Capcom Claims They’re “Continuously Considering” Mega Man In Shareholder Meeting Despite Ongoing Absence

By Elijah Gonzalez | July 7, 2025 | 3:35pm

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Capcom Claims They’re “Continuously Considering” Mega Man In Shareholder Meeting Despite Ongoing Absence

As Blue Bomber fans continue to wallow in the seven-year drought since the last mainline Mega Man game, Capcom reiterated that they haven’t forgotten about his existence during the company’s latest quarterly earnings report.

Specifically, after a shareholder asked about the company’s plans for the franchise, Capcom responded, “The Mega Man series is one of our most important IPs, and we are continuously considering ways to develop it further. However, we do not have any additional information we can share at this time.”

While the answer is a deflection, it is slightly better to hear this kind of apologetic response, which claims the series is one of their “most important IPs,” than the opposite. It is somewhat hard to take at face value though, considering this isn’t reflected in the company’s actions as of late.

As a follow-up question, the company was asked by their shareholders, “What are your expectations regarding revenue contributions of merchandise sales from the Mega Man series?” They responded, “While we do not disclose individual sales figures by IP, we receive a particularly high volume of inquiries about the Mega Man series from overseas markets. We will continue to focus on expanding this business further.”

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As of March 2025, the Mega Man series has sold 43 million units over its 37-year history, according to the company’s investor sales data page. For context, that makes it the company’s fourth highest selling franchise, ahead of games like Ace Attorney (13 million), Dead Rising (18 million), and Devil May Cry (33 million), but behind its big three of Street Fighter (56 million), Monster Hunter (120 million), and Resident Evil (170 million). Perhaps unsurprisingly, those three highest-selling series have all received new entries since the last Mega Man game, with Monster Hunter and Resident Evil receiving several.

The last mainline entry in the franchise was Mega Man 11, released back in 2018. It was positively received thanks to being a well-designed throwback and went on to sell over 2 million copies, making it the highest-selling installment in the series. While there have been plenty of long gaps before, like the 14-year break between Mega Man 8 and 9, that 14-year break was filled with the Mega Man X, Mega Man Legends, Mega Man Zero, and Battle Network series. Meanwhile, in the seven years since Mega Man 11, we’ve only received re-releases alongside Mega Man X Dive, a gacha mobile game that had its servers shut down a few years ago (although there is an offline version still available for purchase).

It isn’t shocking that Capcom has largely focused on Monster Hunter and Resident Evil in recent years due to their breakout success, alongside occasional RE Engine releases, such as Street Fighter 6, Devil May Cry 5, or Dragon’s Dogma 2. Still, it would be nice if they could throw a bone to one of their oldest and most beloved series every once in a while.