I feel like Resident Evil was always more accessible to wider audiences than Mega Man, for a range of reasons. Mega Man is a great character and his world is as interesting as Mario's in many ways - but I think the core Mega Man platformers are relatively niche because of their high difficulty. I mean, Mega Man never really had the open appeal of Mario or Sonic in that sense; it's a very specific kind of gameplay with a relatively high barrier to entry.

That said, I'd love to have seen Capcom do more with the franchise by expanding its accessibility/playability across different genres, for example.