This would be true...if so many people didn't download the DLC pack. I'm sure many opted for the "season pass" with the different color Yoshis and Shy Guys
I'm not talking specifically about sales but rather about people getting the "season pass", playing the DLC for about a week until Smash came out and then not going back. Things like the GameXplain and Nintendo Life tournaments showed significant decreases once Smash was released.
That was because Andre got too busy to keep doing Mario Kart. Even before Smash came out he missed a few weeks.
Yes, Andre did get too busy though the last tournament stream (see last minute of video below) does suggest less people playing due to Smash maybe being a reason for them not reappearing (until the May DLC).
The perfect examples are last year for Hyrule Warriors and Mario Kart 8, the former had its biggest DLC pack (Master Quest) very close to the release of Bayonetta 2 which then meant that game was rather overlooked. Then both Hyrule Warriors and Mario Kart 8 had very close to Smash which was Nintendo's biggest 2014 release, so this time the DLC got rather overlooked.
Aren't the Hyrule Warriors DLCs controlled by Tecmo Koei?
This would be true...if so many people didn't download the DLC pack. I'm sure many opted for the "season pass" with the different color Yoshis and Shy Guys
I'm not talking specifically about sales but rather about people getting the "season pass", playing the DLC for about a week until Smash came out and then not going back. Things like the GameXplain and Nintendo Life tournaments showed significant decreases once Smash was released.
Although Iwata said the purpose of the MK8 DLCs was to extend the life of the game ("Our primary objective is to have “Mario Kart 8” played continually by consumers."), they might also partly be a marketing tool to put focus on the Wii U at the time of major new releases. For example, this might be possible:
1. MK8 DLC1 appearing 2-3 weeks before Smash U
2. MK8 DLC2 appearing 2-3 weeks before Splatoon
3. Splatoon DLC appearing 2-3 weeks before some major autumn release, like Zelda
4. And so on...
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