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Tanooki Buggy also revealed!
If you haven’t already pre-purchased the upcoming Mario Kart 8 downloadable content, due out this November and May 2015, then this latest reveal might just be enough reason to take the plunge. Nintendo has released a new trailer revealing Yoshi Circuit from the 2003 GameCube series entry, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!,...
Rumour Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Data Prompts More DLC Speculation
More Smash
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS isn't short of content, and the upcoming live Nintendo Direct is promising "50 new things" for the home console iteration; it's clear that Masahiro Sakurai and his team have devoted a great deal of effort to details both big and small. Gamers and fans always want more, of course, and with major Nintendo...
Video We Tackle the Legendary Hyrule Warriors "Master Quest Pack" DLC
Horsing around
Hyrule Warriors has made quite an impact since its launch, with positive sales so far in the US. Koei Tecmo and Nintendo have plans to keep fans happy, however, with four sets of DLC on the way. The first batch of DLC — Master Quest Pack — is now available in Europe and North America; it includes the following content. Five new...
News Trailer Shows Off Today's First Batch of Hyrule Warriors DLC
"Master Quest Pack" gallops its way onto the eShop
The first batch of Hyrule Warriors DLC arrives today in Europe and the US, bringing a treasure chest full of exciting extras. The "Master Quest Pack" (the first of four announced DLC packages) will provide Hyrule Warriors owners with the following downloadable content: Three new playable...
News Eiji Aonuma Wants Mario Kart 8's DLC Master Cycle In Future Zelda Games
Extra horsepower for the Zelda franchise
It's not long now until November, which means the first batch of DLC for Mario Kart 8 will arrive. As it's The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8 and will include Link as a playable character, there's understandable hype. The recent reveal of The Master Cycle naturally grabbed our attention, then, a rather slick...
News Nintendo Reveals The Master Cycle for Mario Kart 8's Zelda DLC
"Plenty of horse power"
When Nintendo announced DLC for Mario Kart 8 it caused quite a stir, not least because it'll incorporate other much-loved franchises into the racer. There'll be The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8 in November and Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8 in May 2015, with each pack also incorporating other IPs such as F-Zero. Details...
News Master Quest DLC Details Emerge for Hyrule Warriors
Play as Cia, the villain with the insane 'figure'
Hyrule Warriors is now bringing hack and slash mayhem to gamers around the world, but Koei Tecmo is busy producing multiple paid-DLC packs to tempt us to buy more. A major entry is due on 16th October with the Master Quest DLC pack, which has already been confirmed to feature Epona as a rather scary...
News Hyrule Warriors Horses Around with Epona in Master Quest DLC
Aged like a fine equine
Eiji Aonuma – the producer behind many of the titles in the Legend of Zelda series – announced today on Miiverse that Epona will be joining the cast of available weapons in the recently released Hyrule Warriors. Epona is featured as a weapon seemingly exclusively for Link, rather than being a seperate character...
Video See the B Dasher Tear it Up in This Mario Kart 8 DLC Trailer
Be dashing
Nintendo has released a new trailer for Mario Kart 8, which shows the recently announced B Dasher in motion. The kart will be available in the Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8 DLC pack this November. The classic racer made its first appearance in 2005 in Mario Kart DS, and soon enough you'll be able to use it yourself in glorious HD.
News B Dasher is Speeding Onto The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack
Vroom vroom
The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8 will be the first paid-DLC pack for the Wii U racer this November, and Nintendo has confirmed another of the new karts that will make an appearance. Joining the Blue Falcon from the F-Zero franchise will be the B Dasher, which made its début as the main box cover kart in Mario Kart DS, before making...
News Immediate DLC Reinforcements Arriving Soon On The Hyrule Warriors Battlefield
Let the onslaught of additional content begin!
Whether you love or hate DLC, it’s fast approaching the latest Wii U release, Hyrule Warriors. But seriously, with Koei Tecmo’s history were, you expecting anything less? With this in mind, a Koei Tecmo live stream at the 2014 Tokyo Game Show has revealed a new batch of playable characters are on...
Hands On Exploring the Four New Tables of Zen Pinball 2
The Walking Dead! Guardians of the Galaxy! Deadpool! Doctor Strange!
It's tough for comic book fans these days – movies based on superhero comics are more popular than ever, but the comic books themselves are often lost in the shuffle. Everyone loved The Dark Knight, but have you been reading Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's fantastic run on...
News LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham DLC Season Pass is Skipping Wii U
Holy Fan Rage Batman!
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham arrives in November and will be the latest major entry in the popular series; it's coming to Wii U while there'll also be an alternative version on 3DS. Warner Bros. Interactive has now announced day one DLC for the title along with a Season Pass. The trouble is that the Wii U isn't listed as a...
Talking Point Mario Kart 8's Diverse DLC Sets Up Endless Potential for the Franchise
A vehicle that could be vital in future
It's safe to say that Nintendo caught us off guard with its recent DLC announcement for Mario Kart 8, with these extras bringing new franchises into the MK world and, just as importantly, serving up a significant dose of content. Once both packs arrive the number of courses will have doubled, which is...
Video Watch Us Test Drive The Three New Mercedes-Benz Cars In Mario Kart 8
A scenic drive through the Mushroom Kingdom
Mario Kart 8's Mercedes-Benz DLC is now live, and we've wasted no time in getting behind the wheel of these iconic vehicles and burning some rubber around the game's various courses. You can view the resultant footage below — be sure to look out for the awesome glowing effect on each car when it engages...
News Mario Kart 8 Update, Mercedes Karts and DLC Pre-Orders Now Live
Vroom vroom
Just recently we've had the exciting news that extensive DLC is coming to Mario Kart 8, the details ultimately accompanying the imminent arrival of the game's update and free Mercedes DLC. Nintendo's now unleashed plenty of details with the scheduled update and Mercedes content. It's worth noting that, at the time of writing, the game...
News Mario Kart 8 DLC Coming In November, Features Zelda, F-Zero And Animal Crossing
DLC packs promise new characters, courses and karts
Update: Nintendo of America has now issued a press release confirming the details outlined below. It provides the exact same detail, while also confirming US prices of $7.99 for each individual pack or $11.99 for the double pack. Original Article: A listing on Nintendo's UK online store has...
News Zen Studios Announces Another Three Tables for Zen Pinball 2
Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool and Doctor Strange
Zen Pinball 2 remains a unique app on the Wii U eShop, as it's free to download and then offers a range of packs and individual tables to buy. Fans of the game on Wii U have perhaps been frustrated that a number of new tables released elsewhere have failed to materialise, but following up news of...
News Die Rise Could Arrive in Call of Duty: Black Ops II on Wii U After Mystery Menu Appearance
You can see it, but can't play it
Update: This stage has now been removed from view, thanks NPaonessa. Original Article: Though the latest entry in the Call of Duty Series — Advanced Warfare — is yet to be confirmed for Wii U, there's still a small but dedicated group of players seemingly enjoying the franchise on Nintendo's system. For those...
News Wii U Owners Finally Get The Nuketown 2025 Map For Call Of Duty: Black Ops II
Better late than never?
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is old news to most gamers now — it was a launch title for Nintendo's current home console back in 2012 — but Activision has only just gotten around to granting Wii U owners access to the fan-favourite Nuketown 2025 multiplayer map. The map has been available on other systems for ages, and many...
Optional skimpy clothes are all the rage
One Piece Unlimited World Red is currently available on Wii U and 3DS, and Bandai Namco Europe has now issued details on the latest DLC — this follows on from the free "Red Stands Alone" quest originally issued. The content is apparently live in PAL regions now, with the press release providing the...
News One Piece Unlimited World Red Is Getting Some Free DLC In Europe
"Red Stands Alone" quest will be entirely free to download
To mark the arrival of One Piece Unlimited World Red on Wii U and 3DS, Bandai Namco Games has announced that a free DLC quest will be made available. "Red Stands Alone" is the name of the quest itself, and will boast an increased challenge which will test skilled players. We're in the...
Talking Point Nintendo Should Beware the Slippery Slope of Sponsored DLC
A harmless way to make money, or guaranteed alienation of fans?
This week Nintendo confirmed the inevitable, and that was Mercedes DLC coming to Mario Kart 8 in the West, after it had previously been announced for the Japanese market. It'll be free in Nintendo's homeland and, we expect, everywhere else in the world, though Nintendo's refusal to use...
News Mercedes DLC Confirmed for Mario Kart 8 in the West
High-end wheels
In late May we brought you the surprise news that free Mercedes-themed DLC is coming to Mario Kart 8 in Japan, the latest title to follow that path through a licensing agreement — we saw Nintendo do this with the Callaway brand in Mario Golf: World Tour. At the time Nintendo wouldn't comment on a potential Western arrival, yet it's...
Rumour Mario Kart 8 DLC to Feature Expanded Roster and New Battle Modes
E3 madness begins
Update: We've received some further information that suggests these images are indeed fakes, good job you kept that salt handy, right? Original Article: E3 mania is well and truly underway, with screens now emerging of a potential Mario Kart 8 DLC leak that could be confirmed during Nintendo's Digital Event. Strap yourselves in...
News Mario Kart 8 DLC Confirmed for Japan With Free Mercedes Car
Tournament also planned in commercial tie-in
Update: Nintendo UK has issued the following statement to Eurogamer regarding this news: The announcement this time was made by Mercedes-Benz Japan regarding their collaboration in Japan with NCL. As for the information relating to the distribution of the GLA kart for MK8 outside Japan, we will be able...
News Mario Golf: World Tour's Flower Pack DLC Is Delicately Chipped Onto The Green
Nabbit while you can
The second helping of DLC for Mario Golf: World Tour is now available in both North America and Europe. The new Flower pack takes up 447 blocks (that's the EU size) and showcases the Layer-Cake Desert and Sparkling Waters 18-hole courses. Furthermore, that loveable rogue Nabbit is now a playable character, and as before fresh...
News Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call's Third DLC Set Announced
Advent Children-style Cloud joins in too!
We've been keeping you up-to-date with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call's DLC packs, and this latest set is no exception. We'd certainly hope and expect that the same sets will be available when this title hit
News Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call's Second Wave of DLC Confirmed
Mostly newer games this time, with one classic face
Square Enix has just released a second set of DLC tracks for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call; it's a little shorter than the last set and there are no time-limited freebies this time, but with so much to be getting on with already it's probably a good idea to not drown gamers in additional...
News Mario Golf: World Tour’s DLC Isn't Locked Away in the Main Game
Add-on packs are separate downloads
Mario Golf: World Tour has hit shelves in North America and Europe, and we’re certainly fans of the game as we awarded it 9/10 in our review. One of the title’s features, which has divided opinion among the Nintendo community, is Mario Golf’s DLC. Nintendo offering additional paid-for content isn’t a...
Talking Point Nintendo Must Take Careful Steps Into Paid DLC and Free-to-Play
The balance seems reasonable, so far
As more first-party games arrive on the Wii U and 3DS, we may need to stop thinking of paid DLC and free-to-play models as exotic rarities on Nintendo systems. To an extent they still are, in that there's a degree of surprise whenever either emerges in a Nintendo title, but it's quickly becoming the norm, with...
News Nintendo Shows Off Its Mario Golf: World Tour DLC Courses and Characters
Wants your green for more greens
Earlier today Nintendo confirmed details for DLC in Mario Golf: World Tour, which has prompted plenty of spirited debate. It's a title that does include 10 courses right off the tee, though the addition of extra paid content — especially of the day one variety — always prompts discussion. There'll be three packs...
News Atlus Confirms Conception II DLC Details and May European Release
The start of a beautiful relationship
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars is now available in North America, which is great news for fans of quirky JRPG games as we gave it a strong recommendation in our comprehensive review. With a mix of dungeon crawling and dating sim elements, and Star Children that can become killer mechs, it's certainly...
Rumour Mario Golf: World Tour To Offer Additional Courses As Paid DLC
Those little birdies at Amazon…
With the release of Mario Golf: World Tour being just a few weeks away, a rather juicy rumour has begun to circulate around the internet. These have taken the form of an apparent eShop description that could not be verified by us in either region's store, but we've since found that Amazon.com’s listing for Mario...
"I want to make more, rather than just simply one zone"
Wii U title Sonic Lost World was recently given some DLC-love with special Yoshi and Zelda-themed levels, and producer Takashi Iizuka has been speaking to 4gamer about how
Video We Dash Through the Sonic Lost World Legend of Zelda DLC
Sonic and Legend of Zelda, together at last
As many of you are no doubt aware, Sonic Lost World has more free Nintendo-themed DLC today — The Legend of Zelda Zone. As with the Yoshi equivalent before, it's a special free level that includes two distinct areas. You can't play as much as you want without a bit of effort, however; once you play it...
News Sonic Lost World Gets Free Legend of Zelda DLC Tomorrow
But can we team up Knuckles with Tingle?
Hot off the heels of Sonic Lost World's Yoshi's Island DLC, tomorrow the hedgehog's latest Wii U outing will get some Zelda-themed downloadable content to boot; it'll be free for all that have the game. Entitled The Legend of Zelda Zone, IGN reports the new level will be more than a reskinning of an old...
News Guitar/DJ/Band Hero DLC Catalogues Getting Unplugged at the End of March
One last encore of a sale until then
There was once a time when the rhythm game genre brought about by Guitar Hero felt like it would last forever, clacky plastic instruments with rainbow buttons becoming a living room or game room mainstay. Unfortunately, it just wasn't meant to be, with many of those instruments lying silent in closets and on...
News Zen Studios DLC For Star Wars Pinball and CastleStorm Landing on the Wii U eShop This Week
That's in North America and Europe
Zen Studios has shown solid support for the Wii U eShop to date, releasing multiple titles and accompanying DLC on Nintendo's system. While there have been slight delays to the arrival of DLC, in particular, it's nevertheless pleasing for Wii U owners to get access to all of the content in some of the developer's...
Video Check Out The New Free Fall Map In Call of Duty: Ghosts
Free Fall, free-for-all
Well, looky here, if it isn't that most precious of treasures — a piece of DLC for a Wii U game! The online community for Call of Duty: Ghosts may not exactly be thriving on Wii U, but Activision has nevertheless treated us to a piece of free downloadable content in the shape of a brand new theatre of war. Free Fall is the...
News Activision Fires Free Fall DLC Onto Call of Duty: Ghosts for Wii U
And it's free, free Free Fall
When Activision released Call of Duty: Ghosts, it was well known long before it even arrived that there'd be plenty of DLC and updates to rope you into playing the game well beyond that initial release buzz. Wii U owners have received a number of updates to improve the game's performance, but until now DLC has been...
News CastleStorm's First DLC Expansion, Outcast to Savior, Assaults the Wii U eShop This Week
Second add-on "The Warrior Queen" still planned
Update: Mel Kirk of Zen Studios has confirmed that this DLC will cost $2.99 / €2.99 / £2.39. Original Article: The arrival of CastleStorm on the Wii U eShop last year likely delighted Nintendo download gamers that had been eagerly anticipating the Zen Studios title; its blend of tower defence and...
News Nintendo of America Issues Refunds After Warner Bros. Cancels Batman: Arkham Origins Wii U DLC
Decision "based on demand"
Wii U owners who had purchased the season pass for Batman: Arkham Origins will be disappointed to discover that Warner Bros. has decided to not bring the new story campaign to the console. Accordingly, Nintendo has begun refunding customers who have purchased the season pass for $19.99 (plus tax) by crediting their eShop...
News Spin the Bottle DLC Update and Increased Price Detailed and Dated
"We are basically trying to do 'DLC’s done right'"
Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party is an intriguing game in a number of ways; not only does it utilise the GamePad and Wii Remotes for quirky minigames, but developer KnapNok Games wasted little time in stating that it'd be incorporating a DLC pricing model to reward early adopters. It may have taken...
News Mathematical Adventure Time DLC Heads to Wii U
Get your brawl on with Peppermint Butler
Adventure time fans yearning for new characters to dungeon-crawl with in the Wii U's Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! will be pleased to discover that a fresh batch of DLC is now available. The downloadable content, which is currently up for purchase on the Wii U eShop, features three...
News StreetPass Games Producers Tell Origins of Mii Plaza's Playground
Also explain that pesky 10-Mii limit
With all the fond looks-backsie on the year that was in gaming, the creative, StreetPass-powered games pushed by that rabbit who suddenly appeared in the 3DS Mii Plaza tend to be overlooked. Stephen Totilo, a self-professed fan of the games at Kotaku, thought this was a shame, so he went straight to Nintendo to...
News Exclusive Sonic Lost World DLC Now Available For Download On The Wii U eShop
Might we add that it's free?
Sonic is set to embark on an adventure into the world of everyone's favourite green dinosaur Yoshi, as Yoshi's Island Zone becomes the first of two Nintendo-themed levels available for Sonic Lost World on the Wii U. If this news isn't good enough, you'll be pleased to know that's available to download right now on the...
News Boogie On The Dancefloor With New DLC For Just Dance 2014 This Week
Includes Lady Gaga, Calvin Harris and that PSY guy again...
Owners of the latest entry in the Just Dance series, Just Dance 2014, will be able to download some of 2012 and 2013's biggest hits such as Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding's 'I Need Your Love' and PSY's 'Gangnam Style'. A new version of 'Applause' is included, featuring the official dance...
Video Let This Pikmin 3 DLC Trailer Give You That Festive Feeling
Plus see the new stages in action
We shouldn't forget that, despite the fact it was released in a particularly quiet spell for the Wii U and games market as a whole, Pikmin 3 is a top-notch game; lest we forget, it had been in demand for a number of years. It's also a relatively rare instance — though there are other examples — of Nintendo being...
News Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams DLC May Come To Wii U Next Year
This news sounds quite dreamy
Two months ago, Black Forest Games released Halloween-themed DLC for PC-exclusive stand alone add-on Giana Sister: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord. This content didn't make its way to Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams for the Wii U eShop, with Managing Director of Black Forest Games Adrian Goersch promising that...
