Nintendo Announces MK8 DLC: With Zelda as Playable Character

Hmmm, interesting. Nintendo is actually trying. Wowzerz.

I am definitely intrigued. It's still early in WiiU's life, correct? Golly, I just wanna scoop one up now. :D

Looks like Ninty makes me want to wait for a "Complete Edition", which his how I'm treating devs/pubs like Netherrealm/WB and Bethesda. *sigh*

It's funny that this is the Sheep's idea of good and proper DLC. "DLC is fine only when it's done right." But it's the same type of DLC/microtransactions you see in other games. I have no problem with them doing this as it helps extend the life of a game, but some Sheep were acting like watchful and vigilant protectors of fine taste, and every other third-party game was bringing down the industry with their DLC, and then you see these Meow Meow Peach and Tanooki Mario pictures and laugh at their excitement over it.

This is DLC done right!

Wait, that's Zelda or Link? Pic says Link but the text says Zelda.

I like this, but I hope they don't get carried away with the DLC or they may as well call it Super Smash Kart, and this also reconfirms F-Zero's death.

Ha man, holy shit. I had begun to think that even though you do have issues with Nintendo, at the very least you have some reasonable points to make, even if I may not always like them, but god damn, you just invalidated everything all in one go. Half a game being offered for $12 is equivalent to a $15 map pack with three new maps, guys, you heard it here.

There's been great DLC for the longest time, even on the Xbox 360/PS3 over 7 years ago.

Every time Nintendo joins the party late or does it with major game like MK8, Sheep make it sound like the biggest splash ever - like they fine-tuned something the masses didn't know how to handle, and turned it into an art form. Other developers are greedy dopes, and Nintendo spins things into fine golden silk. Uh huh. I have no huge problem with this DLC and you won't find any older posts where I'm complaining about DLC in general, the way other people have complained.

The reason many Nintendo owners haven't noticed great DLC packages is either because they're new to this concept, or they don't care for those games that had them. Gears of War (a ton of maps were FREE, along with updated holiday weapons and characters), Skyrim, RDR, GTA, etc had great additional DLC content, but knowing that many Nintendo owners [claim] to hate those games and don't care about them (but I suspect secretly play the heck out of them anyways), of course the DLC looks worthless to them. It's not made by Nintendo and it's for games they don't care as much for as they do with SSB, Zelda and Mario Kart.

As I said, I'm not against this Mario Kart DLC. Wii U sales aren't moving as much as people hoped, so Nintendo is trying to get people excited again. But there was a thread made a few days ago where some Sheep were admitting to hating all DLC, but say "if done right, then it's okay" which meant "only Nintendo I will excuse. The rest will always be crap no matter what they do."

So now, here with the MK8 DLC, we get tracks and characters for something around $8-$16. That's not that far from what DLC has always been priced compared to what they gave in return: multiple maps or tracks, DLC expansion packs, prequel episodes, character outfits/skins/weapons and extra vehicles - developers have been doing this for the longest time. $5-$10-$15-$20 have been the DLC pricing blocks we're all familiar with. But I guess none of those attempts were "doing it right" and it took Nintendo to show them, even though the content isn't that different or groundbreaking. Nintendo is made to sound like an Industry Messiah sometimes. If this company does so many perfect things in terms of creating wider consumer satisfaction, excellent value propositions and their ability to spark innovation and light the way for the dopey masses, then why aren't they doing better? Why didn't they think of this before and apply it to their other masterpiece games, and why is the Wii U seeing so many problems with Nintendo in full control of things? The fact of the matter is, the industry, while guilty of excesses like anywhere else, isn't that bad, and the atmosphere isn't that poisonous (I know you're all buying these games like TLOU, COD, GTA, Uncharted and Gears of War anyways), and Nintendo, while doing some good things here and there, isn't as untouchable and brilliant as so many Sheep here believe. Their sparse output and infrequent public statements doesn't suddenly make them some reclusive genius or industry prodigy.

Oh, and ignore that guy who responded below you. He's too busy playing more PS4/PS3 games he hates, on a console he hated to buy. He's still trying to figure how that works.

@charizard1605: Is it 12 dollars for both packs or just 1.

I was under the impression that it was 12 dollars for per pack.

Edit: Saw the mod edit. Holy moley, what a great price.

this is the second time they have attempted DLC, and they have done it exceptionally well this time as well.

There's been great DLC for the longest time, even on the Xbox 360/PS3 over 7 years ago.

Every time Nintendo joins the party late or does it with major game like MK8, Sheep make it sound like the biggest splash ever - like they fine-tuned something the masses didn't know how to handle, and turned it into an art form. Other developers are greedy dopes, and Nintendo spins things into fine golden silk. Uh huh. I have no huge problem with this DLC and you won't find any older posts where I'm complaining about DLC in general, the way other people have complained.

The reason many Nintendo owners haven't noticed great DLC packages is either because they're new to this concept, or they don't care for those games that had them. Gears of War (a ton of maps were FREE, along with updated holiday weapons and characters), Skyrim, RDR, GTA, etc had great additional DLC content, but knowing that many Nintendo owners [claim] to hate those games and don't care about them (but I suspect secretly play the heck out of them anyways), of course the DLC looks worthless to them. It's not made by Nintendo and it's for games they don't care as much for as they do with SSB, Zelda and Mario Kart.

As I said, I'm not against this Mario Kart DLC. Wii U sales aren't moving as much as people hoped, so Nintendo is trying to get people excited again. But there was a thread made a few days ago where some Sheep were admitting to hating all DLC, but say "if done right, then it's okay" which meant "only Nintendo I will excuse. The rest will always be crap no matter what they do."

So now, here with the MK8 DLC, we get tracks and characters for something around $8-$16. That's not that far from what DLC has always been priced compared to what they gave in return: multiple maps or tracks, DLC expansion packs, prequel episodes, character outfits/skins/weapons and extra vehicles - developers have been doing this for the longest time. $5-$10-$15-$20 have been the DLC pricing blocks we're all familiar with. But I guess none of those attempts were "doing it right" and it took Nintendo to show them, even though the content isn't that different or groundbreaking. Nintendo is made to sound like an Industry Messiah sometimes. If this company does so many perfect things in terms of creating wider consumer satisfaction, excellent value propositions and their ability to spark innovation and light the way for the dopey masses, then why aren't they doing better? Why didn't they think of this before and apply it to their other masterpiece games, and why is the Wii U seeing so many problems with Nintendo in full control of things? The fact of the matter is, the industry, while guilty of excesses like anywhere else, isn't that bad, and the atmosphere isn't that poisonous (I know you're all buying these games like TLOU, COD, GTA, Uncharted and Gears of War anyways), and Nintendo, while doing some good things here and there, isn't as untouchable and brilliant as so many Sheep here believe. Their sparse output and infrequent public statements doesn't suddenly make them some reclusive genius or industry prodigy.

Oh, and ignore that guy who responded below you. He's too busy playing more PS4/PS3 games he hates, on a console he hated to buy. He's still trying to figure how that works.

Looks like Ninty makes me want to wait for a "Complete Edition", which his how I'm treating devs/pubs like Netherrealm/WB and Bethesda. *sigh*

Nintendo never releases such things. So don't hold your breath.

There IS a New Super Mario Bros U with Luigi U on the Disc. You have to buy the WiiU bundle though.

That came with a disc? I thought it was a digital copy.

That came with a disc? I thought it was a digital copy.

Yeah it's real.

Not my picture by the way, I just yonked it from Google. Here's the Gamestop Listing, I've seen the Box at my Local Gamestop before too. Only way of you getting this New is buying a WiiU Bundle with the game. After that it's all Preowned.

@PurpleMan5000: Super Mario Galaxy 2 also fixed many of the flaws found in the first game (120 stars for Luigi which are just harder versions of the first 120, trimming a lot of the fat, improving pace, and green stars offering a much more satisfying challenge by pushing the mechanics established by Super Mario 64 and SMG1).

NSLBU plays quite differently to NSMBU, too. I would take a sequel to what I thought was the best 3D Mario game to date (SM3DW). Super Mario Galaxy 2 recycled a lot of the assets and programming from Galaxy, though. It felt like a very good expansion to me. If the Wii would have supported DLC, Galaxy 2 could have been offered as an expansion and it wouldn't have been worse for it.

What would that make Uncharted, which reuses much of the same mechanics and game engines except for concept art? Much of the ideas in Super Mario Galaxy 2 alone warrented a sequel, and as Tom McShea concluded, "improves upon the original in every conceivable way, making it the new standard for all platformers".

It's the OP being a douche and joking. It's Link, not Zelda =p

Have they announced new items? I'm assuming a new item from each "universe" will be added. Navi?