At its annual investor meeting, Capcom was asked to clarify the status of the Mega Man franchise. The latest game in the series, Mega Man 11, was released back in 2018.
Despite the long time since its last release, Capcom has stated that Mega Man still represents "one of the company's most important IPs."Management also stated that they are "constantly considering" the possibility of releasing another Mega Man game.
At this time, Capcom is unable to share any additional information, so it is unclear whether the new game is in active development or not,The Mega Man franchise has sold 42 million copies worldwide, well short of Resident Evil's nearly 170 million, but ahead of Devil May Cry's 33 million.