Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is set to receive have downloadable content after its release. The first piece of of content that we know of is a scenario featuring the original, unedited script for the game and a gallery of outtakes. You’ll only be able to play the DLC after beating the game.
(via siliconera.com)
Satoru Iwata of Nintendo confirmed that Animal Crossing: New Leaf will not have paid downloadable content, sharing that they were “concerned that a game in which you enjoy yourself more by the power of money would not be suitable”.
Nintendo has confirmed that Pokémon Mystery Dungeon on the 3DS will have paid downloadable content. They also announced that the first set of DLC will be free for a limited time. You can check after the break for some footage from the game.
Nintendo has announced that two new DLC packs for New Super Mario Bros. 2 are available now. You can check after the break for trailers showing off the content.
There are many detractors of downloadable content and its effect on the industry. But at this point, it’s not going anywhere. Nintendo, who were the most ambivalent about the shift, are on the bandwagon. But Satoru Iwata maintains that this content will only be available for their games in a specific context:
…when the player has exhausted what’s in an existing piece of software, when there are no more challenges and there is nothing more they can do, if we then introduce a new level or a new character—something new for them—we just increased their motivation to want to go back; we’ve also increased the amount of time they’re going to enjoy that software.
Or, in fewer words:
…what we are not going to do is create a full game and then say, ‘let’s hold this back for DLC.’ That’s not our plan.
Iwata said the goal “is to create DLC in such a way that consumers do not feel that they have been cheated or deceived.” But they had a strong stance against downloadable content a couple of years ago, so I’m curious if they “bend” their policy moving forward. Let’s hope they remain true to their ideals.
(via kotaku.com)
n-Space – the company behind Heroes of Ruin – has noted the “absence of the orange Nintendo Network logo” on the game’s packaging. This implies “the game in stores doesn’t offer the option to purchase paid DLC”, but according to the team, it’s “not necessarily the final word on the subject”:
We don’t have anything to announce at this time, but if your readers would like to see paid DLC, they can make their voices heard at the HeroesOfRuin.com message boards. Square Enix keeps a pretty close eye on that dialogue.
If you want more content for the game, become active in their community. Simple.
