Even though Capcom dropped the plan to charge for the cancelled Prototype paid demo for Mega Man Legends 3, the company is still goinh through with the idea of charging consumers for demos as part of a new plan to raise money for the company.
The company is starting the new plan in Japan and for the time being only for upcomming 3DS games but could expand the plan to other consoles and regions in the near future.
The first game to use the new paid demo plan will be Nazo Waku Yakata and similar to Dead Rising 2, the "prequel" or intial chapter of the game will be sold seperatly to people who want to play part of the game early.
Similar to the original plans for the Prototype demo, Capcom is charging 200 Yen ($2.50) for the demo of the game.
It appears the main reason Capcom is going through with the new plan was due to the high demand of consumers willing to pay for the Prototype demo for Mega Man Legends 3 and the strong sales of the Case Zero "paid demo" from Dead Rising 2.
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