Mega Man X blasts onto Wii U Virtual Console May 30

Mega Man X is coming to Wii U's Virtual Console on May 30, with full Game Pad support for X's first adventure.

Ozzie Mejia

May 28, 2013 11:00 AM

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The future of Mega Man X remains up in the air, with no future installments of the series on the horizon. However, the classics remain and Nintendo's about to bring the inaugural chapter of the Mega Man spin-off to the Wii U's Virtual Console.

Nintendo has released a new trailer (via Polygon) that promises X's first adventure will arrive on May 30 with Wii Game Pad support.

Mega Man X takes players to the distant future, long after Dr. Light's passing, where X takes the role of "Maverick Hunter" to track down the villainous Sigma and his army of renegade robot masters. With its updated Super NES graphics and gameplay evolutions, such as collectible upgrades and ridable robot suits, MMX became a beloved and influential franchise of its own. It has gone on to inspire such game creators as Super Mario Crossover creator Jay Pavlina, who broke down exactly how much MMX has meant to him.

Mega Man X will release for $8 ($1.50 if you already own it on your Wii Virutal Console).

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?