The 3DS has had tough year in the gaming press it seemed like you couldn’t go a month without being the focal point of some gaming community calamity. One of the bigget bombsells to hit the console its owners was thecancelation ofMega Man Legends 3. Much likeDukeNukem Forever,some fans had beenwaiting for the gamefor nearly half their lives.UnlikeDuke Nukem Forever, the gaming press seemed to actually enjoyMega Man Legends 3. Chris Hoffman of Nintendo Powerplayed the prototype versionof the game, and he really enjoyed it.
For that reason and many more,fans are still rallying to get Capcom to finish the game, or at least release the already completedMega Man Legends 3 prototypeon the 3DS eShop. On top of that,ex-Capcom head of R&D Keiji Inafuneasked Capcom if he could help keep the project going, but they turned him down. It seems the bad PR for the company just wont die.
Personally, I love it when fans work in creative ways to get their voices heard, up until the point I hear the word “boycott”. Expressing your love of videogames by refusing to buy the games that you want to play, thinking that it will teach game developers/publishers a lesson,is a terrible idea. The only lesson thing that teaches developers/publishers is to make evenfewergames for the fans in question. If hundreds of thousands of fans decide to boycottResident Evil Revelationsbecause they didn’t getMega Man Legends 3on the 3DS, not only will that make the revival ofLegends 3all the less likely, but it will also tell Capcom that old school-styleResident Evilgames don’t sell either, and/or that the 3DS isn’t worth developing for.
If you want to show Capcom that you’re serious about buying their games,notbuying their games is probably the worst way to do that, right?
Mega Man Legends 3 fans join together for heartfelt tribute song[GoNintendo]
