Keiji Inafune is a big name to fans of Capcom's past. He has had a hand in many of the company's biggest games ranging from Resident Evil to Onimusha to Dead Rising. His single biggest creation is Mega Man who has since become one of the most recognizable video games characters of all time starring in well over 100 different video games. After an influential 23 years with Capcom, Mr. Inafune made a well publicized exit from the company in 2010 which in turn caused Capcom to cancel all Mega Man projects much to the dismay of fans. 3 years have passed and Capcom continues to disappoint Mega Man fans with no new games and quick cash grab merchandising based off of the characters legacy. Nintendo has actually done more with the character through his inclusion in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. which delighted fans at E3 2013.
Today marks a major turn as Keiji Inafune announced a
new Kickstarter campaign for an upcoming game titled
Mighty No. 9. At first glance, you would be forgiven for thinking the game was a next gen side scrolling Mega Man game. Hell, the
Kickstarter video has so much imagery from the Blue Bomber you'd think it was crafted in such a way to give Capcom a huge middle finger. Mighty No. 9 is based around the title character
Beck who is "
the 9th in a line of powerful robots, and the only one not infected by a mysterious computer virus that has caused mechanized creatures the world over to go berserk". Everything from character designs to the ability to use weapons and abilities from enemies echoes the Blue Bomber and looks as if it was changed just enough to avoid legal issues with Capcom. The game (scheduled for a 2015 release) has a $900,000 funding goal for the PC version with stretch goals that include a version of the game for the Wii U/PS3/360 at $2.5 Million. Announced only a few hours ago, the game has already gotten over $100,000 in the time it took to write this article! Seeing as Capcom has shown nothing but contempt for the Mega Man franchise in recent years, this is the best of both worlds as we get both a brand new franchise as well as a new Mega Man game all rolled into one. Enjoy and be sure to show your support if you like what you see!
Seeing this really makes me as a gamer appreciate what it takes to make a great game. Listening to the fans and having a passion for the game, not the money.
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ReplyDeleteKeiji Inafune is responsible for the fall of the MegaMan Franchise and now is remaking as his own. I am looking for a journalist willing to cover this story I have proof to back this up.
You need a little more than an e-mail claiming that Capcom didn't want to do a Mega Man movie to back up your claim that "Inafune is responsible for the fall of Mega Man". Capcom's attitude and actions after Inafune left the company more than prove that Capcom is responsible for the fall of Mega Man. This is further backed up by Capcom blaming fans for the failure of Mega Man Legends 3.
DeleteKeiji Inafune has repeatedly and accurately talked about the state of the mainstream video game industry and how it needs to change. By creating Mighty No. 9, he has simple stepped up to give the fans what they want to play while sidestepping Capcom's ownership of a franchise they show little to no desire to truly revive.
If you would like to offer some actual proof to back up your claim, I may be able to help but I don't care for shock journalism. This form of journalism is another major issue with the mainstream video game industry with sites such as IGN, Kotaku and Gamespot using it for click bait. Thank you.
The proof you need is me, I was in the boardroom at capcom in 2010. His plan was always to walk away with the Megaman franchise, our production just hastened it. As well as the signing of his three year non-compete agreement signed in late august of 2010. I also have other Emails and flight records to prove it.
ReplyDeleteNo offense but who are you? You are posting as Anonymous and claim to be an insider yet still offer nothing to back your claims outside of a low resolution e-mail that states that Capcom didn't want to make a movie based on a submitted Mega Man script. Again, this states nothing more than Capcom not wanting to use a particular Mega Man movie script. It actually states that Inafune had a different screenplay he wanted to go with. This type of thing happens all the time in the movie and game industry.
DeleteYou claim he signed a 3 year non-compete agreement which he has followed as it is now exactly 3 years later. This actually proves that he kept his word which does not help your argument. At this point, he has every right to create Mighty No. 9 and has made enough changes that Capcom cannot claim that the game is a Mega Man ripoff.
Also, if your claims were true I don't see the issue in him wanting to take the Mega Man franchise with him seeing as he was responsible for making it what it is. Capcom has made it clear that outside of cashing in on franchise merchandise, they have little desire to do anything of note with the brand (They have even cancelled 4 Mega Man games since 2010). Even after leaving the company, Inafune offered to complete Mega Man Legends 3 under contract for Capcom and they turned him down which only adds to the evidence that Capcom, not Inafune, is responsible for the fall of Mega Man.
Again, I could help if there was anything to even remotely back up your claim but as it stands there is nothing. I will not smear Keiji Inafune's name based on random claims with no proof, there is enough of that type of thing from so-called professional video game journalists. His success with the Kickstarter campaign is well deserved seeing as he is willing to listen to the fans and revive the gameplay style in a new franchise. Thank you.