Mewtwo DLC announced for Smash Bros 3DS/Wii U

[WiiCube_2013]

damnit. hell of a thing to wake up to....

once I saw that Namaco was on this project I knew paid DLC was inevitable.

This promotional period is to see how people will react to paid DLC. And the very idea of DLC in Smash Bros. If it does well and it's well received. There will be more. I can guarantee that. Mewtwo will be free for multi-platform owners but that's the only bone Nintendo will throw at them in regards to DLC.

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oh laordy I hope not.

Here's a better source: http://t.co/kPxybdRdla

Next Stop: ETA Q2 2015: Paid DLC Ice Climbers.

Well, at least this one's not already on the disc.

 

[migles]

Not much is known about the character besides the fact the fact that the character

anti grammar nazi alert

 

[WiiCube_2013]

anti grammar nazi alert

His keyboard's lagging. lol

 

[stanleyopar2000]

Sakurai told IGN a while ago

"but for now, you could consider DLC as not being in the cards." - Jun 2013

so.....when did they change their mind?

all i'm saying is that Mewtwo or future DLC characters (because after reading what the internet thinks about this...there WILL BE MORE) better not divide the online community.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Sakurai told IGN a while ago



so.....when did they change their mind?

all i'm saying is that Mewtwo or future DLC characters (because after reading what the internet thinks about this...there WILL BE MORE) better not divide the online community.

When Nintendo realized they could make money from it?

Nintendo is not in the business to "be ethical" or "do things for the gamers", they're in it to make money. If you really believed Nintendo would only do free DLC constantly out of the goodness of their own heart then you're pretty dumb.

 

[Arras]

Sakurai told IGN a while ago



so.....when did they change their mind?

all i'm saying is that Mewtwo or future DLC characters (because after reading what the internet thinks about this...there WILL BE MORE) better not divide the online community.

Does it even matter? That was more than a year ago. They did say "for now".

 

[stanleyopar2000]

When Nintendo realized they could make money from it?

Nintendo is not in the business to "be ethical" or "do things for the gamers", they're in it to make money. If you really believed Nintendo would only do free DLC constantly out of the goodness of their own heart then you're pretty dumb.

well obviously after their with the Mario Kart 8 DLC not being free, obviously we all came to a realization that free DLC from Nintendo was over. In fact I think we realized this when Fire Emblem 3DS had paid DLC. I'm just wondering when they actually decided to start working on mewtwo / give up on trying to get him in the 3DS game for day 1 and decided charge for him separately.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

When Nintendo realized they could make money from it?

Nintendo is not in the business to "be ethical" or "do things for the gamers", they're in it to make money. If you really believed Nintendo would only do free DLC constantly out of the goodness of their own heart then you're pretty dumb.

The free DLC vehicles (Mercedez) that MK8 got were absolutely garbage, hell, they were slower than the karts in the game already which is pretty terrible considering the karts are too slow as it is.

If they wanna charge $11.99/£11.99 then they better make it worth and with the DLC Pack #1 and #2 it looks like it'll be.

 

[stanleyopar2000]

The free DLC vehicles (Mercedez) that MK8 got were absolutely garbage, hell, they were slower than the karts in the game already which is pretty terrible considering the karts are too slow as it is.

If they wanna charge $11.99/£11.99 then they better make it worth and with the DLC Pack #1 and #2 it looks like it'll be.

Technically they haven't announced ANY price yet. They just said this to get people hyped for the most hyped brawl character missing in SSB4. Which seem like taking advantage of fanboyism for money

but I DIGRESS.

This announcement also might help with future Wii U purchase incentives. More DLC characters are on the way that's a gurantee. They won't stop with just Mewtwo (this isn't PS all-stars over here ;3),

All i'm saying is that Nintendo better do "DLC right" motto for Smash Bros 4 like they have been with MK8 (or that's at least what the majority of the internet is saying)

 

[WiiCube_2013]

That price's for the MK8 DLC bundle.

I'm guessing Mewtwo for non-3DS/Wii U owners will cost them $4.99/£4.99 if they want it.

 

[kyogre123]

He looks amazing T.T Much better than the Gamefreak version. Finally, Nintendo makes something good.

This may be the first thing I actually buy from the eShop-

 

[stanleyopar2000]

this is all and all okay (I mean every goddamn modern fighter has DLC so we better fucking get used to it) but they better not be OP to encourage more people to buy it so they can become competitive online again. Or that would be a dick move. Make him balanced and I don't have any problem. I mean every one else is doing it. customers have accepted it. it's Nintendo's turn to cash in

 

[Guild McCommunist]

this is all and all okay (I mean every goddamn modern fighter has DLC so we better fucking get used to it) but they better not be OP to encourage more people to buy it so they can become competitive online again. Or that would be a dick move. Make him balanced and I don't have any problem. I mean every one else is doing it. customers have accepted it. it's Nintendo's turn to cash in

>balanced
>Smash

Pick exactly one and only one.

 

[stanleyopar2000]

>balanced
>Smash

Pick exactly one and only one.

Well Metaknight was over powered in brawl and had a ridiculous range. He was definitely balanced out in SMB4. Other characters too were balanced out more as well

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Well Metaknight was over powered in brawl and had a ridiculous range. He was definitely balanced out in SMB4.

There's still a pretty large difference in tiers in SSB4. It's still as poorly balanced as every other Smash game.

 

[Deleted User]

I guess it's pretty neat for people who plan on buying both, a little reward I guess.

On the topic of DLC, I enjoy it when its actual content, not Horse Armor DLC.

 

[codezer0]

I find this really scummy... especially considering the new WiiU update is enough to kill any desire for me to have the other console.

 

[Hells Malice]

Remember back when people bought a game and a new character came out, it would update the game with it?
Instead of having to pay 80$ then another 20$ for character packs for online

No, I don't. Name some examples because free content for games is very, very limited in nature. Unless you're thinking that games in development releasing updates (akin to Minecraft) is the same thing, which it isn't.

 

[Nyancat]

To get it free, you need both versions..
They want you to spend an extra 30.00 is what they really meant.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

To get it free, you need both versions..
They want you to spend an extra 30.00 is what they really meant.

Or somehow manage to buy a Smash 3DS Club Nintendo card unused from eBay for $5/$10 if you want it that much.

The primary reason I bought Smash 3DS was to obtain the Club Nintendo card so I'd get the Smash 2CD Soundtrack besides playing the full game for a while.