New Mega Man game might not be 12; Kazuhiro Tsuchiya has outlined plans to keep the brand running for next 10-20 years.

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KLXVER said:

pikashoe said:

We've had tried and true so much at this point, they need to try and actually grow the franchise a bit.

They have tried that many times and it keeps selling worse. The original Mega Man games are still the best selling. Mega Man Legends, Battle Network, Zero, Mega Man X, Star Force don't really come close. Maybe the first MMX, but that's about it.

The highest selling Meg Man game is still 2 with 1.5 mill

after that its:

MBN4 with 1.35

X1 with 1.17

Mega Man 3 with 1.03

Overall the X, Zero and Battle Network series made a lot of money for CAPCOM back in the day, which is why they were milked to death. They kept selling worse because the fanbase was shrinking and that was because CAPCOM was doing what you are asking - Only appeal to long time fans.