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Veknoid_Outcast on 23 September 2014
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garretslarrity said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Gross, if true. Extra stages and/or characters should be included in the base game; consumers shouldn't have to spend extra money to get a complete game experience.

I sincerely hope Nintendo doesn't continue to walk down this cynical path with its upcoming software.


Even if the DLC will be paid, those without it still certainly have a complete game experience.  This version has by far the largest roster; 52/54 (correct me if I'm wrong) compared to Brawl's 35/39.  Although I don't know about the stage count, keep in mind that every stage essentially has two thanks to Final Destination mode.

I see what you're saying, but Smash Bros. minus DLC would, by definition, be incomplete. Now, I'm confident that Smash Bros. at launch will be an excellent game. Having played the demo, I know it plays and looks like a dream.

Yet I'm still uncomfortable with Smash DLC, especially if it comes in the form of paid characters, stages, and modes. If Nintendo and Sakurai consider these worthy of the game, they should be included. If, conversely, they consider them lackluster or superfluous, they should be excluded. Now, if Nintendo wants to release a standalone thematic expansion pack, a la New Luigi, that's fine. But breaking the game into pieces and hiding those pieces behind a paywall is unacceptable. I want to unlock new characters and stages through skill and determination, not with a credit card.

This entire conversation might be moot, anyway. As umegames wrote, we still don't know in what form, if any, Smash DLC will arrive.