

The problem here is that Comcept didn’t have the good grace to inform backers properly, instead sneaking word of the delayed digital olive branch in to an unrelated backer update.

To make amends for that, developer Comcept promised that backer would get a timed demo to play yesterday. That alone was enough to upset many of the game’s backers, who helped fund the game’s creation and design through Kickstarter. What made the delay get up people’s nostrils was the fact that it was given at the last minute days before the game was supposed to be out. Though Mighty No 9 looks nice, and is getting a shiny retail edition, it’s also been delayed to next year. It was a bit of proud, chest-thumping, telling Capcom that if they don’t want to make a Mega Man, we’ll make one bigger and better.

When former Capcom staffer and game designer Keiji Inafune left Capcom, his first independent game, Mighty No 9 was a slap to Capcom’s face.
