Splatoon had been datamined- Rainmaker online mode complete details revealed, 33 more weapons to be released, 10 maps on disc, and more!

[Yooka]

RolStoppable said:

Teeqoz said:

Yes it makes a difference. It means they are intentionally holding back finished content from you, wether it's gonna be availible for free or not.

 

It's like if Mario Kart launches with just 50cc and 10 tracks, and 100cc, 150cc and the other 22 (?) tracks are added in updates in the following three months.

Yes, they have been holding back content intentionally. The game was already finished when it shipped.

I see what you are trying to get at with your Mario Kart comparison, but that would never work for Nintendo because it's an established IP that has to meet certain expectations. Splatoon can only do it because it's a new IP which means that Nintendo won't be able to do the same with the sequel on the next Nintendo hardware.

I wanted to say the same, thanks for saving me the effort.