The RetroBeat: Mega Man 11’s caretakers explain why the series had such a long break

I fell in love with Mega Man 11 when I played it during the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week in Los Angeles. It’s beautiful, sharp, smooth, fun, and challenging. But why did it take so long for Capcom to make it?

Mega Man 10 came out in 2010. After that, Keiji Infafune (who served as the series’ main advocate and producer) left Capcom. Then Capcom cancelled many Mega Man projects, like Mega Man Legends 3 and the make-your-own levels game Mega Man Universe. After that, we didn’t see any major new Mega Man games outside of compilations.