It's amazing to think how far Nintendo has come along with paid DLC in the last few years. The Nintendo of five years ago seemed to be very reluctant to consider adding content to their games, though admittedly the DS and Wii didn't have the best infrastructure for this kind of thing. Now it's an almost regular occurrence for Nintendo games to feature DLC and while there have been instances that could certainly be seen as being a bit unfair to the consumer, Nintendo's output has generally been respectable and focused on suitably expanding upon the game it's being developed for.
If data miners from The Cutting Room Floor are to be believed, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is due to receive DLC at some point in the future. Unused lines from The Great Tripini suggest that there will be free updates to the game that will add more content and that there will be new areas added to the Drablands. It appears that some of this content will be paid DLC, but there's certainly the possibility that there will be free content as well. Here's a few quotes:
Okay, let's get real now. A new area of the Drablands is now available for purchase from the Nintendo eShop. Would you like to go to Nintendo eShop to get more information?
Go to eShop
No thanks
You'll have to pay to, ah…access the new areas… On the other hand, the latest update is free, so… You, uh, you wanna download that update, buddy?
Yes Please!
Maybe later
You must download the latest update before purchasing add-on content.
In addition to this, five blank entries in the costume name file were found that were labelled sys_costume_dlc_02 to sys_costume_dlc_06, which strongly seems to indicate that new costumes will be added in to the game at some point.
What do you think? Would you like DLC in Tri Force Heroes? What would you like to see added to the game? Drop us a comment in the section below.
[source tcrf.net]
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Free DLC, yes please!
I'm still not keen on this recent focus on paid DLC. If they charge a decent price for extra levels then I might consider getting them, but won't buy any DLC that only unlocks a costume. Since it's already impossible for me to get the costumes that require friendly tokens, I'm not worried about missing paid content in this game.
It would be much better if they pent more time making single player not suck instead of worrying about DLC.
As great as TriForce Heroes might be, I am still waiting for a Mario Maker DLC announcement. Gonna get it, though, just gotta remind myself of finally buying an eShop Card.
@crimsontadpoles Single Player wasnt even suppose to be thing. so the fact we got it is pretty stupid. it shouldnt even be there.
I am okay with Triforce Heroes have DLC/updates and even paid DLC, as the game itself is structured In a way I feel like DLC could fit ;+).
We could say that in a way Triforce Heroes is a mini-mini cooperative online MMO and in that sense updates/DLCS fits as we are doing the same dungeons over and over again to clear all the goals :+). (Kinda alike dungeon runs in MMO like FF14 on a much smaller scale).
Either way, as long as the paid DLC has a fair price for what it offers in the package, then I don't mind paid DLC at all ;+). (Don't we all want more content in Triforce Heroes ^^).
@HMNIM I like the fact that we have a option for a single player that we can play offline on the bus alone ;+). Still yes, the single player definitely needs to be a bit more fine-tuned and fluid ;^^.
If the Dopples gets a little more AI and more control commands for us players as in controlling the dopples when we are not actively controlling them, then I think Triforce Heroes single player can become really good potentially :+).
If free, good, some free DLC would probably help make up for how lackluster the singleplayer is.
If paid, well ain't that a kick in the shin.
Why do so many people expect free DLC all the time? This is these peoe's jobs. They need to be paid to work. Theu're not going to work on a game for free. Jeez man.
Nice.
@TeeJay Exactly. Free dlc is nice, but not everything in life is handed to you on a silver platter, people. However, it looks some of it WILL be free, since it specifically says that one of the dlc is free.
I would definitely buy DLC for this game. I'm having a lot of fun with the multiplayer and single player portions.
Here comes paid DLC, where this is a problem for everyone except for Nintendo!
So this is why two characters in game want us to make sure that SpotPass is on! I knew it!
If the price is right, I'm fine with it.
Well, it sounds like they're going package the DLC with drabland areas. So, one pack could potentially give you a new area with four stages + 12 challenge missions + one Coliseum arena + new materials and outfits for that area.
Maybe they even do the preorder system from Hyrule Warriors and Mario Kart 8 again. I would like that. As long as it doesn't go down the same route as Smash 4, I'm not opposed to DLC.
@crimsontadpoles It's a ga me designed around three players, you shouldn't expect a good singleplayer.
@HMNIM single player was there so ppl that didn't have friends and didn't want online had it as an option. And SP may needs some adjustments but it not bad experience as I already gotten through with most of game in play with it being there. And even it wasn't there ppl would still complain about not having single player there anyway.
@TeeJay agree. Like the Smash dlc not being like the MK8 DLC price? Even tho building a character to fight is a lot costly then a racer. If Everything was free Nintendo would have gone broke by now. Or ppl saying that this game should get a price cut because of SP when clearly this game was meant for co-op.
I enjoyed the multiplayer mode alot but this is the kind of game I do not want to pay for DLC. Free update though, that's fine.
So...
Tri Force Heroes was designed as a multiplayer only game but Nintendo forced a single player mode to be added, which was half donkeyed, to justify a full retail price.
And DLC was developed for the game even before it was sent to printing.
No surprises anymore.
So that's why that clown keep talking about Spotpass. I wonder if It's going to be a stage where you can find those rare materials like Golden Insect easier or maybe one full of Rupees (think FE: Awakening's DLCs)
It would be nice if it was free but I don't mind if I have to pay as long as it's not priced too high for the amount of contents.
I'm perfectly happy with that. Free DLC will be awesome, but even then, as long as the price is fair, I don't mind.
Definitely would want dlc for the game!
Hmm...Not quite sure how I feel about this. Free DLC is fine, but the paid will definitely drive a Zelda completionist like me nuts.
This type of game will eventually get old so, I believe DLC is just what's needed to keep it going. As long as maps, enemies, etc keep coming, it'll hold my interest for the time being.
If its DLC that's already in the game, its stupid to have to ask for money for selling an incomplete game. Even if its going to be free, and its in the game already, its unfair to have to wait to play something you pay for
I like the idea of DLC for this kind of game. Means the game won't die as quickly!
It's logical when you think about it. There isn't a lot of meat in the game and what is there has been artificially extended by adding challenges to the same levels. The costumes were always going to be targeted for expansion. Let's just hope at the same time they update the single player with better controls and a way to move as a trio not one at a time.
@Zombo It has a single player mode, so good single player should be expected. If they were just going to halfarse the single player (Like they did) they should have kept it out entirely, like Four Swords.
This is the age of lackluster projects with mediocre experience, to keep you coming for more they had to sprinkle those experience with more micro transactions and DLCs which is why I won't be buying into these games anymore.
Could have guessed it. Hopefully the price will be right.
Oh, and Nintendolife really should stop calling them data-miners. They are HACKERS! Nothing more, nothing less!!
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