I'm pretty sure they finished the core game months or probably a year ago. We also need to consider the time allotted for testing, bug fixes, a few finishing touches, submission to Nintendo for approval, and production of the cartridges. The weapons could have probably been free, but development of new stages and stories isn't that easy. They need to redo the whole development process, it would just take less time since they won't be starting from scratch. The new content are just "nice to have" features and probably won't degrade the quality of the game if they're not included. I think what most people are really angry about is because the DLC is paid. I don't see anybody complaining that Splatoon 2 and ARMS are incomplete games because they have DLC's. If DLC's for Mario+Rabbids are free, for sure people would be happy that the developers are supporting the game. Still, the timing of the announcement is important. Ubisoft probably could've waited a few more months/weeks after release before announcing a Season Pass.
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Re: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Is Getting a Season Pass
I'm pretty sure they finished the core game months or probably a year ago. We also need to consider the time allotted for testing, bug fixes, a few finishing touches, submission to Nintendo for approval, and production of the cartridges. The weapons could have probably been free, but development of new stages and stories isn't that easy. They need to redo the whole development process, it would just take less time since they won't be starting from scratch. The new content are just "nice to have" features and probably won't degrade the quality of the game if they're not included. I think what most people are really angry about is because the DLC is paid. I don't see anybody complaining that Splatoon 2 and ARMS are incomplete games because they have DLC's. If DLC's for Mario+Rabbids are free, for sure people would be happy that the developers are supporting the game. Still, the timing of the announcement is important. Ubisoft probably could've waited a few more months/weeks after release before announcing a Season Pass.