With the way Nintendo has handled the recent Mario Kart 8 DLC, I think many of us are racing our minds at the other DLC Nintendo can put forth. Many have suggested that Super Smash Bros. is the next obvious game, but I'm not so sure. In Mario Kart the tracks are the star of the show, but for Smash, and really any Party Brawler/Fighting game, it's the characters that really shine. Let's pretend that Smash 4 has a 48 player final roster. Short of Nintendo releasing DLC for like $10-$20 in which you recieve 24 new/returning additions to the roster, I can't see Smash DLC NOT feeling like a ripoff.
Even then, not even thinking about price, in addition to the meat of the DLC, being the 16 tracks, you also get 6 new characters, 8 new karts, and 16 new alternate colors if you buy both. What could Smash do? Say the meat is the 24 additional characters. They'd have to add 6-8 new stages, and like 16 alternate costumes for it to feel like a similar deal.
Now getting back to price, Mario Kart 8 did all that for $12. I just don't see that happening with this, and honestly, Nintendo's shot themselves in the foot with such a good price, because now I look at $20 as a bit much for all of that. I just don't see anything that doesn't feel like a ripoff happening with smash.
But lets say Smash followed the Mario Kart 8 model. This is what I'd feel would be a good deal. Two packs. Each for $10 each. If you buy the bundled, it's $15.
Pack 1:
12 characters:
Mewtwo
Lucas
King K Rool
Pig Ganon
Wolf
Masked Man (Claus)
Dixie Kong
Isaac
Chorus Men
Vaati
Geno
Silax
8 alternate costumes:
OoT Ganondorf - Ganondorf
Proto Man - Mega Man
Fusion Suit - Samus
NES Bathing Suit - Zero Suit Samus
OoT Link - Link
Raichu - Pikachu
Daisy - Peach
Ms. Pac Man
4 stages:
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Pack 2 follows the same structure and would release six months later.
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Now the point isn't to speculate what the DLC characters could be, but to lay out just how much content it would need. I have trouble believing that it's more work to make a character model than a track, but they have to also balance and make everything twice. Would the DLC work for both? Would you it be cross buy? I just don't see it working out for Smash.
Zelda on the other hand... Oops. That's another thread.
