I'm personally getting sick of milking 8 bit. Honestly, if they do it again it's not even them taking chances anymore, but trying to appeal to a sheep like fanbase. I've already lost a lot of interest in new Megaman games, they need to try something -new- soon or have Megaman fall out, because the new age gamers don't dig it -that- much.
Except, the "new-age gamers" already don't dig MegaMan that much already, and they're not going to jump in just because of sparkling new graphics, fabulous new super motion controls, or dazzling new gameplay. They have their Madden's, they have their Wii Sports & Party game, on so on and so forth. Again, what you and Flame don't seem to understand is that the "sheep-like fanbase" is their most loyal customer, and they are the ones who buy their product a lot more than anyone else, so from a business standpoint, it currently makes sense to continue with the oh-so boo hoo terrible 8-bit nostalgia milking. Hell, perhaps they even made SheepMan as a testament to how we will buy anything they put out!
Once again, the problem isn't Capcom, but the gamers themselves. The problem is people like me, because I WILL BUY ANY 8-BIT MEGAMAN GAME THEY PUT OUT without any remorse or regret, because those are the MegaMan games I have the most fun playing, more than the X series, more that any series. SO, in order to get them to stop milking the 8-Bit Cow, you're going to have to convince people like myself to stop buying the 8-bit games. Guess how good your chances of that happening are? I'll give you a hint. Your percentage of success has the same name as a popular MM Universe character!