DownGrader
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A while ago I got bored and switched my 3DS language from Russian to English to re-read Smash 4 trophy descriptions in another language. Of course, I was playing other Smash games on English (since Smash 4 is the first in series to feature Russian translation) and I was reading various English articles about the game, so I wasn't surprised at all when I saw "Record Library" being "Sound Test" or "Trophy Hail" being "Trophy Rush"... I, however, was really surprised by the fact that "DLC Shop" is called "AOC Shop" in English, with AOC standing for "add-on content".
Sure, Smash translators could do nothing other than using similar abbreviation since the smallest you can shorten "дополнительный контент" ("add-on content", "extra content") in Russian is "допконтент", and that button was too small for this word. But this reminded me that Nintendo actually hasn't used the term "DLC" and uses the term "add-on content" instead all the time - from marketing to system UI. (Correct me if I'm wrong... but I really haven't heard "DLC" from Nintendo.)
But what, do you think, is the reason for that? Why Nintendo reinvents the term?
To distance Mario Kart 8 expansions from horse armor?
To emphasize the fact that, in most cases, we aren't actually download content but rather unlock keys for corresponding game update?
To combine downloadable and time-unlocked additional content, like in Splatoon? (Maybe they wanted to do that since the beginning...)
Sure, Smash translators could do nothing other than using similar abbreviation since the smallest you can shorten "дополнительный контент" ("add-on content", "extra content") in Russian is "допконтент", and that button was too small for this word. But this reminded me that Nintendo actually hasn't used the term "DLC" and uses the term "add-on content" instead all the time - from marketing to system UI. (Correct me if I'm wrong... but I really haven't heard "DLC" from Nintendo.)
But what, do you think, is the reason for that? Why Nintendo reinvents the term?
To distance Mario Kart 8 expansions from horse armor?
To emphasize the fact that, in most cases, we aren't actually download content but rather unlock keys for corresponding game update?
To combine downloadable and time-unlocked additional content, like in Splatoon? (Maybe they wanted to do that since the beginning...)