I have always admired Megaman games since the days of Playstation (I got both X4 & Legends 1 at the same time ;p). I remember that back then, Capcom certainly focuses on Megaman games on consoles. However, ever since the success of battle network series, the focus of Megaman seems to have moved over to portables (BN, SF, Z, ZX... and I'm still getting them all...).

I would really love to know whether you personally prefer to focus Megaman franchise on consoles or on portables in the future? Also, what is Capcom's view regarding Megaman's platform of choice?

A glimpse of Megaman's planned future will be absolutely wonderful.

(This might also determine whether I will purchase a next gen system or not ^_^)

This is going to sound like a silly question, but it was important enough for me to register here for the small chance of having it answered.

In the early classic Megaman and X series, the art for a number of characters would depict them making a hand gesture, with all fingers spread out except for the middle and ring finger, which were held together.  Was there ever a meaning behind this hand sign?

Some examples:

MM1: Megaman, Cutman, Iceman.

MM2: Metalman, Quickman.

MM3: Shadowman.

X1: Chill Penguin, Armor Armadillo.

X2: Crystal Snail.

etc. etc.

Now for some picture links so everyone knows what I'm talking about.

http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Mmxchillpenguin.jpg

http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Mmx3toxicseahorse.jpg

I would truly appreciate it if this question could be answered.  And of course, many thanks to Mr. Inafune for creating one of the most popular game franchises and my personal favorite.

(First of all, as a small aside to the many posters here: While I'm always fond of fellow MegaMan fans searching for knowledge, some questions asked here have been answered before (though I'm not sure on every one, some I know for sure have been answered). Anyway, here is my question.)

Mister Inafune,

As a fan since the original series, a question comes to mind that concerns me greatly. Is ProtoMan really dying from an energy imbalance, or did Dr. Wily fix it prior to MegaMan 3? If the issue stll exists, do you plan to address it in any future games?

Thank You for your time sir, and may your love of the Blue Bomber never sway.

Sincerely,

Jason (TrenoNeoKnight)

Hello, Inafune-san.

I'm so happy with your efforts to bring happiness to long-time fans of the Rockman (Mega Man) franchise, and I'm very amazed that you and your company has ensured a balanced set of different series and genres that caters to all fans and gamers.

I hope you keep this up and satisfy all the fans as much as you can. Your creative visions always amazes me. *smile* ^-^

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My question is this:

"Over the years, there has been a lot of remakes of Rockman coming out as a means of reliving those games over again or be available to gamers that didn't manage to get their hands on those games in the past. There's already been a few Rockman collections released, like "Mega Man Anniversary Collection" and "Mega Man X Collection".

In Japan, there was also the Complete Works series, releasing the Famicom (NES) Rockman games for the Playstation, with a big package of unlockable features and modes. This included things like Database (it stores enemy, boss and artwork data), Navi & Original Mode, Hard Mode, Boss Attack & Mission Mode, and other bonus features that boosted the replay value of games.

My question is, will we see more Rockman games being released in the same way? I didn't have the already existing PSP games in mind (Powered Up/Rockman Rockman and Irregular Hunter X/Maverick Hunter X), but if there was a way to release more Complete Works games, I'd love to know if there are plans for that in the future?

They could even be collections of many games on one disc, and that would be alright, but if you would be able to produce Complete Works series or collections with lots of replay value (and extra modes and difficulties), that would be very nice. Like for example Rockman World Complete Works (Game Boy series collection), or even "Mega Man Anniversary Collection 2" with games that wasn't released the first time.

Any thoughts about that?"

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My next question:

"Are you and your company planning to release ANY of Rockman's cellphone games to other game systems instead of cellphones?

Fans all around the world have been missing out on games like Rockman DASH: Great Quest on 5 Islands, Rockman EXE: Phantom of Network, Rockman EXE: Legend of Network, Rockman GP, just to name a few.

Will you consider releasing any of these cellphone games on at least a portable system instead of cellphones?"

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Another question I believe needs an answer is this:

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My last question:

"Do you visit English fan sites, like for example rockmanpm.com, themmnetwork.com, themechanicalmaniacs.com, mmhp.net, sprites-inc.co.uk and other interesting fan sites? What would your impression be on those fan sites?"

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Also, thank you for giving us Rockman 9! I'm very excited to play a Rockman game in 8bit again.

Thank you for your time and your work with the Rockman franchise, and hope to see you visit us again.

Fight, Inafune! For Everlasting Peace!

Love and kindness,

Rebecca/Vixy, from the website Rockman Perfect Memories.

HI! thanks for answering our questions

my question is

there has been anime television series for megaman, megaman EXE and Ryusei rockman.  Is there any chance in the near future that there will be a megaman X animated series?

 

thank you so much for all the megeman games and series you have created! :D