My only problem with Smash DLC is that it is overpriced. Mii costumes are pretty worthless since you can't even play Miis online.

I think there's more good than bad. The price of a new character is reasonable, though I wonder whether Lucas and even Roy required as much effort as Ryu and Mewtwo to make. And the DLC characters are a mix of old favorites that may not have made sense in the main game (We didn't require another G1 Pokemon) and the awesome but out of place Ryu, so they are not bad choices. Stages are a touch pricier than I'd like, but are still reasonable comparing them to characters. The only real both is the Mii Costumes, which I feel should have been free DLC. Those costumes are not substantial compared tot ehir cost, and simply releasing them for free would have been preferable IMO.

Yes, you will have to buy the DLC through eShop so prepaid cards will work.

I have to agree with the DLC being poor. The bundles are also stupid. Why isn't their a option for just the characters, the maps. And one for characters and maps. The Mii costumes are a waste. They should of been alt costumes for the main characters. The pricing is also all over the place. Which is what's making it frustrating. The major priority in any game that has DLC, and uses maps. Should always be avalible sperate. I would of liked that option in MK8. I don't even use the karts and characters from the DLC. I only got it for the maps. Because I couldn't play the game anymore. The game is dead if you're filtered out of the DLC maps.

Yeah I might do it relatively soon. I'm gonna have dig into just more just to make sure I'm not pulling on hairs.

I'm not sure if you if they will have a promo for the new characters, but I think they will have a sale of all the DLC way down the line

They do have a DLC character only bundle with all the current characters, but there isn't one for maps.. Unfortunately, it's not discounted when you get the bundles so the bundle isn't really worth it :/

I'm sure further down the road, they will have a DLC Map bundle though

I think they will have a DLC sale, but it probably won't be that good, or it will be wayyy down the line, since DLC for games like Fire Emblem 13 still haven't decreased in price pernamently. They will probably continue with the DLC + game bundles for a while and then lower the price later.

It's just too expensive. I do understand that it takes a lot of effort to make a character and balance it and everything, but you know what also takes a lot of effort? DLC from other games. If I can spend $10 for a huge new chunk of content that will significantly extend the gameplay in another game, I think $10 for three new characters with one new stage each is reasonable for Smash.

I feel like the common perception of value is very skewed when it comes to a lot of Nintendo games, and of course their DLC. But I guess that's a whole can of worms right there.

Good examples of dlc: the witcher 3, rocket league etc - a lot of free stuff and the monetized content is not P2W or cut from the original game. It adds to the experience sure but people should not feel obligated or ripped off.

Bad examples of dlc: mortal kombat x, evolve, destiny, the last of us MP weapon/perk dlc model, anything P2W (monetization of in game currency) - content is cut from the game and sold later on for profit. People are rewarded for shelling out higher amounts of money.

Neutral examples of dlc: super smash bros, dead or alive etc - although I think cosmetic dlc is useless, it does not reward those who buy it for the most part. The new characters seem well balanced and added on; just like the stages don't feel as if they were cut out. Price may seem like a factor for cosmetics but I mean if you really want to play dress up then I don't think you would care too much about that in the first place.

Good DLC adds on to an experience and keeps the customer engaged and entertained with their game over the months, without punishing people who do not purchase it. Smash bros seems to be of that model.

Is it really? Add up all the prices together. Then look at what the base game gives you. Then you start seeing why people complain. $60 gets you all that. But all the DLC alone is more than the game. Why isn't the base game $120? Or why isn't there 20 more stages, challenges, missions etc. To make the DLC side equal in content amount. If a company is asking for $60 DLC. Shouldn't I be given equal the amount of stuff that went into the base game too?

It's not like I'm getting amiibo, or a Smash ball statue to offset the difference. I'd be more forgiving if say you bought the character pack. You got to pick an amiibo figure. That's $13 right there. And the rest is justified by the DLC cost.