Sega USA has, as of December 22nd, re-registered their grasp on the ChuChu Rocket! trademark. Now, it’s interesting to note that Sega has, in recent months, re-registered several trademarks, notably Sonic Shuffle, Jet Grind Radio, among others. Sega could simply be protecting its past trademarks from being gobbled up by other potential buyers, but the previous ChuChu Rocket! trademark hadn’t even expired yet.

Could Sega be getting ready to revive yet another Dreamcast franchise? I loved the Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance versions of the game, as I’m sure a few of you did. Spencer over at Siliconera hopes for an XBLA release, but a WiiWare release would totally rock my world! … that is, if I had more than 1 block of free memory in my refrigerator…

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Gamers now have two options to tackle the latest Mega Man title. Playing through as the blue bomber himself, or for an extra two dollars take Proto Man for a spin. It’s much more than just a palette swap too, as he comes armed with a charge shot, slide, and shield to deflect some shots.

Remember the days when downloadable content for the Wii didn’t exist? Those days are long gone, leaving the door wide open for developers to exclude finished materials and extras and charge you for them later. Maybe it’s a twisted view on the industry, but I always imagine DLC as being developed after the main game is completed. If I didn’t have an unhealthy love a good slide technique I might be able to hold off, but it’s just too much fun!

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Sorry Vectorman, but it’s all about the Blue Bomber this week. Between the 8-bit style graphics, the return of the “man” bosses, and the overly frustrating, but oh so satisfying stages, I can’t recall the last time I was so willing to depart with 1000 Wii points.

Unfortunately, PSN customers will have to wait until Thursday, while XBLA subscribers are stuck waiting until the 1st of October for their Mega Man fix.

Oh, and PLÄTTCHEN twist ‘n’ paint also comes out today! As always, a full description of both WiiWare releases are after the break.

• Mega Man™ 9 (CAPCOM, 1,000 Wii Points)
• PLÄTTCHEN twist ‘n’ paint (Bplus, 1,000 Wii Points)

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I got a lot of nice emails today. One in particular seemed to announce and early Christmas for some people, and one that couldn’t come soon enough for others: Capcom has confirmed that Mega Man 9 will be available for WiiWare in North America this Monday, September 22. PSN gamers will be able to play the game this Thursday, and XBLA subscribers will be able to purchase the game on the 1st.

Of course, Capcom decided to continue teasing all of us with an additional 35 screenshots and 10 pieces of character art showing off the game’s bosses. ALL of the artwork sent to me has been uploaded to the game’s gallery after the break. Enjoy!

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