Capcom had already revealed that Mega Man 9 for WiiWare would be arriving in Japan this September, leaving North Americans and Europeans waiting with baited breath about when it would launch in their regions. Thankfully we won’t be hanging on long at all, with the developer confirming that the brand new entry into the famous series will also hit Nintendo’s download service in said territories (well, the US for sure and we presume Europe not long afterwards) next month.

A post on the Capcom-Unity blog reads:

“To prepare all you Mega Man fans for the release of Mega Man 9 in September, we’re going to offer you the opportunity to play the game that started it all. The orginal Mega Man game returns on the Virtual Console this Monday, August 4, 2008. Yes, that’s right. Brush up on your old school skills and prepare for some cool contests we have in store. We also plan to re-release Mega Man 2 in early September as well.”

Yup, and that’s also confirmation that US gamers will be treated to the original Mega Man in their Virtual Console update tomorrow, with Mega Man 2 following in September.

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Looks like I'll be cleaning out my WiiFridge next month.  Good times.