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ADrago
Since: Dec, 2015
28th May, 2018 08:16:52 PM
Cut it since the Mega Man franchise never truly died according to the example.
This entry on FranchiseKiller.Video Games about Mega Man doesn't seem to fit the trope definition, as new games in the franchise, ports, and other stuff like a cartoon were being made even if they weren't particularly well-received. I was under the impression a Franchise Killer was something like Batman and Robin or Bubsy 3D, which stopped everything about those franchises for a decade or more before being rebooted.
"** Fans point to the departure of Keiji Inafune (the series' chief game designer) from Capcom and the subsequent controversy surrounding Mega Man Legends 3's cancellation as the points where the once-strong video game franchise finally lost its way, as there have been no new Mega Man games released aside from ports, the Mega Man Legacy Collection (a compilation of the first six Mega Man games on the NES) and the rather unfavorably-received announcements of a film adaptation from 20th Century Fox and an animated television series from Man of Action Studios. Attempts by other developers to branch the series out in other directions never made it out of production, and Capcom's own attempts to move the Blue Bomber onto mobile devices with sloppy ports of Mega Man X and the first six original Mega Man games on the NES, and the just-plain-bad Rockman Xover, were met with harsh disdain. Capcom eventually revealed in late 2017 they started work on a new title in the Classic series, but it remains to be seen if this can firmly reboot bring the series back into activity."
They also announced an X collection, with hints at a new X game if it does well.
Edited by lalalei2001