According to the Japanese magazine "Famitsu", "Mega Man X6" was the seventh best-selling game in Japan during its week of release at 39,318 units sold. Dengeki Online reported that "Mega Man X6" sold a total of 106,980 units in Japan by the end of 2001, marking it as the 109th best-selling game of the year in the region. The game eventually saw a re-release as part of the PlayStation the Best range of budget titles. "Mega Man X6" was also included on the North American "Mega Man X Collection" for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2 in 2006.