During the Unreal Fest 2015 Yokohama Event, renowned game designer Keiji Inafune took the stage and made several statements regarding Mighty No. 9.
As a reminder, not long ago Inti Creates and Deep Silver promised to release the game on February 9, 2016, in the USA and on February 12 in other countries. According to Inafune, the game's release will definitely not be postponed, as development is strictly on schedule, and there are no and will be no reasons for a delay. As for the previous postponement (the game was promised for release in 2015), it is explained by the expansion of the target platform list.
Inafune admitted that it is difficult for him to independently assess how successful the project, which is called the successor to Mega Man, turned out to be, as the game has not yet been released. The answer to this question will be provided by the game's average score and sales data. The designer admitted that he very much hopes for the game's success and good sales, because he already has ideas for a sequel.
It is worth remembering that fans transferred more than 4 million dollars to the developers for the creation of Mighty No. 9. What funding model will be chosen for the game's sequel has not yet been announced.