Pac-Man and Mega Man confirmed for Street Fighter X Tekken on Vita and PS3

Capcom and Namco Bandai have confirmed that Pac-Man and Mega Man will exclusively appear in the PlayStation Vita version of Street Fighter X Tekken.

Xav de Matos

January 26, 2012 6:00 PM

Your wildest dreams (See also: Nightmares) have been answered! Capcom and Namco Bandai have confirmed that Pac-Man and Mega Man will ~~exclusively~~ appear in the PlayStation Vita and PS3 versions of Street Fighter X Tekken.

Pac-Man will be featured riding Mokujin, while the Mega Man selected is the "classic" (See also: Terrible) box art character from the original Mega Man game in the US.

"If you're like me, you may be wondering, 'w... why that version of Mega Man?' Well, in the spirit of crossover fun, the dev team wanted both Capcom and Namco's mascots to join the fray in a slightly silly, goofy way," Capcom's community manager Brett Elston wrote on his Capcom-Unity blog.

As for the classic Blue Bomber, Capcom says more is to come for him. "Make no mistake though, classic Blue Bomber Mega Man still has a future, and we have Top Men (not Top Man) on the case." December marks the 25th anniversary for the classic character.

[Update] Capcom has confirmed that all bonus characters--Sony cats Kuro and Toro, Pac-Man, Mega Man, and Cole McGrath from Infamous will be available on both the PS3 and Vita.

Xav de Matos

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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January 26, 2012 6:00 PM

Xav de Matos posted a new article, Pac-Man and Mega Man confirmed for Street Fighter X Tekken on Vita.

Capcom and Namco Bandai have confirmed that Pac-Man and Mega Man will exclusively appear in the PlayStation Vita version of Street Fighter X Tekken.
- XAVdeMATOS
  
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  January 26, 2012 6:06 PM
  
  This is a thing that happened, guys.
- melkore
  
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  January 26, 2012 6:10 PM
  
  Damnit, I'm not paying for a Vita to play as Mega Man. But I really want to!
  - pyide
    
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    January 26, 2012 6:29 PM
    
    The release video announces exclusive characters for PS3 & Vita and then shows them all without saying which is for which. Very misleading.
    - pyide
      
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      January 26, 2012 6:36 PM
      
      Hmm, the blog post doesn't differentiate either. Looks like they'll be in the PS3 version, too: http://www.capcom-unity.com/brelston/blog/2012/01/26/two_more_ps3vita_exclusive_characters_revealed_for_street_fighter_x_tekken
      
      unless I'm missing something obvious. I'm getting the PC version, wonder how long until someone hacks them in?
      - melkore
        
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        January 26, 2012 6:56 PM
        
        Interesting. I thought PS3 was just getting Cole an those 2 cat things no one remembers.
        
        pyide
        
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        January 26, 2012 6:58 PM
        
        A lot of people did. Even Xav who posted this, I'm still confused.
    - XAVdeMATOS
      
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      January 26, 2012 7:12 PM
      
      I've updated the post to clear up confusion:
      
      [Update] To clear up some confusion over which characters are exclusive to which platforms: Sony cats Kuro and Toro are exclusive to the PS3, Pac-Man and Mega Man are Vita exclusive. Cole McGrath from Infamous will be available on both platforms.
      - pyide
        
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        January 26, 2012 7:26 PM
        
        You are just adding to the confusion?
        
        All that I'm reading elsewhere indicates all of them will be on PS3 & Vita.
        
        XAVdeMATOS
        
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        January 26, 2012 7:35 PM
        
        I apologize, Capcom has confirmed that all characters listed will be in both the Vita and PS3 versions.
        
        It was the line: "These two join Cole (from inFamous) and the Kuro/Toro cats for a total of five Sony-exclusive characters on that platform" that led to some confusion.
- [deleted] 1016213306
  
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  January 26, 2012 6:30 PM
  
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- icon_of_syn
  
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  January 26, 2012 7:03 PM
  
  They need to stop yanking each other's dicks and make a fucking Mortal Kombat VS Street Fighter for Christ's sake. Don't talk to me about fighting styles and engines - you could make it work.
  - GreggD
    
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    January 26, 2012 7:44 PM
    
    It has more to do with Mortal Kombat meaning dick in Japan, and both SF and Tekken being powerhouses there.
    - Vorlonesque
      
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      January 26, 2012 8:39 PM
      
      I always thought SF and the SNK stuff were a better fit than Tekken. Tekken feels so weird with SF2.
    - TheRiz
      
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      January 26, 2012 9:51 PM
      
      Americans make up 60% of SF sales and euros about 30%, according to Ono anyway. I think they are waiting for that to be the go to match up when everything else has been used up.
  - Mysssss
    
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    January 27, 2012 6:54 AM
    
    Relax MK is like the bottom of the list for potential crossover games. Smash bros crossover is next we can only dream nintendo fighters vs.
- GreggD
  
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  January 26, 2012 7:43 PM
  
  And watch Megaman and Pac-Man be DLC for 360 users, because Sony payed Capcom for timed exclusivity, or some such nonsense. Oh, who am I kidding, I just want them real bad.
  - melkore
    
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    January 26, 2012 7:51 PM
    
    It doesn't matter for the tournament scene since they run on PS3 anyhow.
  - burningpantsman
    
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    January 26, 2012 9:19 PM
    
    that megaman sucks
    - Mecha Tofu Pirate
      
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      January 26, 2012 9:28 PM
      
      That Mega Man is amazing and deserves his own game.
- asianwaste
  
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  January 26, 2012 9:04 PM
  
  I think it's hilarious.
- bolneze
  
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  January 26, 2012 9:20 PM
  
  wait why does Mega Man look 40 and sadfat
  - Mecha Tofu Pirate
    
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    January 26, 2012 9:27 PM
    
    Mega Man 1 box art ftw!
    http://www.mobygames.com/game/mega-man-/cover-art/gameCoverId,39984/
    - bolneze
      
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      January 26, 2012 9:31 PM
      
      thats awful - I mostly know him as the SNES Mega Man X version
      - pyide
        
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        January 26, 2012 9:55 PM
        
        It was awful back then, too. The cover is legendary because it was nothing like Mega Man, check out the handgun.
        
        Clasifyd
        
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        January 27, 2012 5:35 AM
        
        They did an homage to that with the MM9 cover, too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Megaman9cover.jpg
- OzzieMejia
  
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  January 27, 2012 12:27 AM
  
  The only thing that I got from Capcom's statement is that Dr. Wily built more than one Top Man.
- peasofme
  
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  January 27, 2012 5:33 AM
  
  capcom are fucking douche bags. not buying this
- peasofme
  
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  January 27, 2012 5:41 AM
  
  it's ono trolling the megaman fans and also it's creator who talked shit about capcom and left
- Mysssss
  
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  January 27, 2012 6:52 AM
  
  Well done Sony you got me, now I'm buying the PS3 version and a arcade stick for the PS3:)
- darthfusion
  
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  January 27, 2012 3:16 PM
  
  I had it pre-ordered for 360, but the extra characters is a tempting (FREE) bonus to get the PS3 version...