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Post by Hiker of Games on Jul 16, 2009 12:41:09 GMT -5
Oh one level, it makes sense as a kind of demo game, but still... it would be nice if Nintendo just stepped up and did regular DLC.
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Post by nocturnal YL on Jul 16, 2009 13:09:45 GMT -5
Depending on what kind of DLC that is.
If the only thing that download does is to unlock something already in the game's coding, that will only boost sales of hacking devices.
And if it's normal DLC, paid ones are unfair to those regions not selling Nintendo Point Cards, and free ones still have a problem dealing with the memory of Wii.
Nintendo, the used-to-be king of compression... please do something about it!
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Post by Hiker of Games on Jul 16, 2009 14:53:21 GMT -5
DLC is a two-sided sword, really. I like the idea of DLC that is used to add something the developers were unable to add during development or is something highly requested by the fanbase. What I don't like is when developers launch a game WITH DLC that already exists. There's no reason that such DLC shouldn't already be in the game, but instead it's used to pad the price of the game.
But I think a lot of developers have their DLC done well in advance and just release it bit by bit so they get additional money from the original purchase of the game (which is particularly egregious given DLC is the forte of 60 dollar 360/PS3 games) . Or even worse, have the DLC already in the game. A particularly nasty offender of this was Soul Calibur IV and the 'exclusive' Star Wars characters in each one... that only stayed exclusive for awhile until you shelled out ten bucks.
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Post by nocturnal YL on Jul 16, 2009 15:14:12 GMT -5
If anything, I'd say free DLC is a better idea for existing games. Like the WarioWare DIY microgames.
If it's not free, it better be a new, independent game.
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Post by Koopaul on Jul 16, 2009 16:46:04 GMT -5
Or Animal Crossing City Folk. Not too long ago I got a free hot dog hat!
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Jul 17, 2009 1:19:37 GMT -5
If anything, I'd say free DLC is a better idea for existing games. Like the WarioWare DIY microgames. If it's not free, it better be a new, independent game. Why? DLC costs a bunch less than a new game, so it can work out much better to give us new stuff via DLC than a whole new game. |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Jul 17, 2009 3:10:29 GMT -5
This is technically a free DLC. You buy it with the invisible free "points" that Nintendo gives you when you buy a Nintendo game. And you get to punch Doc Louis! How is that not worthwhile?!
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Post by nocturnal YL on Jul 18, 2009 11:39:45 GMT -5
Problem of DLC, I said it, is that (1) it makes everyone's game not really equal, (2) Wii's got 2163 blocks of memory and I've already used up about 600 of those lovely blocks. Wii games read from Wii's internal memory, so goes with DLC, so you can't move things to an SD card and call it a day. DLC... I think those take some 40~100 blocks depending on contents, no? Get yourself 20 of those DLC-enabled games and you're doomed. This is technically a free DLC. You buy it with the invisible free "points" that Nintendo gives you when you buy a Nintendo game. And you get to punch Doc Louis! How is that not worthwhile?! The cost is the Mario hat. Have you not studied economics? |
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Post by Leon on Jul 18, 2009 21:49:48 GMT -5
That would be the case if this was DLC. However this game is an independent Wii Channel, thereby you can place it on the SD card.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Jul 20, 2009 3:28:35 GMT -5
The cost is the Mario hat. Have you not studied economics? That's not a "cost". That's a "gamble". Do you go for the hat, which will offer you literally seconds of fun? Or do you opt for punching Doc Louis, which will keep you occupied for a few minutes? Doesn't cost you anything, but you have to CHOOSE! Dun dun duuuun! |
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Post by Dasher Misire on Jul 27, 2009 10:41:45 GMT -5
Shame it wasn't on the original. If I was to get the choice I'd pick the tangible item. I could easily watch this on Youtube... even though I'd love to fight my favorite Punch Out character ever.
This little game will be 50% less badass if "Gonna Fly Now" or "Eye of the Tiger" aren't background tunes.
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Post by Spud on Jul 27, 2009 11:20:37 GMT -5
The cost is the Mario hat. Have you not studied economics? That's not a "cost". That's a "gamble". Do you go for the hat, which will offer you literally seconds of fun? Or do you opt for punching Doc Louis, which will keep you occupied for a few minutes? Doesn't cost you anything, but you have to CHOOSE! Dun dun duuuun! The hat can be resold later on. |
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Post by TV Eye on Jul 27, 2009 12:39:54 GMT -5
That's not a "cost". That's a "gamble". Do you go for the hat, which will offer you literally seconds of fun? Or do you opt for punching Doc Louis, which will keep you occupied for a few minutes? Doesn't cost you anything, but you have to CHOOSE! Dun dun duuuun! The hat can be resold later on. Exactly, and fanboys who couldn't get the hat are gonna want it. ...for thousands. ...(maybe not). |
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Post by Spud on Jul 27, 2009 15:18:34 GMT -5
Then again.
The hat can be bought later on as well. landing you with both.
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