I am not kidding around here. At very long last, Capcom has finally made a new game for the original, one and only, Serial# DLN001 Rockman/Mega Man! Mega Man 9 is apparently being handled by Keiji Inafune himself and Inti Creates, the development team most known for the Mega Man Zero and ZX series. The graphics, an a rather bold move, will be in the original 8-bit format of the NES games (though whether it's the same graphics or touched up to fit the new hardware is yet to be seen). The music and any cutscenes will match this, of course.

The new Robot Masters (undoubtedly DWN065-072, despite the plot as we all know better ) are Magma Man, Concrete Man, Hornet Man, Galaxy Man, Jewel Man, Plug Man, Tornado Man, and Splash Woman. Yes, after 70 tries, there's an actual female Robot Master (not that we're gonna be able to tell with the 8-bit sprites...)

The plot, as we know it, is that the aforementioned set of 8 go berserk, but Wily denies responsibility and Dr. Light gets blamed, so it's Mega Man to the rescue as usual. Those of us who know Mega Man games better can probably see WilyMachine MK-9 and WilyCapsule MK-6 coming a mile away, though.

It seems the game will be released solely on a download basis, only being available for X-Box Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Wii Ware. This kinda screws me over, as my internet connection isn't exactly friendly to any of those (sucky dial-up is sucky). I'm sure I'm not alone, though... In any case, it's a VERY long-awaited sequel to one of the series that made Capcom great. Now if only it would come out as an actual console release (or even DS would be nice...)