I think the issue was adding characters that were better than Sonic. They did the same things and more, which detracted from Sonic being awesome.
At any rate, Mega Man 9 is a new game. But if I had to bet money I'd say they just slapped together some used and unused art from the 8-bit era for a quick buck. The real question, how will the music sound? If it has an original (and good) Mega Man sound track then I'll buy it.
