If you're a Battle Network fan, you might want to keep a close eye on 2021. Today, Capcom Japan have begun recruiting licensing partners to develop Mega Man Battle Network 20th anniversary products. These include toys, action figures, apparel, special events and other consumer goods.
The very existence of this recruitment program alone suggests that Capcom has big plans in store for Battle Network's 20th. It signals their intent on celebrating the anniversary under an official banner, much like Mega Man X's 25th anniversary. In 2016, Capcom previously recruited partners for Mega Man X's 25th anniversary, an event wholly separate from the franchise's overall 30th anniversary. The result was a number of commemorative X goods from new figures and soundtracks to two critically and commercially successful collections: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 and Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2.
Of course, it's much too early for Capcom to announce anything concrete. There's plenty of time between now and next March. Only time will tell, I suppose.
Source: Capcom Japan
I missed out on Battle Network back in the day, so I hope we get a collection and some figures/model kits. I like a lot of the BN designs, and I would love to become more familiar with the series.
ReplyDeleteOh man!! I grew up on Battle Network and I unfortunately missed out on the 4 inch sentinel. But more stuff and new figures shines on me like sunshine. I can hardly wait to see what comes next!
ReplyDeleteJust give it back to sentinel. Let them make the other characters in the franchise.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Sentinel is making some of the best figures on the planet right now, and they obviously can do Rockman designs very well.
DeleteI wonder what the numbers are...
DeleteIf Sentinel's figures sold well, you would think they would still be making them...
Sentinel is a relatively small company which operates more like an art studio.
DeleteI don't think whether or not something sells well dictates whether or not they will produce another run, though they (1000toys, actually) did that with some of their Synthetic Human figures, and figures based on the Synthetic Human design. Some companies just like to move on to other things, especially the smaller "boutique" companies. In America: Four Horsemen are sort of operating in the same way; they could continually reproduce and re-release their best-selling Mythic Legions figures, but instead they move on to new designs and new characters.
I wish they would make more 4 inch nel. I get the impression they are done with that line. Either cause they weren't popular, or because they just don't want to. I doubt licensing is an issue if they are still making the Falcom Armor...
DeleteI'll say this for Sentinel, their "artsie" stuff isn't my cup of tea...
Not too keen on the Falcon Armor figure. Certain details just bug me...
And their Riobot of Tekkaman Blade looks terrible.
Their Persona 5 Johanna looks awesome, though. So do the Mospeada. Shame I don't have more money/room.
I would like to give the BN games another playthrough. I played them all originally but didn't really appreciate the gamestyle at the time, so I just rushed through them without really trying to master them.
ReplyDeleteA BN collection for PS4 with online and some sort of local multi-player support would be super sweet for me. I hate that to the day the only way to play BN6 with my friends is with a GBA and a link peripheral for it or crappy link emulation on emulators.
ReplyDeleteWhile I know this doesn't mean any games at all and just merch, I'm fairly confidant we'll be getting a MMBN legacy Collection. Sadly I doubt it'll have any of the games outside of the main GBA games.
ReplyDeleteHype :)
ReplyDeleteI miss this series a lot.
The anime was awesome too! Good stuff!
Battle Network Collection confirmed.
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Please Capcom, I want Battle Network Legacy Collection!
ReplyDeleteBATTLE NETWORK LEGACY COLLECTION PLEASE!
ReplyDelete...and make sure all of the Boktai stuff is carried over as well!
WOW! I'm smiling from ear to ear after reading this piece of article. I for one can't wait for what capcom has in store for us come next year in 2021 for my most beloved Mega Man series of all time, the Mega Man Battle Network series.
ReplyDeleteHi Protodude,
ReplyDeletethis is offtopic, but I haven't been able to find an answer online... I've been looking for the Mega Man Kotobukiya model kit and I've seen online several versions named: Repackaged Edition. Do you know what is a repackaged edition?
Thank you!
GigaMan
Hello! It's basically the same as the originak Koto kits, just reissued. It's the exact same kit, they just reprinted it b/c it was so popular.
DeleteIf you're able to get in contact with Capcom Protodude, could you suggest to them if a Collection is in the works or considered, to add all the missing content from the japanese versions that was left out of the international versions to it like the Boktai stuff? And the possibility of all the BN games that were never released outside Japan like the Mobile games and 4.5, Operation Shooting Star, ect.?
Deletegot it! YOU'RE THE BEST! THANK YOU!
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