Editing Mega Man (section)

{{short description|Video game franchise}}
{{About|the video game franchise|the first game in the franchise|Mega Man (1987 video game){{!}}''Mega Man'' (1987 video game)|the character|Mega Man (character)|other uses}}
{{Distinguish|Megaton Man}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
| image = Mega Man logo.svg
| caption = The logo for the classic series. Later installments feature their own logo.
| creator = [[Akira Kitamura]]<br>[[Keiji Inafune]]
| origin = ''[[Mega Man (1987 video game)|Mega Man]]'' (1987)
| owner = [[Capcom]]
| years = 1987–present
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| comics = ''[[Mega Man (Archie Comics)|Mega Man]]''
| magazines = 
| films = 
| tv = {{Ubl|''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''|''[[Mega Man (1994 TV series)|Mega Man]]''|''[[MegaMan NT Warrior]]''|''[[Mega Man Star Force (TV series)|Mega Man Star Force]]''|''[[Mega Man: Fully Charged]]''|''[[Secret Level]]''}}
| vgs = {{nowrap|[[List of Mega Man video games|List of ''Mega Man'' video games]]}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.capcom-games.com/megaman/}}
| alt = The word "Mega Man" in bright blue gradient text with a thin light blue outline on top of a red triangle
}}

'''''Mega Man''''' (known as {{nihongo foot|'''''Rockman'''''|ロックマン|Rokkuman|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} in Japan) is a [[video game franchise]] developed and published by [[Capcom]], featuring the [[Mega Man (character)|protagonist of the same name]]. The [[Mega Man (1987 video game)|original game]] was released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1987, and spawned a franchise that expanded to over 50 games on multiple systems. <!-- A roster of six corrupted Robot Masters face Mega Man in separate stages of that original game. --> As of March 2025, the series had sold 43 million units worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/html/explanation/2025/full/22.html |title=CAPCOM Game Series Sales}}</ref>
Mega Man has been popular among gamers and has been reimagined and evolved as a video game character for over 30 years.

The main series consists of eleven games, the standalone ''[[Mega Man & Bass]]'', the spin-off [[Game Boy]] series (released in Japan as ''Rockman World''), and various ports, remakes, and compilations. The core games in the franchise have all been set in a single continuity; the storyline of the "classic" series is succeeded by the ''[[Mega Man X]]'', ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'', ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'', and the ''[[Mega Man Legends]]'' series. This timeline excludes the spin-off ''[[Mega Man Battle Network (series)|Mega Man Battle Network]]'' and ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]'' series, both of which take place in an alternate universe where the [[internet]] flourished rather than robotics.<ref name=book>{{cite book|title=Rockman Perfect Memories (ロックマンパーフェクトメモリーズ)|date=2002-12-20|isbn=4-575-16354-6|author1=ブレインナビ|publisher=カプコン }}</ref>