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Veknoid_Outcast on 27 August 2014
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amp316 said:
Would've been cooler if they put this stuff in the game in the first place. Also, is there a DLC that balances the items?

I have to agree with amp on this one. As much as this DLC is attractive and fairly priced, I feel a little uncomfortable with it. 

If Nintendo thought this content worthy of the game, why not include it in the original release? 

Now, the mitigating factors here are twofold: 1) Mario Kart 8 is practically perfect, and thus requires no DLC; and 2) this particular DLC doesn't appear like something ripped from the original game to be sold piecemeal -- it seems, like the Sonic Lost World Yoshi and Zelda DLC, to be a non-canonical add-on that extends the original, standalone game, which could function perfectly without it.

So I have less of a problem with Mario Kart 8 DLC than I do with, for example, Mario Golf, which supported day one DLC that could easily have been included with the retail game. That being said, I'd rather these extra tracks, karts, and characters be included in the original release, or, failing that, a sequel or expansion pack.