The recent cancelation of Mega Man Legends 3 took place long after Keiji Inafune left Capcom. But still, Inafune saw fit to issue an apology to fans and staff at his blog today (and he did it without saying the game's name once!)
To staff, he said, "The decision for the cancelation was out of my sphere, but as someone who took part in the development, I'd like to convey something to the staff: I'm sorry that I couldn't be of assistance."
Not that his assistance was necessarily needed. Inafune noted that the staff had such tremendous motivation that they didn't need his help, which makes him feel even sadder at the cancelation.
He encouraged the staff to turn their feelings of sadness around and work towards making an even better game.
For fans, he said "I'm truly sorry I couldn't take part until the end."
Inafune himself is included in the fan group. Even after leaving Capcom, Inafune continued to keep track of the game as a fan. "I didn't buy a 3DS for this project, but at the very least I'd like to have played the demo."
Courtesy of andriasang and nio.
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Don't worry, Capcom will restart production on the game in 2016 and hope that fans' nostalgia will cause them purchase not only MML3, but Ultimate MML3, Super Ultimate MML3, and Super Ultimate MML3 Alpha Edition.
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From: Anagram | #005 Don't worry, Capcom will restart production on the game in 2016 and hope that fans' nostalgia will cause them purchase not only MML3, but Ultimate MML3, Super Ultimate MML3, and Super Ultimate MML3 Alpha Edition.
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How can a guy who blew up and completely trashed not just his former employers but the entire goddamn Japanese gaming industry be such a class act I don't know. Have always been a fan of this guy though and he never lets me forget why.
I like how the only person apologizing sincerely for MML3's cancellation is someone who's no longer associated with the project. Keiji Inafune is awesome, and not just because he created Mega Man.