japan”)’s Ucchy as they put together the following trailer. Said Snow of Capcom Unity: “If you have any ideas [...]

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I’ve seen a number of robot master collages over time, but this one is truly impressive (not to mention up to date). This is by Kinniku, who’s work depicted various characters from other Mega Man games in Mega Man Powered Up style have received a bit of attention. This piece was drawn to promote the [...]

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It’s the question which Battle Network and Star Force fans have been wondering ever since the game was released in Japan: will Rockman.EXE: Operate Shooting Star see a Western release? Things have not looked good for the title; no announcements were ever made, and normally, the title would have been released right around this time. [...]

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Over on 1UP’s Retronauts blog, Jeremy Parish has taken a look at the most recent efforts from both the East and the West in their attempts to recreate the Blue Bomber in a tangible plastic form.

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The name “Hideki Kamiya” might be familiar to some of you, particularly if you’re a fan of such video game franchises as Capcom’s Viewtiful Joe, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Okami, not to mention Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth. Outside of Capcom, his efforts can be seen in the story and direction of Bayonetta, [...]

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Believe it or not, as we wait a mere half a day here in North America for Mega Man 10 to come out, in Japan the release date has simply been sometime in March for a while now. However, Capcom of Japan has finally announced when our friends in the east will get in on [...]

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Capcom of Japan brought some unfortunate news last night. According to a message on the Rockman Zero Collection website, the intended release date for April 22nd is no longer expected due to developmental issues. For now the release date is listed as undetermined. Capcom of Japan apologizes for any discontent this may bring its fans. [...]

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Here’s yet another story where I’m not terribly knowledge of the source material. However, you weirdo anime fans will probably know exactly what it’s about. This past December a PSP game in the popular Lucky Star series called Lucky Star: Net Idol Meister came out in Japan. Why am I bothering to post about this [...]

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Kotobukiya, a Japanese producer of model kits and action figures, appears to be planning the release of a Rockman action figure. At this weekend’s Wonderfest 2010 event in Japan, Kotobukiya exhibited a Combat-san figure in front of a poster teasing a new figure release with Rockman’s silhouette (image below). Truth be told I don’t really [...]

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We’d recently heard that Rockman 4 was coming to the Wii’s Virtual Console in Japan in February. And now we have a specific day to that month, the 9th, as revealed by Nintendo. Wait, that’s just next week! In that case, hopefully we will be hearing about Mega Man 4′s release in North America and [...]

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The World Hobby Fair Winter 2010 is running in Japan right now, and attendees at the event have been able to Net Battle in OSS, try out Mega Man 10 and hear a little about the Mega Man Zero Collection. Here are some of the details we have from the event: MegaMan 10 Unlike the [...]

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Japanese gamers will be gaining additional opportunities to enjoy Rockman on their PSPs the 26th of this month. Rockman Rockman, Irregular Hunter X and the ports of PS1 classics Rockman DASH and Rockman DASH 2 will be available to download onto their PSPs and PSP Gos from the PlayStation Store at ¥1,500 a pop (roughly [...]

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Wow, is it time for Rockman to turn 22 already? Seems like just yesterday we were celebrating his turning old enough to hit the hard E-Tanks. Nonetheless, his December 17th birthday is coming up fast, and it appears that both Famitsu and Capcom of Japan have some celebratory plans in store for Web TV, with [...]

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As we reported just yesterday, a demo of Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star was set to become available later this month. Well, today is later this month! Those with a Japanese Wii, primarily people living in Japan, can connect to the Everyone’s Nintendo Channel and download the demo onto their DS. The demo is the [...]

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GPara is reporting that Rockman EXE: Operate Shooting Star will be releasing in Japan on November 12th this year. A bit sooner than I was anticipating! The article says the game will contain new characters and various new elements. We look forward to finding out what they all are.

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