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Eddie_Raja on 28 April 2015
Torillian said:
so the issue I have with the "it released so soon after release why wasn't it on the disc?" argument is that games are finished long before they actually come to print, and it would make sense to have some of the team working on additional content during that down time. There's simply no direct evidence that the DLC was ready before the fll game went to print and it was decided to be omitted for most of these games. I mean who's to say that Nintendo hadn't made all its DLC during the full development, decided to keep it out to sell it later, and then just waited longer than the companies everyone is accusing of being so evil?

Thank you!  Yes day 1 paid DLC is stupid, but if it comes out a month after release or something that is fine.



Prediction for console Lifetime sales:

Wii:100-120 million, PS3:80-110 million, 360:70-100 million

[Prediction Made 11/5/2009]

3DS: 65m, PSV: 22m, Wii U: 18-22m, PS4: 80-120m, X1: 35-55m

I gauruntee the PS5 comes out after only 5-6 years after the launch of the PS4.

[Prediction Made 6/18/2014]

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tbone51 on 28 April 2015
ikki5 said:
This is a little hypocritical... Expensive DLC on his game that he created.


Its actually not expensive, look up other fighting characters. Besides if you want to talk expensive, the game is relatively cheap for $60 MSRP :p



potato_hamster on 28 April 2015

In my experience games have gone gold 6-8 weeks before release date. "Going Gold" means that Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo has signed off on the certification of the game, thus allowing it to be pressed, boxed, and shipped to retails stores all around the world. Often times the certification process can take up to a few weeks where multiple builds of the game are submitted as Sony/Microsoft/Nitendo identify bugs/standardization/ errors (for Example, Nintendo once failed a certification because we referred to the directional pad as a directional pad in the control layout screens and not as a "+ Control Pad".) Builds will also fail for identifying any game breaking bugs (hard lock/soft lock) too many major/minor bugs, objectionable content, etc.

During finalling, the team is fixing bugs for the most part. In my expereince, after the game goes gold, team members are either moved onto other projects, begin work on a day one patch for speed/enhancements (which results in a rather large fine from Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo), begin work on a planned update that may add features or begin work on planned DLC. Whather or not any of this work is completed or certified and ready to publish by Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo by the time the game comes out, and is held back really depends on the game.



burninmylight on 28 April 2015
pokoko said:

Unless he's including Nintendo in this little rant, then this is complete hypocrisy and I cannot believe anyone would argue otherwise.  Extremely expensive Day One DLC.  All he is doing is trying to smear games from other publishers but he comes across as a con-artist.

How does that awesome T-shirt and those amiibos keep Splatoon from being a full game, and more importantly, HOW DO I DOWNLOAD THEM TO MY WII U?



Samus Aran on 28 April 2015


People are really complaining about amiibo, lol? People buy them for the figurines, they're surprisingly good quality. The extra content they unlock could probably be developed in a day in most cases. Some of you are really clutching at straws.



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The_Yoda on 28 April 2015
DonFerrari said:
zorg1000 said:

What does Call of Duty on Wii have to do with anything?

You mentioned cod, as if that would show they care about families.


You were talking about that with me.  I was talking about Wii U being capable of voice chat in game and pointed out that it is available in those two call of duty games.  I was comparing that with Nintendo's decision not to include voice chat in Splatoon. According to Nintendo they did not include voice chat in Splatoon to help protect younger audience members. They made this decision even though it might cost them sales so they could attempt to protect younger audience members.  Putting player "safety" above profits. That is one example of why I think Nintendo cares about family.



RubberWhistleHistle on 28 April 2015

DLC is a scam, i completely agree with him. of course, i have already seen posters trying to make excuses for it, which is odd. why would you make excuses for developers selling you a game in pieces? absolutely beyond me.



tbone51 on 28 April 2015
padib said:
RolStoppable said:
Aren't they selling Mii costumes for SSB4? If yes, shouldn't Sakurai shut up?

Yes, it's BS

Dont get how thats BS at all :-/



tbone51 on 28 April 2015
Samus Aran said:


People are really complaining about amiibo, lol? People buy them for the figurines, they're surprisingly good quality. The extra content they unlock could probably be developed in a day in most cases. Some of you are really clutching at straws.


People acting like the only way to play a character in SSB has to be with an amiibo :p



Samus Aran on 28 April 2015
tbone51 said:
Samus Aran said:


People are really complaining about amiibo, lol? People buy them for the figurines, they're surprisingly good quality. The extra content they unlock could probably be developed in a day in most cases. Some of you are really clutching at straws.


People acting like the only way to play a character in SSB has to be with an amiibo :p

That's what Activision would do lol.

Although I wouldn't mind a game built around amiibo like Skylanders.