Destructoid has uncovered some mindblowing news that will shock and awe the gaming community -- we have discovered, through serious JOURNALISM, that Capcom does not owe you Mega Man or any other character in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
"It's been an open secret for a long time," said an industry figure who is definitely not made up. "When we make a videogame, we don't need permission from fans to put in the characters we want. If Capcom wants to include Firebrand and not Mega Man, based on what will make a more balanced videogame, it can do that, because Capcom's making the game. Not the fans."
Our reports show that at least 75% of fans don't understand that they are not executive producers for the videogames they like, and as such, have no creative control. Studies indicate they also fail to grasp that if their favorite Capcom character isn't considered good enough for UMvC3, that's something the industry calls "Tough Shit."
We'll have more on this breaking story as it develops, including reports that Capcom isn't holding a gun to anybody's cock and forcing them to buy UMvC3 if they don't like it.
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10:15 AM on 07.22.2011 | 
*deep breath*
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This guy basically said exactly what I'm thinking everytime I see shit like 'NO MAI, NO BUY!' or 'NO ELENA, NO BUY!' and especially all the mega man crybabies as of late. Hell, I even said 'No T.Hawk, no buy!' on the last Street Fighter X Tekken article but I sure as shot WILL be buying the game and have never once thought a developer(other than VALVe) has ever given a flying fuck about us, the consumer.
BUt if 100,000 people will re-buy the game BECAUSE a character is in it then they will listen to the fans.
Brilliant.
Fuck Crapcom.
So all those progress and expense reports I filed went nowhere? Well crap...
This game, but not Legends 3. Apparently that game got canceled because clearly the fans were making it and we didn't work hard enough.
While I still hold venom for Capcom I could care less about Mega Man in UMvC3. The roster is already pretty amazing, we've got Phoenix fucking Wright dammit.
My major complaint with UMvC3 is the quick turnaround and the lack of DLC availability. The lack of Mega Man just makes it easier for me to skip it. No more of my money is going into this bankrupt franchise.
Actually, I remember when I was a kid, way back when, we took what we got and shutted(tm), the fuck up.
@Janklogs: Hey! I trademarked Crapcom! Don't make me sue you. :D
On the other hand I don't see a problem in fans telling a company what they'd like included in a game...especially when that thing is basically the company's mascot.
The slackers.
Simply put, I am hard pressed to hand over any money to the fools that canceled MML3.
... And this is surprisingly easy. Boycotts aren't as hard as I thought.
Having purchased the original MvC3, and being heavily invested in the franchise as a whole, I just don't want to buy another game to get the tweaks, patches and new content. I don't feel like I'm privileged to extras by any means, and I guess you could argue it was foolish of me to buy the original version instead of waiting for the inevitable upgraded edition, but if Mega Man Legends 3 taught us anything its that Capcom won't produce a franchise it feels won't get supported.
So I suppose for future Capcom releases, I just won't buy them until they've released the "Gold" edition or whatever. Lesson learned, I suppose.
Pushing peoples buttons sure is easy as a gamer.
That's the only reason why El Fuerte isn't in MvC3. And that's why I won't be buying this trite trash.
Good day sir.
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Yeah, because that argument makes any sense whatsoever. Everyone knows that earthquakes and tsunamis make digital distribution impossible, but the creation of hundreds of thousands of discs distributed physically across the entire world through an infrastructure of ships, planes, trucks, trains, and everything else imaginable.. yeah that's disaster-proof.
Because that was a fan poll? And has never once been stated to be by Capcom?
Just...everything that Capcom has been doing has been questionable lately. Everything. I know they only care about making a profit, but this is becoming too much.
They are literally at this point the Activision of Japan.
Which is why they are now Capvision.
I should think there's quite a blatant difference between acting betrayed over the design decisions of game developers on an optional expansion and being disappointed by a company's total lack of engaging product.
But do carry on, sir!
e.g. MMX ZERO OVER MMZ ZERO? CAPCOM YOU CUNTS.
"Megaman"
"Our mascot? Fuck him! Youll take Rocket Raccoon and like it. Now buy this and the other 500 fighters that we are putting out this year"
Really, if you so badly want to have that input on the game's development, cough up the cash and be a producer.
It ain't cheap, but neither is making a game.