Mighty Number Nine: Inafune Strikes Back

[Laggy Blazko]

... I'm not sure how to react to Mighty #8. If you ask me, he looks like they tried to put more than two concepts in one design...

Yeah, but those concepts seems to work well together and that's better than having only one theme, IMO.

[Deviddo]

I'll be honest, as Robot Masters, these guys seem like they'd be a bit over the top.  But yeah, they're not, so you know.

Looking forward to this game!

[Thunderono]

One thing that caught my eye when reading his bio

It's mentioned that he's shooting at you throughout the stage, suggesting boss interference during regular stage gameplay.  I love gameplay mechanics like this, where the boss isn't just some guy sitting in a room waiting to die.

[Stardust]

Not bringing news from Keiji, but Capcom. And some kind of partner association.
Everyone knows what the Mega Man fans want : a board game, of course ! Isn't that obvious ?
http://www.jascogames.com/megaman_board_game
Poor Mega Man is so Rush-ed by Capcom with musical albums and things in response to Mighty no.9  

[Isaac940]

I mentioned this in the General Offtopic Thread, but from what I can infer, all Capcom itself is doing with the board game is handing out the license and approving the things Jasco does (art/alterations/etc.). And this had been in production before M#9's Kickstarter, they just delayed the start of their own Kickstarter to not interfere with M#9's. Said Kickstarter is supposed to help improve the quality of the board game through things like better player pawns and the like. All the information I know of basically comes from these links: http://www.rockman-corner.com/2013/09/licensed-mega-man-board-game.html, http://www.rockman-corner.com/2013/08/more-details-on-mega-man-board-game.html and http://www.rockman-corner.com/2013/07/were-getting-official-mega-man-board.html

Also I really need to actually back M#9 soon but I need my internet connection to cooperate with me. I might back the board game too if I like what they show.

[Deviddo]

So TL;DR Capcom is handing other companies Megaman and saying "Do something with this thing, make us all money."  Like usual I guess.  As much as I want Megaman to be in SSB4, that's the only reason he's in there.

[Ceridran]

.. Didn't this already happen with the Ace Attorney - Professor Layton crossover? Level 5 made the game, Capcom sort of just.. Uh..

[Deviddo]

Oh, really?!  Capcom, stop doing that!

[Ceridran]

Well, it's what I've heard. Maybe the fact was wrong. Was it? I don't know. I don't know anything, do I?

[Isaac940]

From what I can tell with a 5 minute Wikipedia search, Level-5 came to Capcom with the idea for Layton vs. Wright, and after a bit they agreed to work on it together (for example, apparently Capcom handled the visual design) . With the board game, I would guess that Jasco came to them with the idea since they apparently already know Capcom due to having a ton of Capcom characters in their ultimate fighter card game thing (including at least one megaman card).

[Korby]

Guys, licensed products are nothing new, quit calling capcom Satan for making a board game; we don't even know how it'll play yet, and I for one, am optimistic about it.

[Ivory]

Capcom isn't the one making it though.

[Deviddo]

Our issue stems from the fact that instead of an actual Megaman game--in my cause preferably one that wraps up one of the series that hasn't been given an ending--We're getting crossovers and stuff like the board game.

[MusashiAA]

Guys, licensed products are nothing new, quit calling capcom Satan for making a board game; we don't even know how it'll play yet, and I for one, am optimistic about it.

Oh, I've never heard that about a Mega Man game before!

[Kapus]

The voting for the Call designs has started.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mig ... sts/611851

Most of the previous concept designs have been scrapped though, leaving only the Roll clone (much to my disappointment).
Instead, we've got a slew of new designs to vote for.

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I prefer B, personally. E is a close second.


And D has Dr. Wily hair for some reason.