Mega Man 3 (Rockman 3: The End of Dr. Wily!? in Japan) is a Nintendo Entertainment System sequel to Mega Man 2. It was developed and published by Capcom in 1990 in Japan and America and in 1992 in Europe. In November of 2008, the game was released on Nintendo's Virtual Console service in all three major territories. The game was a critical and commercial success, selling over a million copies worldwide. The game was the first in the franchise that would give Mega Man the ability to slide, which would be retained in all future games excluding Mega Man 9 for the WiiWare, which was intended to be more similar to Mega Man 2, which didn't feature the ability. Perhaps even more beloved is the addition of Mega Man's robotic dog, Rush, who has since been a prominent character in the series.