The Wii U’s Lack Of DLC Support Has Me Worried

GR writes: "Before the Wii U came out last month things were looking good for Nintendo, maybe even too good. Nintendo promised to appeal to casual and core gamers alike, and even set up a model for developers to publish games on the eShop at no cost. Both were bold moves, but the issue with DLC support still remains."

[insertcoin]

This makes it hard for me to pick up the Wii U. The only thing enticing me is playing Nintendo first-party titles... as it was with the original Wii.

[FriedGoat]

And even the Nintendo IP's have been dipping in quality as of late.

[Zechs34]

That's very much an opinion. Just using Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 as examples, they are two of the highest rated games ever. Nintendo rarely falters with their in house first party offerings.

[FriedGoat]

Galaxy has nothing on Mario 64. I'm not saying the games are bad by any means, they just aren't as good as their predecessors.

Galaxy and Skyward sword were good games, but not as good as their older brothers.

Its the same story with the 3DS, Kid Icarus was a great game, but I have to say Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 weren't as good as the previous DS iterations.

[chadboban]

I dunno, lack of DLC was one of the things I kinda liked about the Wii. DLC sounded like a good idea at first until developers started milking the hell out of it, cutting out parts of what otherwise would've been the full game to sell it for more money later on. At least with the Wii I knew that what I got on the disc was the entire game.

Don't get me wrong, there are some developers that use DLC quite well, but most of them just abuse the hell out of it to make more money.

[sithsylar]

I agree with your point but when Most 3rd parties are doing dlc well you kind of have to or not get 3rd party support.....

[admiralvic]

I really don't see the issue. Most of the games we have either came with the DLC (Tekken), are getting it soon (NG 3 via update) or it's not there yet.

[YoungPlex]

I totally agree with you, games should be 100% completed before they come out and most DLC is a mediocre attempt to cash in on fans! However, there are those very, very few instances where DLC is awesome and acceptable. For instance, Dark Souls was originally designed to have absolutely zero DLC, but the good people at Fromsoftware decided to release the extra content post PC release, and it was probably the best DLC to date; felt more like an expansion which is great for $15... There are a couple more games that did similar DLC but I can't quite recall them at the moment.

Then you have games that charge you for premium season passes, which allow you to download DLC as they become available. Then you have those types of games that charge you for simple costumes or minor stuff for a price, instead of being able to unlock it as a secret reward, like the old days.

OT: The Wii U just launched and if I recall correctly I went through this with my PS3 as well at launch. Doesn't mean anything at the moment but if it keeps happening as more titles come and the months roll by, that's when we should start worrying. It's a new system, give it some time!

(edit): I was a little worried with AC new DLC that just came out on PS3/360, but Ubisoft confirmed that it'll be available for free later this month. No worries, I know that this has to do more with COD's Nuke Town or ME:3's Omega DLC, but I think that things will start happening faster as they establish a bigger fan-base.

[Obnoxious_Informer]

I grew up with Nintendo but haven't had a Nintendo console since the N64. I recently picked up the Wii U to sit alongside my PS3 since I love their exclusives, and they're finally HD.

Since it isn't my primary console, and will only be used once in a while for their exclusives, I appreciate the lack of DLC. Their development practices are already fairly "cheap" (we still have palette swap Toad's in New SMB) so I dread Nintendo stepping into the already testy waters that is DLC.

[3GenGames]

The less DLC the better. It's doing much more bad than good. Release FINISHED games. Period.

[Gamer78]

A lot of dlc is included with a lot of the launch titles. Some companies are working on it now and they have not said they r not bringing it. I wouldn't worry now

[MegaLagann]

Less DLC is a good thing. I don't know about you guys but I like buy finished games and not get screwed over with content that could of easily been in the game in the first place (Street Fighter X Tekken...)

[axisofweevils]

This article is out of date. The last update fixed the DLC thing. AC3 already has it.

[animegamingnerd]

while DLC can be a good thing like rockstar single-player DLC it can also be very bad like most of EA, crapcom, and activsion. so it might be a good thing the wii u lacks DLC right now

[dazzrazz]

So most of you think if they won't support DLC publishers gonna start making "whole" games ? lol

[SeraphimBlade]

Oh no! Games might have to be *gulp* complete in and of themselves!

[strigoi814]

DLC is all business nowadays so dont pray that wii U doesnt have it...coz all your games would be like an installment on the future..all that wii U has now is like game of the year edition..complete package no more no less..so you should be thankful they didnt make any money out of your purchase...

[jessupj]

I agree. The less DLC there is the better. It's very refreshing to see almost everyone here thinks the same thing.

I have yet to buy a single piece of DLC this generation. I rent most GOTY editions and I can say almost all DLC is way over priced.

[Sykoticz]

WOW how old is the Wii U's store?

[kagon01]

Lack of dlc !? That awesome, because I despise dlc scam now at days. Unless they rely on disc locked content method the it would suck horribly...