European players, the wait is almost over! This Thursday, 11th June 2015, Capcom will be releasing Mega Man Battle Network 3 on the European Wii U eShop; the last of the first Battle Network trilogy, and regarded by many as the definitive Battle Network game. Both White and Blue versions will be available separately for €6.99 or £6.29.
It’s that time for the year again: speedrunning group TeamBN has announced their fourth annual Mega Man Battle Network marathon. This June, the team will be speeding through all six main Mega Man Battle Network games, the three Star Force games, two Battle Network spin-offs and the fangame Chrono X. The marathon will feature commentary from TeamBN as well as Let’s Player Epee Em and Team Megadudes. This time, the marathon will be hosted by RPG Limit Break on their Twitch channel.
Out of the blue, Nintendo has announced that this week’s digital downloads will bring two new Mega Man games to the European Virtual Console: Mega Man Battle Network 2 and Mega Man Zero 4! While Europe hasn’t reached MMBN3 and MMBN4 quite yet, this at least closes the gap a little. On the other hand, Europe is now two games ahead of North America in terms of Zero games.
Last month, Capcom kicked off their annual Mega May poll to determine which Virtual Console Mega Man title would be the first to hit the eShop this month. The fans have spoken and the winner is… unfortunately, not MMBN.
But no worries! Nintendo has posted the schedule for this year’s Mega May and it is as follows:
Last year’s Capcom Special Selection: Rockman EXE, will be getting a limited reprint. The set contains a soundtrack CD with 31 tunes from various games in the series, as well as a 32-page artbook.
For more info on the contents of the set, check out our previous coverage. The reprinted editions of Capcom Special Selection: Rockman EXE will ship in June 2015; pre-orders are exclusively available in Japan through e-CAPCOM and will set you back ¥2000.
Just like last year, Capcom will be holding a Mega May; a whole month of weekly Mega Man releases on Virtual Console. This year, all of the Virtual Console games will be for the Wii U, and this year’s North American line-up includes Mega Man Battle Network 3 and Mega Man Battle Network 4, as well as Mega Man & Bass and Mega Man Zero 2.
Everyone’s favorite MMBN game, Mega Man Battle Network 4, will be released on the Wii U eShop in Japan on March 25th. BN4 may have been notorious in the West for being the black sheep of the series; however, it was the best selling installment in the series. So now that the first three games are on the eShop, it’s no surprise that Capcom is following up with the fourth one.
It’s almost time for MAGfest in 2015, and that means another Mega Man-athon is upon us. Starting January 23rd, Half Empty E-Tank will be hosting the third 72-hour Mega Man marathon live at MAGfest with many different guest players, including TeamBN who will once again be running various Battle Network games!
The wait is over: Mega Man Battle Network 2 is now available on the Wii U eShop in North America! As is the standard for GBA games, it costs $7.99. Surprisingly, it’s kept its E for Everyone rating!
Happy new year from The Rockman EXE Zone staff! Here’s a quick breakdown on whatever news has popped up regarding the Battle Network series (Sorry, Star Force fans!).