Yo guys, i traced the discussion about the small splatoon launch content and dlcs the past days and just thought about it.
In my opinion it could be pretty realistic that some/most of the dlc content is already finished and maybe even on the disc.
Heres why:
1.Creating maps really doesnt take alot time. If you keep in mind that there are many levels in the singleplayer campaign and that some of the launch maps are already shown on e3 2014 its very unrealistic that nintendo just made 5 maps in 1 year. I did some counter strike maps on myself some years ago using hammer editor, and creating such a map for a professional developer/team is nothing that would take alot time. You can also compare it to mario kart 8. The MK8 tracks are way bigger then the splatoon maps and graphical on a similar level. They did 48 tracks so far. So i dont think they werent able to make more then 5 splatoon maps.
2. File Size. The Splatoon file size just got increased. Last month it was 1,8 GB - but its 2,3 GB now. So they defenitive add something 500mb big to splatoon.
3. In scandinavia nintendo is releasing a white 8GB Wii u + Spaltoon bundle. The 8Gb basic wii u got almost no storage left for dlcs and co. If they game would really rely on ALOT downloadable content it wouldnt make any sense to sell it combines with the 8gb version. Many people would get pissed if they wouldnt be able to download the whole game some month after release
In my opinion nintendo already has much more maps then just 5 finished for the game. I guess the reason they release the other maps later is just to keep the game alive for longer period of time and make it easier for new gamers to get "warm with the game".
They probl noticed how well mk8 is doing (playtime and sales). Mk8 sold a good number of games over a long time. I guess they want to do something similar to splatoon. They dont have the possibilites to bring games frequently to the wii u, so they try to extend the ones they have.
