With the announcement that Hyrule Warriors will have several DLC of smaller size, am I the only one worried that Nintendo too will fall for the Microtransaction "get rich quick" schemes? Just how popular is this stuff, and is it wrong to feel that I'm not buying complete games anymore? Mario Kart 8 was huge, and got some DLC as well that seemed reasonable... but is it a slippery slope on which Nintendo is pushed by greedy stockholders. For instance that person who said he didn't know computer games and wondered why the stockholders meeting was talking about them.
Nintendo and Microtransactions
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As long is the cotent is well made and fair price I'll buy if I have money to spare. Isn't the Mario Kart 8 DLC only $12.00 if you get the bundle and $16 in total if you buy separately? EA would have charged $10 for one course pack, $2o bundle for both course packs, and charged for yoshi and shy guy colors.
I agree with somebodyelse, the idea of micro transactions isn't the problem. It's the implementation.
How is Nintendo's DLC policy these days? Last I remember, it was tied to a console, and if you wanted to get it transferred to a new one, you had to go through some kind of process involving codes off of the console and what not as opposed to the games being tied to an account. As for DLC in and of itself, I'm fine with it overall myself. Really don't care that much about stuff like extra costumes, but stuff like new maps and campaigns has been a very welcomed part of my console gaming experience since the original xbox. It depends on what they offer at the end of the day, but as long as the main experience is tight and enjoyable, then I have zero problems with them having a whole online store. It's become a new way for them to monetize their game after profitably would be good and dead.