Mega Man 9 "DLC" arrives this week

by Richard Mitchell { Oct 6th 2008 at 6:00PM }

Capcom has announced that the first wave of downloadable content for Mega Man 9 will land on XBLA this Tuesday, not even a week since the game debuted on the service. The content available will include a playable Proto Man and a new gameplay mode called Endless Attack (you can probably guess how that one works). Official prices haven't been announced, though Proto Man and Endless Attack cost $2.00 and $3.00, respectively, on Nintendo's WiiWare service. Of course, we can't properly gauge what it costs to convince yourself that Capcom isn't screwing you by charging for modes that should have been included with the game in the first place.

The remaining bits of DLC are expected to arrive the week of October 20.

Tags: arcade, capcom, live-arcade, mega-man, mega-man-9, xbla, xbox-live-arcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

nofriendo @ Oct 6th 2008 6:21PM

what does DLC mean?

OptimumEDGE @ Oct 6th 2008 6:55PM

DLC = Down-Loadable Content

I really hate it when they screw you over with all these redokulous micro-transactions.

psyborg @ Oct 7th 2008 12:51PM

Back in the day these features would have been included in the game. Ofcourse the whole game would have costed $60 - $80 dollars, so yea.

Bring on the DLC.

jonas brother @ Oct 6th 2008 6:23PM

"Dumb_ass, loser, candy"

birdshake @ Oct 6th 2008 9:59PM

You're hilarious.

Fire Fawkes @ Oct 6th 2008 6:27PM

Wow...this just reminds me why Capcom drives me up the wall. They milk everything for every last drop. The game hasn't even been out for a week and they already have lovely DLC for it...I won't buy it. It's BS, a character and mode that should have just been in the game upon launch, but left out just to pad their pockets.

Author X @ Oct 6th 2008 7:00PM

Incidentally, if Xav de Matos is reading this, I'm still working on getting that hat. It's hard to get around when you live on-campus and don't have a car.
I mean, you'd think the feeling of betrayal from Capcom after I put so much faith into them not doing this sort of bullcamomille would be punishment enough, but I'm a man of my word.

myabsolution @ Oct 6th 2008 8:08PM

I bought Mega Man 9 last wednesday. Love the game, it really fits the retro-game bill...

But c'mon Capcom. You could have very well included Proto Man and the other stuff last week. I'm not falling for this robbery of my hard earned Microsoft Bucks :P

HazyCloud @ Oct 6th 2008 8:23PM

I think this game will be about 18 bucks after all the DLC. Just imagine if MM9 takes the same path as Ace Combat.

Haohmaru @ Oct 6th 2008 8:55PM

Why should the ability to play as Proto Man and an "Endless Attack" mode have been included in Mega Man 9 when such modes have never been included in any Mega Man game? At best, it's extra frosting on an already uncommonly good cake, and easily beats the shit out of any similarly priced games on XBLA.

That said, I'm not interested in Proto Man or the new mode.

Author X @ Oct 7th 2008 3:06AM

Alright, let's say that they release, let's say, Casablanca on Blu-Ray. And despite the fact that modern DVDs and Blu-Ray discs almost always come with some kind of extras, this one doesn't. But hey, Casablanca didn't have extra footage or documentary footage when it released in the theatre, so it's no big deal, right? Sure, the DVD version did have that stuff, but the Blu-Ray version is totally restored and faithful to the original, so it's fine.

OH, but wait, with the brand new Blu-Ray player technology, they can sell you a 20-minute series of interviews with the cast and crew, and an extra commentary audio track, for $5 each. They had it the whole time, they just didn't put it on the disc and include it with the original $30 price tag.

But, hey, there's nothing to say companies CAN'T operate that way, so obviously they SHOULD.

Mal F4cti0n @ Oct 6th 2008 10:29PM

Don't buy the game, and certainly don't buy the DLC. Maybe being one of the least successful arcade games, Capcom won't be so silly next time they give you a game.

I DeX I @ Oct 7th 2008 2:13AM

Well, Mega Man 9 is fun as hell...but I will not be buying the DLC content.

esc1 @ Oct 6th 2008 10:58PM

This was all announced before the game dropped. Prices were not mentioned but you should have seen it coming!

Author X @ Oct 7th 2008 3:08AM

Cyantre @ Oct 7th 2008 3:54AM

QQ more about the DLC.

If you don't want the extra features, don't buy them. They shouldn't have been included in the game, because they aren't vital to the game itself. Paying only $10 is a steal for a game of this caliber, as are the low prices of the DLC. To get everything it would cost $18, which is still an extremely low price. The game could have easily cost twice that much and still have been worth it.

People will pay $60 for crap, but complain about this and games like Braid costing a quarter or less of that price.

DLC has always offered ways to add to the replay value and the game itself for a very low price. If you don't like it, just QQ more while the rest of us enjoy these new modes.

wa27 @ Oct 7th 2008 2:20PM

Big deal, guys. It's ten bucks for a completely original game. The prices on XBLA are ridiculously low considering how much money is invested into development. I can't blame capcom for doing this. Arcade games just don't make the bucks. They couldn't price it at 15 dollars, nobody would buy it. At least they were nice enough to release the DLC now instead of a few months later.