Operate Shooting Star Helps Boost Capcom

Thanks in part to steady sales of Rockman EXE: Operate Shooting Star, Capcom has posted a soaring profit for this past period.

Citing "steady sales supported by their established brand names", Operate Shooting Star, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Monster Hunter Tri~, Ace Attorney investigations: Miles Edgeworth, and Resident Evil 5 boosted the company's sales up 5.9% to 49.99 billion yen ($551 million). Net income saw an impressive jump at 865.9% to 1.73 billion yen ($19 million).

All in all, Capcom is laugh all the way to the bank.

[via Kotaku, Capcom Investor's Relations]

Mega Man 2 Bead Art

Redherring of Craftster.org crafted these magnificent Mega Man 2 scenes entirely out of perler beads. The project consisted of over 60,000 individual beads and six months of work.  Impressive, to say the least.

You can check out a couple more images of the project at this topic here.

Polls Open For Sheep Man Fan-Art Contest

Voting has begun for the weekly Mega Man 10 fan-art contest. Users can vote on their favorite piece of Sheep Man art from now until Monday. The entries can be found in this gallery here, and you can place your vote at PollDaddy. Cookie and IP address blocks are in place, so you may only vote once!

[via Capcom-Unity]

AVGN Reads Worlds of Power: Mega Man 2

Why read that crummy Mega Man 2 novelization when you could have it read to you?  The Angry Video Game Nerd reads aloud the book in its entirety in his latest video series:

Believe it or not, this goes on for another four parts. If you've got nothing to do for an hour and 16 minutes, kick back and have a listen to the remaining chapters at CinemaMassacre.com

More Badass Vile Goodness

A website by the name of FG has come through with a handful of high-res photos of the upcoming Wonder Festival 2010 Vile figure. You can check em' out in all their glory after the break...

Rockman 4 Coming Soon To JP Virtual Console

According to Nintendo of Japan's Virtual Console release schedule, Rockman 4: A New Ambition is expected to release on the Wii's Virtual Console in February for 500 Nintendo Points. Hopefully, Mega Man 4's release isn't too far off...

Mega Man 10's Time Attack Mode Features Replays

Coming from the official Rockman 10 website:

"More great functions are now also available in Time Attack. Including the replay function, you can see people’s top Time Attack rankings. Using Super Play to watch everyone on top of the rankings, you can enjoy the best time or make some notes. Playing for top rank, it’ll be the opportunity to unveil an amazing player! Some players will have confidence in their ability, just watching others, participating more and more!"

Interesting. Hope to hear more details soon!
(Be sure to check out the above link for new MM10 images)

Credit and translation: Skylagoon

Zero Collection Product Description Reveals New Modes

Online retailer GMStar's Rockman Zero Collection pre-order page has revealed two new modes for the upcoming game.

The first mode, Easy Scenario, is a bit scarce on the details, but according to what we have, it let's you play through all four Zero games with "All special weapons and systems are fully recreated." The second mode, Collection Mode, is a bit more interesting. Here, you progress through each game in the series and collect pieces of data which include:

Modification Cards - collectible illustrations that also modify various gameplay elements (e-Modification cards)

Character Card Collection - cards that feature various characters and commentary; an encyclopedia of sorts

Wallpaper Collection - Image and Concept Illustrations can be collected and set as wallpapers

Credit: Skylagoon

Mega Man Zero Collection Heading To US, Europe

It was only a matter of time: Capcom today announced that the Mega Man Zero Collection is coming to the US and Europe this summer. Check out the official press release after the break for more details...

Do You Want Rockman Kubricks Sold Outside of Japan?

You remember those awesomely adorable Rockman and Blues Kubrick figures, don't you? Well, they're only going to be released in Japan for the time being, but Capcom USA is curious if you guys, the fans, would like to see them released elsewhere:

"If you watched the live Mega Man 22nd Birthday Celebration back in December, you'll probably remember these Medicom Mega Man Kubrick and BearBrick figures. The problem is, they're only available in Japan. Here's where you come in. If you'd like to see these figures come stateside, hit the comments!"

If this is something relevant to your interest, make your way over to Capcom Unity and drop a comment!

High-Res Mega Man 10 'Box Art'

We've seen this lovely piece of art several times before, but now it's in a much higher resolution. Provided by Capcom's jgonzo, here it is again:

 Click here for a super high-res/wallpaper version (56k warning!)
[via Capcom-Unity]

Nice Jacket

Japanese fan-site Rockmania recently got a hold of a bit of a rarity: a Rockman team staff jacket.

This fine piece of swag (currently in possession of Akira Yoshida, Crash Man's designer) was worn by a Rockman staff member, who, based on the years featured on the jacket, likely had a hand in Rockman 1 and/or Rockman 2's development. (Hey, it might have even belonged to Inafune.)

Pretty sweet, no? I imagine this would fetch a pretty penny, but its sentimental value has got to be through the roof; unlikely Yoshida will ever part with it.

Thanks for the tip, Jay.