Keiji Inafune Records Special Message For Mighty No.9 Backers

After just two days on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, Mighty No.9 has reached its goal, and what other way to celebrate it than for Keiji Inafune to record a direct message to the fans and backers of the project. In a special recording, the Mega Man creator has thanked the backers (or Beckers, as Comcept says) for supporting this project in such a spectacular fashion. Inafune says that all his fatigue has petered away after working on the project secretly for four months and is incredibly happy that the announcement was received so well.

Mighty No.9, the Japanese side-scrolling action game, is now sitting proudly at $1.28 million – and it’s still growing. The explosion of hype from the media and fans alike have certainly propelled this title to new heights. And with a figure that doesn’t seem to be slowing down its growth spurt, it won’t be long before Mighty No.9 reaches the console stretch goals. Joining Keiji Inafune’s special message is an update from the team at Comcept, which you can see a portion of below.

“One of the things we’re most proud of is the overwhelmingly positive vibe we all share in this mission. There are no losers in our success here, and no bad guys to rail against. We all know that none of the amazing stories and fond memories you’ve all been sharing would’ve ever been possible without the games that came before us, the developers who created them, and the companies who promoted and sold and spread them throughout the world. Yes, we are aiming to revive and reinvent this genre, but we do so with the deepest humility and all due respect to those who came before us, or in many cases worked alongside us — our ex-coworkers and ex-employers, for example; whatever success we achieve here is ultimately a validation of their efforts. So we salute them — as we do all of you — Beck-style, with two fingers! (｀_´)ゞ”