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Joseph Rositano
16 Jul, 2008

E3 2008: Mega Man 9 officially announced

Wii News | Coming to the Marketplace, PSN and WiiWare.
Capcom have formally announced today that they will be releasing Mega Man 9 on the Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and WiiWare services in the near future.

Mega Man 9 takes the series back to its roots and focuses on classic platformer action, boss battles and collecting weapons. Adding to the retro feel of the game, there will also be 8-bit ‘NES-style graphics and sound.’ Capcom have stated that there will be over a dozen levels, 50 new enemies and bosses to fight, and even online leader boards to track your high scores.

The game is set after the events of Mega Man 8. Riots have sprung across the world causing many to suspect Dr. Wily is behind another sinister plot. However, Dr. Wily appears on TV and proclaims that it is Dr. Light who is the evil mastermind. Mega Man must now set out and clear his creator’s name.

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9 Comments
3 years ago
PALGN wrote
Capcom have stated that there will be over levels,
Over how many levels?
3 years ago
Sorry, a dozen levels.
3 years ago
Joseph wrote
Sorry, a dozen levels.
Thanks for that.

Well a new megaman and on XBLA. I'll definitely be picking it up especially since it's supposed to be a throwback to the olden days.
3 years ago
What happened to it being a WiiWare exclusive? I thought I read that the designers had decided not to release it on the other consoles DLC? I guess you can't trust the word of anyone in the business these days - look at FFXIII icon_sad.gif
3 years ago
I thought it was going to be a Wii Ware exclusive as well. Oh well, I guess multiplatforming = more money for companies these days.
3 years ago
Macka wrote
What happened to it being a WiiWare exclusive? I thought I read that the designers had decided not to release it on the other consoles DLC? I guess you can't trust the word of anyone in the business these days - look at FFXIII icon_sad.gif
Umm... who cares? It's '8-bit' and in the style of the NES, so it's not like performance is going to differ greatly on any of the systems.
3 years ago
The Box art is... EPIC

3 years ago
How very appropriate to the audience it is marketed to.

I'm sold.
3 years ago
This is awesome news, I'll definitely be buying Megaman 9 as soon as it's out on XBLA. I <3 the old school Megaman titles
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