Mega Man Series Reaches 30 Million Copies Sold

Today, Capcom posted revised lifetime sales figures for many of its franchises. According to the numbers, the Mega Man series has sold 30 million units as of September 2013. Since 1987, 131 Mega Man games have been released. Mega Man continues to rank as Capcom's third best-selling franchise, right behind Street Fighter and Resident Evil.

On the whole, Mega Man is up one million units since 2011. Given that few new games released since then, the boost is probably attributed to digital re-releases of older titles. Free-to-play Rockman Xover and Street Fighter X Mega Man, million sellers in their own right, appear to be non-factor.

You can read additional data at Capcom's Investor Relation page here.

Source: Capcom Total Sales Units Data

Rockman World 5 Hits 3DS in Japan Next Week

The fifth and final entry in the Rockman World sub-series is hitting Japan next week. On Novembmer 6th, Nintendo 3DS users can download Rockman World 5 from the Nintendo eShop for 400 Yen.

Jealous? Oh yes indeed. As we've come to learn, there's not much Capcom can do to get these titles in the west any quicker. The wheels are turning, but it's ultimately up to Nintendo to decide when the games will drop.

I suppose Japan can look forward to the first Xtreme title next.

Thanks for the tip, Eric!

Mega Man 25th Anniversary Tribute Albums Now Available

As promised, Capcon Unity's collaboration albums with OverClocked Remix and Sumthing Else Music are upon us. For Everlasting Peace: 25 Years of Mega Man is now available digitally for $9.99 from OC Remix, CD Baby, and iTunes. Meanwhile, you can grab MM25: Mega Man Rocks for $9.99 on iTunes, Amazon and Sumthing Else Music. Be sure to hit those links for track lists and details!

Congratulations to everyone involved!

Jasco Unveils Proto Man Mini Figure (Mega Man Board Game)

This prototype Proto Man mini figure comes from Jasco Games, makers of the official Mega Man Board Game. The figure is an example of what additional funding can yield when the game's Kickstarter launches later this week.

As a friendly reminder, the Kickstarter is not for greenlighting the game, but raising money for additional content, extras, and higher quality components. The board game will be made and sold at retail regardless of the Kickstarter's success or failure.

For more details, hit up the Mega Man Board Game on Facebook and Twitter. More news soon!

Complete Ruby-Spears Mega Man Collection Dated for Australia

Madman Entertainment's online store has outed the Australian release date for the complete Mega Man animated series box set. The 3-disc set is due out on December 4th, priced at $49.95. And yes, that is the final box art. It's an uncanny throwback to the less-than-stellar PAL Mega Man covers of the mid-2000's.

No special features or extras. For the most part this is a bare-bones reprint of the 2004 set. Discotek Media will be handling the set's North American release, slated for 2014. More news on that front soon.

Source: Madman Ent.

Stop-Motion Mega Man Invades the Real World

Here is an incredible stop-motion animation by Zach King, also known as “FinalCutKing” on YouTube. It features a rather jerkish Mega Man going around turning everyday objects into tiles. No mercy.

According to King, roughly 10,000 photos and 1,000 individual tiles were used to create the video. That's pretty dang impressive. Give it a watch, fellas!

Direct Link: Mega Man Comes to Life (thanks, Eric, for the heads up!)

Figuarts ZERO Sigma Shipping From Amazon Today

If you pre-ordered Bandai's Figuarts ZERO Sigma from Amazon, you might want to keep an eye out for the mail man. According to Destructoid's Chris Carter, Amazon has started letting customers know that the statue is shipping out. With any luck, you might have him in the next few days!

Of note, Amazon's page is still asking for pre-orders. But don't worry; if you place an order now, there's a strong possibility it will ship relatively quickly. I'm not an Amazon buyer this time around, but I'll keep an ear out for updates.

Source: Destructoid

Capcom 30th Anniversary Goods Include Mega Man-Felynes

To commemorate Capcom's 30th anniversary, Monster Hunter Felynes will be appearing as plushies in the form of iconic Capcom characters courtesy of Ichiban Kuji. The usual suspects are accounted for such as Morrigan, Chun-li and good 'ol Mega Man. It's kinda cute, no?

Ichiban Kuji are also reportedly working with Capcom to produce a limited edition Mega Man-Felyne figurine. It may look a tad creepy now, but I'm sure it will turn out nice once images of the final coating bubble up. I hope so, at least.

No word yet on release dates for these these items let alone availability overseas. You're best bet may turn out to be eBay.

Source: Siliconera

Backlit Mega Man 2 NES Lights Up the 25th Anniversary

Following up on his previous work, PlatinumFungi has whipped another commemorative Mega Man NES case mod. As you can no doubt surmise from the title of this post, it's a backlit Mega Man 2 NES. It has a beautiful shiny finish, supplied by Custom NES Guy and pixel perfect backlit Robot Masters on top. The cartridge bay even illuminates.

For more images, hit up PlatinumFungi's Facebook album. Hope to see more from him in the future!

Inafune Would Be Happy To Make A Spiritual Mega Man Legends Successor

As promised, here's Rashed's interview with Keiji Inafune from the IGN convention in Bahrain. Due to limited time, he was only able to ask Inafune three questions. Nevertheless, Rashed managed to pop the big one: now that we've seen Mighty No. 9, do you think we'll see a Mega Man Legends spiritual successor?

Inafune happily answered the query, speaking through his translator:

"Yes, he would really like to make Mega Man Legends, it's one of his favorite games. He'd like to but he can't at the moment. If he could make a game like it he would be very happy. Like this current Kickstarter, if he was able to do something like that, make a Kickstarter, get people to back it and use that funding source to make a game like that he'd be happy to do it."

In all, this is a juicy tidbit if you're a fan of the series. Mind you, Inafune's house is currently hard at work developing Mighty No. 9, among other projects. I think it would be quite a while before we see a second Kickstarter. But hey, you never know.

Source: At7addk

Last Call for Post-Kickstarter Mighty No. 9 Digital Rewards

As discussed in an earlier update, Comcept has continued to offer all digital Mighty No. 9 rewards beyond the Kickstarter campaign via PayPal for a limited time. However, that limited time is just about to reach its end. Comcept has announced they will be ending the sale of the PayPal digital rewards this Monday, October 21st, at 9:09 pm PDT.

It's hard to say if any of the goods will return after the 21st. Even if they did though, Comcept says it wouldn’t be at these cheaper, Kickstarter-bundle-level prices. In other words, you might want to get a move on soon. Monday will be here before you know it!

For more details, check out all the digitial rewards currently being offered at the official Mighty No. 9 PayPal page.

Questions Wanted for Keiji Inafune Interview

"Get Me Off The Moon" admin Rashed Mokdad will be interviewing Keiji Inafune at the IGN Convention in Bahrain tomorrow, October 18. Inafune is currently attending the convention to promote two of his upcoming games, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z and Mighty No. 9. The interview will be mainly focused on Mighty No. 9, but there will also be a bit of Mega Man Legends talk, as well. Furthermore, Rashed is taking questions from fellow fans for this interview. Fans may submit their questions via the comments of the above YouTube video or the GMOTM post here.

In addition, Rashed will also be handing over a special gift to Inafune, which showcases an abundance of Legends 3 fan-artwork from Bahrain, as well as a couple contest ideas from the Devroom! Pictures of the interview will be posted on the Get Me Off The Moon Facebook page, so stay tuned!