by TekkaRepliroid Zero » Sun Aug 18, 2002 10:38 am
Maybe not a system seller, but they consistently sell well, even X5 which screamed cheap budget despite the fact it took forever after X4, was #4 when it was first released in Japan, X6 had a similar story, and X4 is one of the best selling installments because of the cut scenes. North American figures may not be as strong because gamers here have no taste... er., sorry, scratch that, gamers here have a different taste. Anyway, you can't name any other video game character that has as many games as Rockman does. Second only to Mario, who appeared on Atari before the original NES, Rockman is the longest lasting video game character ever, and although Mario has been around longer, Rockman slaughters Mario in the number of games, Rockman is well over 30 (and it won't be long before breaking 40) games if all systems are included. Not a system seller? Perhaps, but it's "cult following" as a series is unmatched.