Nintendo likes the idea of DLC right now, especially due to its potential for keeping established games active and popular. It wouldn't exactly be surprising if upcoming Wii U third-person shooter Splatoon jumps on board the DLC train, especially as its structure of arenas, equipment and weapons is perfect for all manner of DLC options; not to mention the fact it already has its own amiibo toys.
For any doubters that this will happen, game producer Hisashi Nogami appears to have pretty much confirmed for future content, though whether it'll be paid DLC, free goodies or a mix of both is up in the air. Nogami-san said the following in an interview with Games Radar:
We can't go into a lot of detail on that today, but we do have some plans to follow up with content to keep interest in the game post-launch.
We on the development team are thinking of the launch as a first step of sorts. We hope to add to that in terms of content, and even to the degree that we're hoping that this will become a franchise that Nintendo can be proud of.
It'll be interesting to see how well Splatoon establishes itself not just on Wii U but as a Nintendo brand. Relatively recent additions to the full Nintendo family have been Mii characters and Pikmin, but we can certainly envisage a future where Inklings are an ever-present alongside more established mascots.
Would you welcome DLC in Splatoon, and what form would you like it to take? Let us know in the comments.
[source gamesradar.com]
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Please be cheap and please don't abuse DLC.
As long as they don't release it within the first month and has a good price-content balancing, why not?
It's pretty expected. I'm just glad it's a 40€-game so I hope there'll be less complaining they "cut out" contents on launch.
I wouldn't mind seeing the DLC unlocked by the Amiibos becoming available a little later and at a reduced price point. I'd like some of it but don't really want to buy the figures.
As long as the DLC is an afterthought and not something they deliberately hold back from launch, then I'm always for it. I love watching games in my library continue to expand through new content.
I would love it if Splatoon becomes a consistent IP within Nintendo. Their concept is unique and interesting and it could very well be NIntendo's answer to bringing in the FPS shooter crowd. I believe it was mentioned in another article, Splatoon is to FPS' as Mario Kart is to Racers as Smash bros is to Fighters.
How about free DLC for voice chat?
@outburst We don't know how much content it has to start with. I don't think just a single online mode is enough for €40. 8 on the other hand would be.
May 29th can't come soon enough
Add team voice chat or party chat to this game!!! Add loval multiplayer to this game!!The DLC won't save this game!! Add these two things and the longevity of this game will be good! Otherwise it'll come and go!
If the DLC is the same quality as the Mario Kart DLC then I'm all for it
Sunshine DLC! With a new game mode, where one team is armed with paint and trying to paint as much of the map like usual, while the other side is packing FLUDD's and is trying to keep the map clean by washing away the opposing sides paint! Bring it!
I'm always okay with DLC as long as it meets certain criteria:
1 - It isn't something that SHOULD have been in the core game
2 - It isn't necessary to purchase to continue playing the game
3 - It is well-priced for the amount of content
4 - It doesn't make the game pay-to-win
@Ichiban that would be pretty cool!
Local multiplayer love please!
Since the game was going to be based on the Mushroom, I can see a DLC pack containing Mario and his crew, and then possibly other Nintendo franchises similar to Smash and now MK.
Not sure how I feel about this. Maybe a bad idea but it could happen.
Well, a lot of negativity in the comments already and (from what I can see) most stemming from the general perception of DLC. (and there are some points to which I agree on that)
If anything, Nintendo has already shown that they know how to do DLC the right way with Mario Kart and the DLC for Pikmin 3 was pretty good too.
Therefore I believe that they will have no components necessary to play the game separated from the main game. The article stated very clearly that it was content to ADD to the game, not to subtract from it
I won't mind this as long as it's cheap and adds a lot in terms of gameplay. Still, it's impossible to know at this stage whether the DLC will be great, or if it's a rip-off.
I will only be purchasing this game if its single player is excellent. I have no want for its multiplayer.
I hope we'll see an Isle Delfino map. As long as whatever they're thinking of putting in the game is cheap, I'm fine with it.
Is the DLC voice chat?
I like the Mario Kart DLC time frame- 6 months and then 12 months. If they go for the same amount of content and the same price, I'll be just as ecstatic.
@CTs_Lieutenant - Splatoon: Mario & Friends would make a nice DLC package, like The Luigi Levels, new skins, maps and weapons. Maybe a stand alone sequel for Christmas.
@outburst - It's still $60 everywhere in the US, no amiibo in the box either.
@TheRealThanos - "Nintendo has already shown that they know how to do DLC the right way with Mario Kart and the DLC for Pikmin 3"
Problem is, they've also recently shown they know how to do it wrong w/ Mii fighter costumes in SSB and the amiibo missions in Splatoon. And they've started doing free-to-start w/ Pokemon Shuffle and Rumble, and they signed a deal w/ DeNA to bring their IP to smart devices. I think Nintnedo has earned a little leeriness from it's fan base.
@Dr_Corndog - Bingo!!
If they want to keep interest in this game long term, priority #1 needs to be keeping Splatoon amiibo in stock and on shelves. If they can't do that, the rest doesn't matter. I know the amiibo aren't necessary to the game, but they do seem integral, much more so than any previous amiibo game. I know the developers of the game have no input into Ntineod amiibo mismanagement, but I believe these amiibo need to be visible and readily available for the game to succeed.
My apologies to anyone feeling left out b/c I didn't reply to them
If Nintendo goes the Mario Kart route, I'm all in, if they get all piece-y and start selling me costumes, it won't go well.
I'm gonna love this.
Probably be Maps Wepons and Clothing
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Wepons and clothing will probably be mostly for Vanity Wepons may have slight stat difrnces all fine in my book
@RoomB31 it may Bundle Clothing into things like.. Buy a special wepon and get a free hat or what ever thats what im assuming.
@rjejr Apaout your Amiibo point I agree also if there still in stock itl attract ppl to the game who may not know what it is"Oh whats this for? Splatoon whats that" Buys the game ect.
I'm sure it would be great and that I would get it day 1.
@thesilverbrick "as long as the DLC is an afterthought"
Yeah, people who make games shouldn't plan. Planning is bad. It's an evil scheme if you plan to make money on a game. (end sarcasm)
@Kaze_Memaryu What magical thing happens after the first month? What's the difference if it was released on the first day? Seriously asking.
@bizcuthammer "1 - It isn't something that SHOULD have been in the core game" Agreed but that is the contentious one isn't it? Just about every consumer would rather pay less and has little to no idea what it costs in man hours, risk, and actual cash to launch a game. This is why consumers base their decisions on simple but misguided places they "draw the line" like where the content that developers worked so hard on is stored (on disk, OH NO!) or when it is released.
@rjejr
Really, really hoping Nintendo gets the amiibo act together on stock around the Amiibo launch.
One thing this article suggests is that Nintendo has confidence in this game and is going to give it special attention. Whether it turns out to be a big hit or not I expect the DLC to be more in the vein of Mario Kart where they want to revive interest in it over the next year with reasonably priced DLC.
@rjejr
"If they want to keep interest in this game long term, priority #1 needs to be keeping Splatoon amiibo in stock and on shelves. If they can't do that, the rest doesn't matter. I know the amiibo aren't necessary to the game, but they do seem integral, much more so than any previous amiibo game."
Not sure the challenges are all that integral to the game. :/ Could be but isn't the jury still out on that? Seems like a fun bonus to me that is more robust than maybe some other games but not as huge as the Mario Party 10 integration which has an entirely different set of board games. Maybe it's similar.
Don't want to be disingenuous, though. I do want to play those already and I'll be very unhappy if it's difficult to get those Amiibo in a timely fashion for regular retail price.
@rjejr Some, yeah but not ALL criticism that is usually brought up concerning DLC. I've already seen all of these criticisms written in the comments above, and a lot of it is based on next to nothing.
And I only partially agree with all the Amiibo criticism that people spout: it does NOT gimp a game because a game is fully playable without them, as opposed to the Skylanders or Disney Infinity figures and the fact that in a number of cases the rewards from using them aren't really all that great more than likely stems from Nintendo still trying things out and that results in a bit of a mixed bag in that department.
A big plus to me is that at least they have the option to offer additional stuff to several games instead of just the one game you bought them for, even though that added value isn't immediate because of games not yet being there or because of Amiibo support not yet being integrated in any potential games, who knows...
Their long term value should prove itself somewhere in the next line of games on both Wii U and 3DS and probably continue doing so with the NX platform.
@AcridSkull: My thoughts exactly.
What I really love about the MK8 downloads are the new tracks. So for Splatoon, I imagine I'd be all for more battle arenas.
Soundsa good.
As many before me stated, if it's anything like MK8 DLC then it can't be bad.
As for the article, of course they love DLC right now. When you have less than 10m consoles in the wild after almost two and a half years it makes perfect business sense... although I thought for a while Nintendo forgot what business sense actually is.
Throw in no third party support and it makes sense to add paid DLC to existing games. If Splatoon sells reasonably well and turns out to be a better than good game then I wouldn't mind paying a few banknotes for it's DLC. After all Nintendo is not a charity. If I think it is worth it I will get it, if not then I won't.
Gimme more arenas, more spray guns, more costumes, more..more..whatever..
Honestly this kind of game feels like the DLC should be free, wouldn't mind new free modes and all that.
@aaronsullivan - As usual, I don't think we know enough about Splatoon - amiibo integration to know for sure how this will play out. It does look to me like it's a lot more than Captain Toad, Hyrule Warriors (though I really like my Triforce spinner) or even SSBU, where they seem completely unnecessary to me.
What we don't know is how will the earned weapons compare to the non-amiibo weapons? If the new weapons have actual advantages other than cosmetic then it's an issue. And will they be used online or offline only? And while I tihnk it's a good deal to get 20 missions per amiibo, thats 60 missions in the game you can't access w/o amiibo, and to me that seems like a large part of the game you've already paid for, but of course we won't know how the game feels w/o those missions b/c we don't know how many there already are.
And similar to discussions we've had about the MK8 spaces for DLC, if there is a giant amiibo statue standing in the middle of the play area in the game peopel w/o an amiibo are really going to notice.
I think that box will only appear in game after you tap an amiibo, but I don't know for sure.
@TheRealThanos - "it does NOT gimp a game because a game is fully playable without them"
But 60 missions can't be played, and the weapons awarded used, w/o amiibo in Spaltoon. Sounds gimped to me.
"they have the option to offer additional stuff to several games instead of just the one game you bought them for"
Name 1 game the Splatoon amiibo work w/ not named Splatoon. I follow this stuff, but I can't recall reading Splatoon working anywhere else, not even "amiibo Tap: Nintnedo Bits" 3 minute demos.
I understand your sick of reading all of the negativity, I'm just saying Ntineod has brought some of it upon themselves.
@rjejr I was talking about Amiibo in general in comparison to the other NFC figures, not Splatoon specific. Obviously there will be some like the Splatoon Amiibo that will be hard(er) to implement into other games, but if the series does become a success, there's no reason they shouldn't appear in other games such as Smash Bros or Mario Kart. Or perhaps you could simply think of a sequel to Splatoon in which you can still use the current figures.
And again: I'm not saying that Nintendo isn't doing anything wrong (Pokémon Shuffle being a prime example of a format I personally don't like) but it pales in comparison to what the others do and most of the time the prices are quite decent for what you get. You only need to look at Mario Kart for that: where else will you find so much content for so little money? Exactly: nowhere.
@rjejr
I don't understand why it's still priced at 60$ in the US. Didn't they get the memo?
@unrandomsam
I think there are two game modes confirmed already. We don't need 8 yet. I think 4 is the magic number. I hope we get a Splatoon Direct next month.
I'm proud of Codename Steam I hope Nintendo is too!
Why am I suddenly reminded of the business tactics used for shooters on other platforms which also announced DLC before releasing, like Destiny...
Sigh... This isn't going to end well... All of these things that people have been burned on before is going to cause Splatoon to not work out. Interest is not going to be held in this way. You do it by focusing on your core game design, and keeping it accessible, not by limiting features and promising plans with a history of burning customers.
Just got an email from NOA saying they are doing a pre-load purchase for Splatoon as well. I don't recall them ever doing that with another title.
@Tazcat2011 SSBU, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and I think Mario Party 10 also had pre-load purchase options.
@Meloetta Forgot about SSBU, the others I wasn't aware of. Thx.
@Ichiban I'd probably buy that.
Anyway, as long as the game is already complete enough for me at launch and the DLC is priced okay, I'll buy it. I'm not against DLC, most of Nintendo's offerings have been pretty good. Plus, companies like Bethesda and 2K have implemented DLC quite well in their games. Hopefully Nintendo continues to be more like Bethesda and 2K.
@outburst - "Didn't they get the memo?"
It's in an NFL executives office w/ the Ray Rice video. (That's probably not funny outside of the US, but it's what popped into my head. And I can only blame Reggie so often.)
As to why it's actually still $60, I don't know, maybe it really is Reggie's fault this time? Maybe they figure American's will pay it for an online shooter? Maybe they want the bundle to look like a better deal? Maybe they'll announce a Wii U price cut mid-May and that price $40 at the same time, maybe in a Splatoon Nintnedo Direct?
OK, those were all lame, sorry, I have no idea.
@Savino They only talked about DLC its not announced yet, Amiibos don't count tbh.
Oh and no voice chat? sweet im x5 more likely to buy it. Do not want 12 yr olds cussing at me like on pslive or w/e.
My interest will go way up with local co-op and online voice chat.
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