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[EatChildren]

Smash Bros. DLC inevitable.

 

[IrishNinja]

and to think, ya'll were worried this might not come here!

Smash Bros. DLC inevitable.

also, this

 

[BassForever]

FE:A DLC is going into a '2nd season' IIRC so it's not surprising it's done really well.

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

NintendoLand (Mother/EarthBound Attraction) as DLC?

 

[speedpop]

It begins.

 

[Hero]

I can already see it.

DLC costumes/skins for Smash Bros characters.

Dr Mario: 400 yen
Mario Strikers Peach: 400 yen
Ocarina of Time Adult Link: 400 yen
Ocarina of Time Young Link: 400 yen
Metroid Fusion Suit Samus: 400 yen
Jigglypuff with the green bandana: 400 yen

 

[SilverLunar]

WOWZA! I did NOT see this coming at all! I am glad the game is so successful!! <3 IntSys

I can see alternate costumes as DLC for Smash, hmm.

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

WOW! that is really good nr :O

Lets hope that NSMB2 have some great dlc!

Smash Bros. DLC inevitable.

If nothing out of the game was cut and it really added something I would be ok with that.

 

[Coppertracks]

Calling it now that they're going to make regions from previous pokemon games as DLC for the new entry to the series.

Oh my, could you imagine? All of my money.

 

[walking fiend]

That's roughly around 4m Angry Birds sold?

 

[BassForever]

If Smash Bros DLC included new characters, stages, and expansions to the story mode I'd be all over that.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I expect ACTUAL skins for Smash Bros instead of just recolors.

 

[Sadist]

Well, non-dlc Nintendo was fun while it lasted

 

[Kenka]

I can already see it.

DLC costumes/skins for Smash Bros characters.

Dr Mario: 400 yen
Mario Strikers Peach: 400 yen
Ocarina of Time Adult Link: 400 yen
Ocarina of Time Young Link: 400 yen
Metroid Fusion Suit Samus: 400 yen
Jigglypuff with the green bandana: 400 yen

 

[Jethro]

Or Smash Bros. goes the Free to play route. You can buy stuff via Smash Coins, or buy them with real money in a faster way.

 

[Taruranto]

Catch them all for 0.99$!

I can already see it.

DLC costumes/skins for Smash Bros characters.

Dr Mario: 400 yen
Mario Strikers Peach: 400 yen
Ocarina of Time Adult Link: 400 yen
Ocarina of Time Young Link: 400 yen
Metroid Fusion Suit Samus: 400 yen
Jigglypuff with the green bandana: 400 yen

The sad thing is that people will buy and support this.

 

[VariantX]

I'd be surprised if the next Mario kart didn't have dlc after reading this. Too much money to be made.

 

[Diprosalic]

Welp, i could dodge dlc so far but Ninty DLC? I'm going broke man. $200 Smash Wii U confirmed.

 

[Foffy]

any news about the DLC plan oversea?

No idea, but I'm sure if DLC is considered, they'll probably abandon the incentive they gave the Japanese release for more money. One of the DLC chapters was free as long as you bought the game within the first 30 days it came out. I think the community here in NA isn't as big in Japan and they'll probably end up hooking less in as a result, so I imagine there's very little reason to offer incentives here.

 

[whalleywhat]

I wonder what DLC they could do for pokemon.

Seriously? Wouldn't they just sell Pokemon?

This is... monstrous considering the niche FE: A serves, yes? D:

Now you understand what's happened to every new shmup.

 

[onilink88]

This is... monstrous considering the niche FE: A serves, yes? D:

 

[mclem]

I think an interesting thing that hasn't really been latched onto in the posts thus far is that that's digital purchases in a country generally regarded as being bad for digital purchases. Is there a sea change brewing?

 

[onilink88]

I think an interesting thing that hasn't really been latched onto in the posts thus far is that that's digital purchases in a country generally regarded as being bad for digital purchases. Is there a sea change brewing?

Is DLC performance of this level a first or is it an ongoing trend in the Japanese market?

 

[slaughterking]

It's too early to say, I think. We'd need to see how other DLC performs before we can make that assessment as FE: A's is the only data available to us (it is, right?) and could be an outlier for all we know, no?

Well, Namco has made a ton of money with their Idolmaster DLC and they support their Tales games with a lot of DLC, too. If you appeal to the right crowd DLC is already a pretty big deal for the publisher in Japan.

 

[Fularu]

That's roughly around 4m Angry Birds sold?

More like 8 million (30% cut by Apple)

 

[onilink88]

Well, Namco has made a ton of money with their Idolmaster DLC and they support their Tales games with a lot of DLC, too. If you appeal to the right crowd DLC is already a pretty big deal for the publisher in Japan.

Right, right, forgot about 'em. Dumb post on my part.

 

[RurouniZel]

It downloads money.

Winner

 

[Deleted member 1235]

I'd be surprised if the next Mario kart didn't have dlc after reading this. Too much money to be made.

this is the kind of dlc I would buy. An entire new cup? sold.

 

[JoeInky]

this is the kind of dlc I would buy. An entire new cup? sold.

I think it would screw up the online a bit unless they made it mandatory to download a patch containing the content but not giving you access to it.

Which I don't particularly like the idea of.

 

[NeonZ]

Seriously? Wouldn't they just sell Pokemon?

I don't think they'd sell Pokemon themselves, maybe new areas that can have some Pokemon which are rare/unobtainable with a single version of the game, but I can't see them just selling Pokemon, it'd kind of hurt the whole trading aspect.

 

[vareon]

I'm curious to see Nintendo's next step in DLC since this is successful. Every Fire Emblem DLC comes with at least a character and a map? Right?

So, Smash Bros Extra Character and Map?
Extra mini dungeons in Zelda?
Extra Dungeon in Pokemon where you can catch another version's unique Pokemon?

 

[JoeInky]

So, Smash Bros Extra Character and Map?

If I remember correctly, sakurai does not like the idea of DLC at all.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Didnt someone here say DLC for Fire Emblem in Japan included swimsuit costumes or something? If it's japan thats what sold the majority over there.

 

[whalleywhat]

If I remember correctly, sakurai does not like the idea of DLC at all.

I was going to say, his games seem to take pride in being stuffed to the gills with content.

 

[JavyOO7]

I wish this game came out in America already. Sad face.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Didnt someone here say DLC for Fire Emblem in Japan included swimsuit costumes or something? If it's japan thats what sold the majority over there.

All the DLC from the first run is fairly standard stuff--new characters, new maps, new scenarios. The second run, which is currently being rolled out now, features a beach/swimsuit scenario, but it's not typical of any of the other stuff (or FE in general).

 

[Jawmuncher]

All the DLC from the first run is fairly standard stuff--new characters, new maps, new scenarios. The second run, which is currently being rolled out now, features a beach/swimsuit scenario, but it's not typical of any of the other stuff (or FE in general).

ahh ok. Was wondering about that.

 

[NeonZ]

And the beach DLC still hasn't been released. The second batch so far has been 3 challenge maps with special conditions and/or enemies (+ 1 classic character in each one) and a festival map (Standard map, but adding a lot of extra dialogue for most playable characters).

 

[ffdgh]

That....was waaay more than I expected

I can already see it.

DLC costumes/skins for Smash Bros characters.

Dr Mario: 400 yen
Mario Strikers Peach: 400 yen
Ocarina of Time Adult Link: 400 yen
Ocarina of Time Young Link: 400 yen
Metroid Fusion Suit Samus: 400 yen
Jigglypuff with the green bandana: 400 yen

.....change jigglypuff to peach's crown and I woulg get every single one of these sadly XD

 

[Aveyn Knight]

Didnt someone here say DLC for Fire Emblem in Japan included swimsuit costumes or something? If it's japan thats what sold the majority over there.

I should mention the swimsuit and hot spring maps haven't even been released yet.

But I do wonder if the later DLCs are selling less than the earlier ones or something. It be kind of tragic, since the later ones are the more interesting ones IMO.

 

[GDGF]

Smash Bros. DLC inevitable.

Game of the forever literally.

 

[BD1]

I am just happy that Fire Emblem did so well. Great initial sales and great DLC sales should move the IP to the next level.

Plus the DLC strategy was a model on how DLC should be released.

 

[Shaffield]

Holy shit.

Has Square released any numbers for Theatrhythm DLC sales? I'm curious how well the extra songs have been selling

Spoiler

and if everyone else has been spending too much on it like I have

.

 

[Extra Sauce]

I just hope they don't start pulling that "launch DLC" shit where you feel like you're paying extra money to get the full game.

 

[Chrom]

No idea, but I'm sure if DLC is considered, they'll probably abandon the incentive they gave the Japanese release for more money. One of the DLC chapters was free as long as you bought the game within the first 30 days it came out. I think the community here in NA isn't as big in Japan and they'll probably end up hooking less in as a result, so I imagine there's very little reason to offer incentives here.

Nintendo of America announced that they were in fact going to be releasing the game's DLC back in the June Nintendo Direct, but we literally don't know anything beyond that.

 

[donny2112]

Really hope NOA brings over all the DLC for FE. Looking forward to playing the heck out of that game!

 

[Boney]

holy smokes

 

[Mr. Fix]

Uh, wow. o,o Now gimme more FE's on the 3DS!

Smash Bros. DLC inevitable.

I'm okay with this.

 

[Gravijah]

time for DLC to ruin Nintendo games!

 

[The Horror the horror]

Mario Galaxy 4
Yoshi DLC - 5.99
Ice Mario Power Up - 2.99
Star World Secret Level - 9.99