When Capcom said that we wouldn't be seeing Bionic Commando on the Wii, that wasn't entirely true. What is true is that the decision is completely up to Nintendo -- but that goes for all Capcom games, not just the retrospectively controversial Hitler-killing ones.According to Capcom's Public Relations Director Chris Kramer, the company licensed the rights to their games to Nintendo. It's therefore completely up to Nintendo whether and when Capcom titles get released on the Virtual Console -- Capcom no longer has any input in the decision.
That's all fine and good, but at the same time, it makes us a little uneasy. One question we have -- where is the Mega Man series on North American consoles? Why is it taking so long for Nintendo of America to release even one game of the beloved series? Nintendo obviously has plenty of games on their plate that they'd like to release in a timely fashion, but when that stops us from playing some of our favorite Capcom classics, we can't say we're too happy about it.
What about you? Are there any Capcom games that you wish Nintendo would just hurry up with?
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5-05-2008 @ 6:07PM
worm said...
I want Mega Man (at least 2 and 3) on the Virtual Console because then I could play it with the A and B buttons in the right orientation (unlike the Mega Man collection disc).
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5-05-2008 @ 6:09PM
Roto13 said...
Blargh, yes. Though the PS2 version has non-screwed controls.
What the hell were they even thinking?
5-05-2008 @ 6:14PM
Charcole said...
[insert hentai joke concerning megaman pic]
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5-05-2008 @ 6:23PM
MrGam3r said...
not to be a spoil sport, but that title doesn't make sense with the story. 'Wherefore' actually means 'Why', not 'where'. It is a common misconception because 'wherefore' has 'where' in it. Just thought i'd point that out.
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5-05-2008 @ 6:29PM
seetrapp said...
Thanks
5-05-2008 @ 7:46PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
Watch out, Candace! It's the grammar police!
:P
5-05-2008 @ 6:59PM
Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! said...
Although the Wii has become the butt of all port-jokes, I'd love to see the PSP re-releases of Mega Man Powered Up and Maverick Hunter X. Particularly MHX. Oh, and how about the planned and aborted MHX sequels, while were on the topic?
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5-05-2008 @ 9:17PM
Mr.ESC said...
Yeah I have all the Megaman games for the PSP except for the Legends one and all of them are awesome.
5-05-2008 @ 7:07PM
lukeR said...
Not to be a douchebag,but in my English class we are studying Shakespeare,and we learned "Wherefore" means "Why". It's a common misconception.
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5-05-2008 @ 7:08PM
lukeR said...
damn, I was beat.
That's what I get for not reading all the comments..
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5-05-2008 @ 7:15PM
Kool_Kid_Joe said...
Pet peeve: "Wherefore" means "Why", not "Where". i.e., "Why are you Mega Man?" "Because Rock Man sounds corny to American listeners."
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5-05-2008 @ 7:33PM
MasterInsan0 said...
Wow, a bunch of spoil sports and douchebags came straight out of the woodwork for this one. Good job making yourselves feel better about your useless English degrees, folks.
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5-05-2008 @ 7:50PM
Rockman Zero said...
Hey, i know.
Instead of giving us Rockman games that we can already play, by just doing one simple google search. (rockman roms,emulator)
Why not give us a built from the ground up new 2-d Rockman game for the Wii/WiiWare?
Now that would be so much better.
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5-05-2008 @ 7:52PM
bearmedal said...
DuckTales needs a Virtual Console release ASAP.
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5-05-2008 @ 10:00PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
Most Off-Topic Comment of the Day!
5-05-2008 @ 10:58PM
Robert Baldwin said...
Objection! This comment is clearly on topic, as shown by the question: "Are there any Capcom games that you wish Nintendo would just hurry up with?"
Personally I'm fine with my GameCube Anniversary collections, but would love a *new* outing for the blue bomber on the Wii.
I never was very good at that pogo jumping in Ducktales.
5-06-2008 @ 4:34AM
Candace Savino said...
Agreed!
5-06-2008 @ 12:28PM
Gewurztraminer said...
Rescue Rangers!
5-05-2008 @ 8:24PM
Christopher said...
I will bet 500 wii points that the Megaman games are being withheld from the VC until closer to the release of Megaman Wii. I expect an announcement before the end of 2008.
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5-05-2008 @ 8:28PM
SoshiKitai said...
I was just gonna' say that.
...except I wasn't gonna' bet anything.
My luck hates me, so betting's not very smart for me.
5-05-2008 @ 10:15PM
zorko said...
I know this hasn't stopped other franchises, but for me there's no need to spend $5-8 each for Mega Man games when you can get 10 of them on a compilation disc that plays in your Wii for $15 at gamestop.
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5-06-2008 @ 1:47AM
bobday said...
its all abouyt the classic capcom/disney games released on the snes. any capcom game for the snes should be released for that matter.
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5-06-2008 @ 4:52AM
Micah said...
Mega Man 64 would be welcome, though I already have the PSX version. Also, if they were to start adding Game Boy games, I would love to see the LoZ: Oracle games on the VC.
As for WiiWare, an original Gyakuten Saiban/Ace Attorney game would be awesome. =D
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5-06-2008 @ 7:53AM
shawn said...
i wouldnt mind seeing little nemo along with megaman 3...i thought little nemo was a great game
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5-06-2008 @ 9:44AM
Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! said...
Nemo was Capcom? that makes sense. it was a good game, i just wasn't particularly good AT it.
5-06-2008 @ 8:00AM
macanima said...
It'll probably be a cold day in hell before we see any VC releases from Capcom. I imagine Nintendo is still being pissy over the RE4 thing.
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5-06-2008 @ 9:46AM
Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! said...
Yeah, I'm sure Nintendo would never allow any Capcom ports of PS2 games. Particularly not any about Japanese wolf-goddesses.
5-06-2008 @ 2:04PM
Thomas Skibinski said...
???
5-06-2008 @ 2:46PM
Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! said...
@ skiblinski: sorry, i was trying to be funny (it didn't work). I simply meant, if Nintendo was still bitter about RE4 with Capcom, would they allow titles such as Okami (or Zack & Wiki for that matter) to exist for the Wii?
I doubt Nintendo would think to themselves, "hm, Capcom didn't stay exclusive with game 'x', let's NOT make money off of them via VC with game 'y'.
And now that i've learned my lesson, I will refrain from sarcasm. for the next 24 hours.
5-06-2008 @ 11:21AM
Flaken2000 said...
It's hard to understand the lack Mega Man games on the VC.
I would of course buy any Mega Man release. Next to Mario, it's the best game series on the NES.
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5-06-2008 @ 11:56AM
Timerider said...
Dead Rising, nuff said.
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5-06-2008 @ 2:08PM
Thomas Skibinski said...
MegaMan on the VC would be AWESOME!!!
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5-06-2008 @ 6:37PM
Dipso said...
MM1 and MM2 is out in europe, so i cant see that there should be any legal dispute or similar keeping it from the US...
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