Nintendo and release dates

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t3mporary_126 said:

pleaserecycle said:
Or they could go the route of Splatoon and release an unfinished game?

Splatoon was finished but had in disc content locked. Over time Nintendo unlocked those content if you connected online for free. Not sure if they finished releasing all the in disc content yet.

Sure, but there were a lot of features in the August update that were mentioned before release and not included on disk.  I would bet that even the items on disk were modified before release.  I don't usually like this method (reminds me of the recent Sim City), but I think Nintendo has handled it fairly well.  I wouldn't mind a polished Star Fox with the promise of extra content in the future, especially if Nintendo keeps communication about the updates like in Splatoon.