tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post4271978878682565066..comments2024-03-28T16:56:18.261-05:00Comments on Rockman Corner: Keiji Inafune Quits Capcom (Update)Protodudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08650204880792333537noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-3715924181776354892010-11-02T09:28:02.720-05:002010-11-02T09:28:02.720-05:00@ Wolfshadow: I know THAT. After reading your comm...@ Wolfshadow: I know THAT. After reading your comment in the later article and now this one, I have to say - jumping to conclusions.<br /><br />What I said had nothing to do with whether or not X fans feel that Inafune was responsible for X9 being held off. That's for the fanbase to decide.<br /><br />Okay, the earlier part might have sounded as such. However, the 'was it worth it?' part is a lot more about whether or not Inafune's supervision either makes or breaks the game.Alilatiasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-36429953082666674442010-10-31T14:38:42.168-05:002010-10-31T14:38:42.168-05:00@Alilatias:
How can you even ask us X fans 'w...@Alilatias:<br /><br />How can you even ask us X fans 'was it worth it' if this ends up being bad for the series? Yes, because we X fans held the man at gunpoint and forced him to quit. (yeah right.) <br /><br />I mean, he was obviously unhappy for a while now. His quitting has NOTHING to do with the X fans. Especially considering, there are no X games being made right now. <br /><br />Something had to be that 'final straw' situation though. He was supposedly really excited about Legends 3 and Mega Man Universe. Soooo.. yah. <br /><br />LoL... it would be hilarious if he ended up at a US company like Valve. Hil. ar. i. ous.Wolfshadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708799424520181490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-9738903469409472842010-10-29T18:58:06.744-05:002010-10-29T18:58:06.744-05:00Even if the big man is not around anymore, won'...Even if the big man is not around anymore, won't matter to me as long as more games come out. Even though I prefer the RPG sub-series more.<br /><br />(It's how I got here in the first place, heh)BassDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290182194943300730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-89258003294055033852010-10-29T18:39:00.745-05:002010-10-29T18:39:00.745-05:00The elephant said:"Whoever fills Inafune'...The elephant said:"Whoever fills Inafune's shoes as the Mega Man franchise's caretaker needs to have innovation and inspiration to spare, to keep the brand moving both forward and in new directions."<br />Funny you should say that, because I just posted a quote from Star Trek VI: Megaman and its history, "...will shortly become the care of another crew. To them and their posterity will we commit our future. They will continue the voyages we have begun, and journey to all the undiscovered countries, boldly going where no man… where no *one* has gone before.”Rock-Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-474969463798315392010-10-29T18:02:49.701-05:002010-10-29T18:02:49.701-05:00HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY IT'S THE ELEPHANT AGAIN!
&qu...HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY IT'S THE ELEPHANT AGAIN!<br /><br />"Mega Man is dead without Inafune."<br /><br />Let's continue that line of thought, see about backing it up some more, and carry it to it's natural conclusion.<br /><br />Father or not, Inafune's had his name as the big producer behind... most all Mega Man games. His departure will mean someone else needs to take responsibility for the Mega Man franchise.<br /><br />But here's where things get tricky.<br /><br />Capcom won't drop the blue bomber-- if not for nostalgia, then for Mega Mans 9 and 10.<br /><br />However... after the arguably unsatisfactory ZX and Star Force sales-- not to bring up the PSP remakes-- there's gonna be a lot of pressure on Legends 3 and Mega Man Universe.<br /><br />MMU, because it needs to be able to show that classic Mega Man can still sell even right after MM9 and 10.<br /><br />MML3, because if it doesn't sell, Capcom may decide to forgo trying side series at all.<br /><br />I mean, do a double take for a sec.<br /><br />ZX, Star Force, MML3. If all three are failures, Capcom will see it as a trend: people prefer the classic series. <br /><br />And then classic Mega Man will be the only Mega Man.<br /><br />Whoever fills Inafune's shoes as the Mega Man franchise's caretaker needs to have innovation and inspiration to spare, to keep the brand moving both forward and in new directions.<br /><br />So, to recap! Mega Man needs a new daddy, lest he end up in the orphanage with Sonic-- who's had some questionable adoptive daddys so far, so we reeeeeeeeeally don't want to send him there.The elephantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-64082603059372320752010-10-29T17:56:00.557-05:002010-10-29T17:56:00.557-05:00@October 29, 2010 5:39 PM Anon:
Akira Kitamura ha...@October 29, 2010 5:39 PM Anon:<br /><br />Akira Kitamura had the idea of a little robot with a plasma cannon as a hand and the ability to copy enemy's weaponry. Inafune just made the design. Inafune is credited in RM1 as a character designer: perhaps even a sprite designer. Kitamura is credited as planner. It isn't until much later that Inafune is credited as the creator of Rockman<br /><br />You know what? Forget about it. Thinking about Inafune having the rights for Rockman/Mega Man and getting payed royalties by Capcom is like implying he's a victim of Capcom in the first place.<br /><br />Sometimes you just need a little rest, get your thoughts right, revaluate your goals in life.<br /><br />And how come the name Akira Kitamura shows up now and not before? XD. As far as I know, Kitamura quitted Capcom just because he didn't wanted to be a part of his character's milking thru the times. Whatever happened to that guy? XDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-76882411018332909292010-10-29T17:39:04.036-05:002010-10-29T17:39:04.036-05:00Two the two anons spouting Mega Man was created be...Two the two anons spouting Mega Man was created before Inafune:<br /><br />Yes, that's true but Akira didn;t "father" him. Akira didn't make anything with MM. Inafune pioneered the series for years and years. If that's not a father figure, then I don't know what is.<br /><br />Your adoptive father can be considered a father.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-22976688928317184252010-10-29T17:27:41.671-05:002010-10-29T17:27:41.671-05:00Megaman was created before Inafune joined Capcom. ...Megaman was created before Inafune joined Capcom. Source? Mega Man: Official Complete WorksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-26436178166097668682010-10-29T17:11:31.827-05:002010-10-29T17:11:31.827-05:00Whether Rockman is ruined or not depends on one th...Whether Rockman is ruined or not depends on one thing... and those are "rights". <br /><br />I know a musician that wrote a handful of songs for a certain band. When he left the band, the remaining members found a new singer and attempted to sign onto a label WITH the songs that my friend wrote.<br /><br />However, they could not use his songs because HE wrote and composed them. If they wanted the rights to his songs, they would need to pay a legal fee. Even then, my friend did NOT accept the amount of money they offered. Therefore, they could not use those songs on a CD or when they play live.<br /><br />Perhaps Inafune is in the same boat? CAPCOM may need to pay Inafune royalties whenever they plan to make a game with the name "MegaMan/ Rockman" plastered on the cover.<br /><br />Therefore, Inafune could very well say "You may continue to sell the games we were involved in, but you may not make any more unless you pay me my dues."<br /><br />That is.. unless CAPCOM has all of the rights to Rockman and all of his likenesses already.<br /><br />Suppose all new Rockman projects (not already in production with CAPCOM) could very well be signed with an entirely different company/developer if Inafune played his cards right..<br /><br />I'm thinking INAFUNE Productions, much like Kojima Productions. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?Omarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-62228782252994995832010-10-29T17:10:27.316-05:002010-10-29T17:10:27.316-05:00Time for a different perspective, at least for the...Time for a different perspective, at least for the sake of argument:<br />Does anyone else not see this as selfishness on Inafune's part? It just seems like such a conflict to me that Inafune would have such a dependency on fans to get Legends 3 in production, then finally ditch the company once it actually comes to fruition. <br />Everyone forgets that video games are a business, and yes, Capcom is *gasp* trying to make money! And Inafune wasn't just an artist but *gasp*<br />It was his job! <br /><br />I didn't hear of Capcom taking him out back and sodomizing him without pay. The company gave him the reign to have a creative vision and fulfill it. Yes, it didn't let him continue things due to a business perspective (or DID continue things from a business perspective), but that's the conflict that's present within all business. <br /><br />I know the argument is "Inafune doesn't owe anyone anything, he's the major force behind the quality of the series."<br />Well, if he acts so dependent upon the fans, I think he owes us something, like some dedication to see his so-called "dream project" through. But, if he's that disillusioned to abandon what he's claimed to be his "favorite" series after production had started, maybe it's best he left. <br /><br />tl;dr: Inafune isn't perfect, but a bit selfish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-27655735228501946672010-10-29T16:14:41.973-05:002010-10-29T16:14:41.973-05:00I wish someone would translate his whole blog post...I wish someone would translate his whole blog post, btw. At http://blog.daletto.net/inafunekeiji/Dhylecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-19959269650997523442010-10-29T15:42:16.893-05:002010-10-29T15:42:16.893-05:00So many thoughts. It's a sad day.
Kotaku said...So many thoughts. It's a sad day.<br /><br />Kotaku said he presented his resignation last monday. He would be leaving end of November, but... he has vacation time to claim and it starts now. <br /><br />So, unless he works saturday (which is common in Japan, actually), Inafune is literally leaving today. We are here, today, living on Inafune's last day in Capcom. <br /><br />It's the end of an era.Dhylecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-80662216674271352632010-10-29T15:38:41.052-05:002010-10-29T15:38:41.052-05:00You know, I was just eating a sandwhich when I cli...You know, I was just eating a sandwhich when I clicked on the link to get to this site. Then, I see the headliner.<br />I Cried. I really did. Then I ran off into the kitchen to make another sammich (since I dropped my other one) saying "This isnt true" to myself for a good 5+ minutes. This is really a heartbreaking thing for me. And I'm also wondering how this will affect Legends 3. Cant Inafune at LEAST try to take the rights for Megaman? I mean, no one else will ever do Megaman as good as him...<br /><br />If anything, If they screw up megaman even once, I'm boycotting capcom.MegamanMegafannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-59513772769492470842010-10-29T15:34:23.130-05:002010-10-29T15:34:23.130-05:00this is a great tradegy for the game industry,if t...this is a great tradegy for the game industry,if the man who had created rockman is quiting his job then everything is lost.<br /><br />what will be of rockman without Keiji Inafune,good luck keiji and thanks for all the rockman games will be missing you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517773334290680284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-42135782263757080312010-10-29T15:33:08.552-05:002010-10-29T15:33:08.552-05:00Oh boy, the last original designer of Mega Man AND...Oh boy, the last original designer of Mega Man AND the best damn producer of Capcom just quitted.<br /><br />This is gonna be interesting.<br /><br />Classic could pretty much get stuck within the 8-bit nostalgia market OR get a huge makeover a-la pre-FF7 games (mayor zazzification, loss of the original feel)<br /><br />X can finally rest in peace? I really don't know. I have to agree with Alilatias on this one.<br /><br />Zero and ZX are already long dead, so bleh.<br /><br />Now Legends... ho ho ho ho. I'm more worried about this one. Either L3 turns out to be craptastic (either by the lack of Inafune's creative mind or by a bad input from fans), sells awfully and kills the hopes for a L4 OR L3 sells awesomely well and L4 gets to be made. <br /><br />@All Legends/DASH fans:<br /><br />WE CANNOT LET MML3 DIE.<br /><br />Did Inafune quit for the same reason Kitamura did 20 years ago? Still, let's not forget that the Rockman franchise is the result of TEAMWORK, not just Inafune's work. Still, I wish Inafune-san the bests of luck. Godspeed, Inafking! You rule! <br /><br />The fate of the Rockman franchise in general could now be in a balance, where we (the fanbase) rest in one side and Capcom rests on the other side.<br /><br />The results of this are gonna be sooooooo interesting to follow. Thank God I'm not just a fan of the MM franchise. Boy, just imagine if I only cared for this franchise XD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-68108922239484274922010-10-29T15:28:20.612-05:002010-10-29T15:28:20.612-05:00Wow. Didn't see this one coming at all.
In n...Wow. Didn't see this one coming at all.<br /><br />In no way whatsoever is MegaMan dead without Inafune, it was always a team effort and there are plenty of solid titles that were done with little involvement from him (for all the fans who pit X5 against X6's sake on Inafune's alleged say-so, Yosiki Okamoto produced the both of them). Nevertheless, he will be dearly missed. I can't believe he chose to do this after Legends 3 was announced (yes, he got last in the character design, but he himself admitted at Comic Con that his design was extremely rough due to lack of time).<br /><br />MegaMan will go on, he's hit rough spots before, he may well hit them again, but he'll endure. The only "damage" I fear is what will become of the fanbase having lost their figurehead. The Japanese already grossly outnumbered the rest of the world in terms of fan-involvement in the L3 dev room.Hypershellhttp://blogs.ign.com/Hypershell_SBLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-87793609523112041202010-10-29T15:26:58.121-05:002010-10-29T15:26:58.121-05:00Let's hope Jun Takeuchi does a great job like ...Let's hope Jun Takeuchi does a great job like Inafune did before he quit.<br /><br />I mean, it may or may not be the fans fault that the creator of MegaMan is leaving Capcom, it was the stress getting to him and Capcom being greedy and stuff.<br /><br />And I pray that Takeuchi will have the same legendary skills as Mr. Inafune did.Musashi the Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170065615342451347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-12847385710257015492010-10-29T15:23:54.054-05:002010-10-29T15:23:54.054-05:00I was expecting this. I knew this was going to hap...I was expecting this. I knew this was going to happen.<br /><br />What I wasn’t expecting however was for him to quit this early-early, I was expecting him to quit after Legends 3.<br /><br />I really don’t know what to say, other than I find this upsetting. But in the same light, I respect his desires and because of all of the crap he had to go through lately, I’d say that he really needed this. Because after all, I saw a kind of sadness in his eyes, the smiles from before were all fake.<br /><br />I feel on the verge of crying almost.Dr. Jerknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-5370190610625476862010-10-29T14:59:35.961-05:002010-10-29T14:59:35.961-05:00(Talking about the understudy......)
always two t...(Talking about the understudy......)<br /><br />always two there are....Hypercoyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00037901952005915697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-23367649477248658092010-10-29T14:35:58.893-05:002010-10-29T14:35:58.893-05:00Take a rest man, you deserve it.
I imagine when ...Take a rest man, you deserve it. <br /><br />I imagine when next I hear of you, you'll have come back more powerful than I could possibly imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-43156356383816314712010-10-29T14:03:33.733-05:002010-10-29T14:03:33.733-05:00Wow, this is just... weird.Wow, this is just... weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-8194281938121863862010-10-29T14:03:23.055-05:002010-10-29T14:03:23.055-05:00This is worse than when Michael Jackson died. Beca...This is worse than when Michael Jackson died. Because I actually care. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-53690349331502063582010-10-29T12:55:52.303-05:002010-10-29T12:55:52.303-05:00Well, Looks like you guys finally have a shot at g...Well, Looks like you guys finally have a shot at getting your Megaman X9, the only reason it wasn't happening is because Keiji wanted it to end with 5. (and we saw what happened when he didn't want them to happen and wasn't at a top position at capcom.)<br /><br />This really saddens me.. and I was hope that he can still have some role in the company, much like Nabuo Uematsu still makes music for the Final Fantasy series after quitting Square-Enix.<br /><br />At least I can dreamArcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-34166612571131376552010-10-29T12:52:25.044-05:002010-10-29T12:52:25.044-05:00I'm pretty bummed out about this news...I'm pretty bummed out about this news...Fanciful Dancing Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486856799502911276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-87695965552306349642010-10-29T12:24:49.292-05:002010-10-29T12:24:49.292-05:00Anyone else find it funny that after he loses the ...Anyone else find it funny that after he loses the female design competition he quits?VileMKIInoreply@blogger.com