In the most unexpected and totally awesome-filled news of the day, GamesRadar has put upits hands-onwith the WiiWare-boundMega Man 9, and guess what — it’s going to be an 8-bit game!

Highlights from the article include: Splash Woman (the first ever female boss character), Dr. Light’s shop making an appearance, and the fact that some ofMega Man 9‘s music is taken straight out ofMega Man 2.

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If you haven’t fainted from all of the excitement, make sure to check out GamesRadar’sinterview with Keiji Inafune, where he doesn’t deny that an XBLA and PSN version ofMega Man 9are being made.

I’d heard rumors thatMega Man 9would be going back to its roots to make up for all of the less-than-stellarMega Mangames that have been released over the years, but I had no idea that it would end up looking like an NES game.

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