Nintendo to offer a season pass, World is over as we know

[Veknoid_Outcast]

torok said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:
Gross. This is really disappointing, especially from Nintendo. Why not just pack that content into the game? Or, if it's too much for one game, create a sequel?

That's not how it works. A game is a project as any other so its costs (including each work hour for the entire dev team, use of PCs and other equipments, marketing and distribution) must be lower than the full revenue from the game's sales. The time used to develop a DLC is costly. If it was to be included in the game, maybe they simply wouldn't be able to do it without exceding costs. So DLC actually is a way for the user to pay more to get more content. It doesn't matter if they developed it before the release, it was made because they knew its costs would be separated, not included in the main project costs.

But your comment presupposes that DLC needs to be developed at all. Why not ignore DLC development altogether and focus on creating a complete product for the consumer?