Nintendo, DLC, and Amiibo

[Jizz_Beard_thePirate]

Recycle001 said:

Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

I feel like Nintendo is trying every type of DLC there is to see which one fits best... Like you have the "Expansion Pack" method with Super Luigi U, you have the "Value" Method with MK8, you have the "Micro-Transaction" method with Rusty's Baseball, you have the "Free-2-Play" method with Submarine Wars, "Season Pass" method with Mario Golf (I believe) and the list goes on. And I think once they find out which one works best for them and the consumer, they will hopefully stick to that one and leave the rest behind

I didn't even think about some of those examples. Solid insight for sure. Do you think that they might choose at least two types to proceede forward with? I forget the name of it but Pokemon candy crush is coming to the 3DS, maybe its a sign that they like the micro-transaction model.

Well, its hard to tell what their next step is but I think they will continue to try out various DLC methods through the wiiU and 3ds's life since both will have plenty of games coming out that has a lot of room for DLC. Heck, Hyrule Warriors had that "Pre-Order Bonus" DLC going on and SSB has that "Buy both and get a character free for limited time" thing going on as well. So idk, I think they are still experiementing and we will see more methods of DLC in the future and I wouldn't really take Pokemon Candy Crush Edition as a sign of them prefering it but rather a way for them to see how it does cause both Rusty and Submarine Wars are veryyyyyyy niche titles so I think they want to see what happens when they put a Pokemon spin-off infront of it.

It will be cool to see where it goes though, I am hoping they do more MK8 deals since that came with a Free game for a limited time and kickass DLC on top of that