Mega Man Universe always seemed like such a brilliant idea (and had a totally bitchin' debut trailer).

Take the level-building concept from the criminally underloved Mega Man: Powered Up, wrap it in a crispy shell of LittleBigPlanet-style online features and drop the whole thing onto Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network.

It would have sold ... at least a copy to me.

Sadly, it looks like Capcom hates the idea of my ever smiling at anything that isn't Shotokan-related, as the publisher's Japanese wing has just announced the game's cancellation.

I guess the development of Mega Man Legends 3 offers some kind of solace (until they cancel that too), but I'm personally taking this news as yet another reason to swear at the screen every time I play Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.