Trailer Shows Off Today's First Batch of Hyrule Warriors DLC

Very awesome. I have the season pass because I know that I will be downloading all the DLC.

Can't wait to pick this up at noon!!!

This is what DLC is supposed to be.

Yay! I knew this game would be stuffed with content but I really didn't expect K-T to jump on it so quickly. looking forward to the new downloads.

Awesome I'll be buying the season pass today!

Paid in full. Anxiously waiting. Miiverse is begging.

I think Nintendo listing all those "Download at midnight" games on the eShop - Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2, and SSB U - are making people a little anxious for the DLC which they've already paid for. And some of them ONLY want to buy this pack for $7.99 but eShop doesn't have it listed yet.

An additional problem is this is the first "pre-order" pre-paid content for alot of people and we don't know how to go about getting it. Will it be DL automatically, do we get it from the game menu, do we go into the eShop, do we run around the level after the Victory screen trying to collect it before it fades out? (that last one's for you @Spoony_Tech) I've purchased a lot of content on PSN and eShop over the years but this is the first time I have ever paid for something before it's been available to DL when I pay for it.

I know there is a patch today to version 1.3 but it can't be included in there b/c not everybody has paid for it.

Vid - Glad to see Link still has a sword while on Epona, was concerned he wouldn't be able to beat on enough enemies w/ just the horse as a weapon. All those 8 bit weapons to unlock, I'm only halfway thru the map and still haven't unlocked the last 4 characters. Really looking forward to the new Legend mode levels, though I still hate hate hate the Imprisoned. Cool creature, annoying battle.

@rjejr I'm really curious about that, too. If this is something that I need to manually do I want to go home on my lunch break and start it.

Also, could Epona possibly be any more brutal? Holy crap.

Lana and Cia, waifu costumes hehe ^_^

Had game and Season Pass since day 1 xD

@rjejr Thanks for the mention as I've yet to see this. I'm curious as to how this will come. I wish it would've just dl'ed at midnight and that way Its there when you wake up. To good to be true I guess.

@rjejr

If the Mario Golf season pass is any indication, after booting the game today you will be prompted to download a patch that gives you access to the content. Not sure if KT will handle it the same way.

@Spoony_Tech Same here

This game has been the biggest surprise for me, in the fact that it's so much fun... I can't put it down... I have yet to get any DLC, but after I finish the main story I will by l buy them all!

Season pass here. Crap I won't have much time to check it out today.

@sinalefa That's my guess as well. I bet if we wait long enough it will eventually dl on its own but I doubt anyone has that kind of patients.

Cia and Lana in honeymoon dresses, Zelda dressed up as Hilda and Link using Epona as a weapon!! Woah this DLC is not playing around i like that.

Just waiting until Skull Kid's DLC happens. looks at Majora's Mask DLC

Uhm...i got the season pass as soon as it was available.
It looks like, the patch, adding the 3 antagonists as playable characters was installed, but i am not able to download the master quest pack...
The eShop lists it, flagged it as purchased but there is no download option.
Am i missing something ?

EDIT: Nevermind, the game needed to be started twice to install the patch first, and the DLC pack later. Weird...

@Einherjar
You were able to download something from this already? I still just have the first patch. Probably have to wait till 1:00 mytime anyway.

@SetupDisk Well, technically, i didnt download anything, my WiiU did it on its own
But yeah, i got both, the patch and the Master Quest pack.

I'm thinking of buying the season pass now and get the game later when there's a discount. LOL. The question is, will the season pass be removed later?

Sometimes the best way to approach something that's gotten a negative image, by showing how to do it more positively.

Nintendo DLC seems to be on the right track now between this and MK8.

I AM READY!!!!

I'm more than a little disappointed that the Adventure Map is still the original... So much potential to use the other games for this mode.

@Einherjar - Thanks for that. Nice to know it's working as planned. (ie see DriveClub)

@sinalefa - Thanks. I figured the patch would be along those lines, when you start the game it tells you a patch is ready, that happens almost every single time I download something on my PS3 It was the "gives you access to the content" part that everybody seems to be a little unsure about.

I thought the three new characters were free?

Having so much fun on this game. Lvl 99 link is almost in sight too! A bit sad to hear the master quest map is the same, but I'll get over that.

Cia has clothes now? Bummer😛

Caved in and bought the season pass this game is just too awesome to pass up the additional content

mine hasn't updated yet? am I doing something wrong? I have started the game twice. I bought the season pass 3 days ago. I wanna play

Guess I'll have to purchase the dlc. Was on the fence but all the stuff were getting today and more than likely the next 3 will probably have just as much content. 20 bucks is a steal.

@rjejr Oh gods, dont mention drive club. That launch was abyssmal...
Extremely long delay and still massive problems. And who would have thought than an online game would attract people to play online...

But yeah, Hyrule Warriors works, even though the WiiU itself has a rather "unique" way of installing and applying additional content
But it could have just been me, since ive also downloaded DKC, and that might have messed up the installation chain.
Whatever, its works perfectly fine, and everyone missing stuff, just boot up the game again

@BensonUii

I am actually in the same boat. With the season pass you save like 3 dollars per pack, so that is a lot. That second villain looks very fun to use.

My guess is that the season pass will be available for purchase until the last pack is released. Maybe Black Friday will give us a nice discount for this game, or maybe I will relent and pay the whole $60. Plus $20.

We'll have a video on the new content ASAP, in case any of you are on the fence about picking this up

Checked my Wii U a little after 12 after waiting for the yellow light to go off. (I swear that light is slways on.) Nothing new in the game but eShop was updated. Music is back to basic elevator BTW. Checked around a little then turned it off. Yellow light has been for about 10 minutes now. Ooooh just turned off. Gotta love the Quick start menu but I miss the obnoxious MK8 border ad. Update loaded. Downloadeable content installed.

Dun dun dun da da about 7 or 8 times, its all good!! (Never had to restart the game.)

The buy box for the DLC now alternates w/ a blue box for the seaparate DLC which is available in the eShop for $7.99. Mine says purchased next to both so thats a nice touch not to confuse people. Guess the others will get listed as they become available.

Spoliers ahead...

2nd Adventure map (listed under the original) and 3 new characters unlocked.

Time to go get on with my day.

Guys, I thought the DLC came partnered with a separate free update that included new characters!? Could someone clear this up for me?

Volga is a great character, and so is Wizzro, they should be in another Zelda in the future.

I was on the fence, but decided I'm going to get the season pass after seeing how extensive this DLC is.

@PvtOttobot - Update includes 3 new playable characters - Cia, Wizzro, Volga - everything else you have to pay for.

My "update" file is 342MB but the DLC size is only about 42kb. On disc conspiracy theory if anybody wants to run with it, I'm not in the mood, and the horse ad character models were already in the game anyway, and the Adventure map looks just about the same, but someone somewhere eon NeoGAF or IGN won't be happy w/ the small file size.

@rjejr where can you play as the villains? They are not in my roster.

@shigulicious - Maybe you didn't get the new update yet and your update history is only showing when it updated to 1.2.1 on release day? The front screen - the one we can't use the Home button on - should show 1.3.0. I'ld turn it off, wait 5 minutes, then try again. you'll know when you have it, several screens telling you the new 3 characters are available.

I picked this up yesterday. Game and DLC. I must say I very impressed with it. Was not even going to purchase it but was at Walmart yesterday and it was calling my name. Hope Nintendo does similar things with other IPs. Was a little surprised with the cleavage but not complaining. Just waiting for a volleyball game to break out. lol

@rjejr Thanks for the reply. I eventually received the entire update/DLC. I wasn't expecting separate downloads to arrive at different times.

@OmegaStar Yeah now she looks like a perfect waifu.

I think the paid dlc is rather expensive. There isnt even new leveldesign or characters. Basically just skins and dialogueboxes.

Oh WOW that's quite a bit of content. I didn't realize that was all in the first pack. O_o

Master quest here I come, but it will have to be backlogged due to extremely fun GBA Castlevania binge.

Damn Nintendo's DLC is tempting, looking at this and MK 8

What? I got Cia, Wizzro and Volga as playable characters yesterday. It just unlocked when I started up the game. Haven't purchased that DLC yet (I'm planning to get it).

Love the new characters, and the Cia Story in Legend Mode. Haven't really tried the new Adventure Mode map.

The free DLC characters updated the first time I loaded the game after it's release, but then I had to close the game, and wait a couple minutes for the paid DLC to decide to update. It must be automated, but it appears the DLC pack updates after of the update for the 3 boss character update. I had preordered the DLC pack.

How do I unlock Cia's and Lana's costume? They aren't showing up for me yet. Do I have to finish Legend Mode to be able to use them?