When Mario is getting DLC you know DLC has become part of the the standard game development business model

10/21/12 11:54pm

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NODlike

October 25, 2012 - 3:24pm

Actually I am going to say that Mario was the first console game to have dlc. Ok, it wasn't dlc as we think of it today, but with the e-reader and deck of cards, you had new levels in SMB3 (or SMBA4).

Jayrod64

October 28, 2012 - 7:57pm

No but New Super Mario Brothers 2 is certainly the first Nintendo game to have DLC.I don't really count patches as DLC.

Jing412

October 24, 2012 - 10:50pm

Im sorry but wasn't their a large outcry from people for Nintendo to get DLC this is why I cannot stand video game sites sometimes. "Nintendo needs to get it together, have an online network that allows for downloadable titles, and downloadable content" and now to "Nintendo is doing DLC, why?" come on

Sol-Raith

October 27, 2012 - 8:11pm

Hypocrisy is huge, in gamer opinions, imagine how confusing it is for developers who listen to their fans haha, they're like "What the hell do you all want from us!"

Xilef

October 23, 2012 - 2:32pm

Didn't people want Nintendo to get into DLC? Besides, they haven't "abused" the idea of DLC yet, and i doubt they will.

Superzone

October 29, 2012 - 2:54pm

Yeah I'm not worried about Nintendo DLC. I think they'll be very reasonable with it.

Envy_Dub

October 22, 2012 - 7:31pm

What's next? Downloadable weapons and quests for the next Zelda game?

TREVRAWR

October 23, 2012 - 9:16am

how about you can do the first 3 dungeons to get the master sword, or you can pay $5 and get it right away......for a week.....or $15 to own it forever!

KingN641994

October 22, 2012 - 10:05pm

Or just a feature where you play the whole game backwards! It's brilliant, we will call it Master quest. lol

Jcubed

October 22, 2012 - 7:24pm

i hope they don't do the same thing with nsmbu boost rush mode

Mach5Mike

October 22, 2012 - 5:03pm

Nintendo... "You were the Chosen One! You were supposed to destroy Microsoft and Sony, not follow their terrible business practices! And to bring balance to the game industry, not leave it in darkness!"

Sidescroller Def

October 22, 2012 - 5:03pm

...I'm going to go cry now...

Hawk Goggles

October 22, 2012 - 3:34pm

What. With all the bitching and moaning about "Nintendo needs to get it together and be like Sony/Microsoft." Adds DLC. "That's not what I meant/wanted" You can't get the good without the bad most of the time.

yuna66

October 22, 2012 - 12:06pm

That's true...and very saddening.

LordoftheDerp

October 22, 2012 - 11:12am

Fuck

caboose_-1

October 22, 2012 - 11:10am

Even Nintendo isn't impervious to it. Sigh, so much for our last bastion of hope.

FLoridian Joshua

October 22, 2012 - 8:58am

Mario they finally got to you, DAWN YOU DLC!!!!!!!!!!!

Lloyf

October 22, 2012 - 2:48pm

dawn you?

FLoridian Joshua

October 22, 2012 - 3:03pm

Damn it I miss spell damn with dawn. Betrayed by the M yet again.

They Call Me The Fizz

October 22, 2012 - 8:22am

The times... they are-a changin'...

chrisat928

October 22, 2012 - 5:38am

And so were expansions of old PC games.

Evil Ivan

October 22, 2012 - 2:47am

Sacrilege.

alondite345

October 22, 2012 - 1:52am

How is this a bad thing? So far Nintendo has released DLC in an ethical manner(albeit only one piece of DLC).

ZigTheHunter

October 23, 2012 - 2:55am

"So far" is the key phrase, no telling how they will use it in the future, as unlikely as it may seem they too might join in using DLC in corrupt ways.

alondite345

October 23, 2012 - 4:41pm

True, it's only been a short of amount of time that Nintendo has spent with DLC. I'm hoping that Nintendo continues to use DLC in an ethical manner. But if they begin to abuse it, I will be bashing Nintendo just like all of the other DLC whores.