Mega Man 9 Gets A Release Date...And A Box!!!

Via Kotaku and GoNintendo...

The hotly anticipated Wii Virtual Console, XBOX Live Arcade, and PlayStation Network release of Capcom's old-school goodness Mega Man 9 finally has an official release date and I, for one, couldn't be more excited.

As a matter of fact, I'm gonna bust out Mega Man 3 on my NES and download Mega Man 2 off the Wii Shop Channel in preparation for next week's release.

Mega Man 9 drops September 22nd on the VC, September 25th on PSN, and October 1st on XBLA.

Furthermore, Capcom announced that they will make available these sweet boxes and NES cartridge-shaped cases (pictured) to the general public in extremely limited supply at a soon-to-be-announced date. Here's hoping I can grab one of these before they're gone!

Mega Man 9 Can't Get Here Soon Enough

More and more info continues to be revealed about Capcom's upcoming WiiWare, XBOX Live Arcade, and PSN vehicle Mega Man 9 and it has me worked up into an anticapatory frenzy.

This article from Gawker Group's video game blog Kotaku reveals images of a few of the Blue Bomber's new nemeses, namely Concrete Man, Tornado Man, and Magma Man.

I am super stoked about this brand new, old school Mega Man goodness. More details can be found...pretty much anywhere, though IGN has been reporting on it frequently.

If you're hardcore, check out fansite The Mega Man Network. They list other villains reported to be in the mix, including Galaxy Man, Jewel Man, Plug Man, Hornet Man, and Splash Woman, the first female baddie in the series!!!

Mega Man 9's current release date is listed as TBA.