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Game Informer has published a new interview with Mega Man producer Shingo Izumi and Dual Override producer Hiroyuki Minamitani, and tucked away near the end is a small but encouraging comment about the future of the Mega Man X series
When asked whether he would be open to revisiting the series, Shingo Izumi said, "From my perspective, yes, that is something we would definitely love to visit."
"Mega Man X is an important series within the Mega Man brand," he continued. "We definitely value that series, and if there is a chance, we would always love to consider that."
It's not confirmation that a new Mega Man X title is in development, of course. But with Mega Man X8 still standing as the last new mainline entry more than 20 years later, it's certainly nice to hear the current series producer say the series is still valued and something Capcom would like to revisit.
You can read Game Informer's full interview here.
Maybe for the 40th anniversary of X1 (2033)
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a lot more difficult now since you broke the president of numbering main entries and subtitling spin-offs/sequel series so now people are not going to even know what belongs to what unless you expressly tell them. Because if you had a problem with Mega Man 12 alienating people feeling the need to play a backlog then surely you have the same sentiment for a Mega Man X9 unless the arbitrary cutoff point is 12...
ReplyDeleteI find it funny that they're concerned about alienating new people when they have Legacy Collections for 4 of their Mega Man franchises. Complete with casual features so anyone can finish them and catch up. This is an absolute sales misstep for the collections. I've always felt the changes brought to Mega Man X5 were to get "new " players interested and it didn't turn out that great.
DeleteThe long time gap does not help, so let's hope the team plays and studies the X series and X8 before doing so. I welcome more X, ZX, and Legends though, even though wishing for a thing does not make it so. More action, less hoping, please.
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