Wii U - Purchasing Downloadable Content

[TheNorth]

Their's actually some huge and good DLC from Nintendo at very cheap prices. Sometimes Nintendo even makes special deals or DLC free for a certain amount of time, kind of like Steam does.

[nintendians]

oh wow, I've been searching for that on my wii u.

[SylverstoneKhandr]

Not all DLC is created equal.

While some are guilty of that, others can be extensions to the main experience - much like New Super Luigi U redesigns all the levels in the main NSMBU game.

[cusman]

The purchases are tied to your Nintendo Network account. The problem (and a temporary one) is that your Nintendo Network account is currently tied to your system. Once that becomes portable (which will be soon), I think you complaint will be nullified.

[rodney]

for those who think, what if your system broke? you do know that you need an account, to keep track of your purchases, so if your system breaks can't you just sign in and download the stuff again? don't you think nintendo thought about this

[PIKMINROCK]

first you have to wait until they release the games on the console. Also check out their games on the 3DS. New Super Mario Bros. 2, Fire Emblem: Awakening and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: GoI all have DLC that is fairly interesting

[jinjeno]

It doesn't matter if you have a physical copy or the digital copy, you just need the game.

[joostoboy]

True.
But if it just lets you unlock weapons or costumes that were already on that disk you bought, it is. They just removed content from the completed game to earn some extra cash. In my opinion, that's not what DLC is supposed to be. It should add something to the game. Not unlock what you've already bought.

[jinjeno]

I'm not talking about small DLC like that, I'm talking about stuff like Fallout 3 and Borderlands DLC.
They add more areas, more weapons, more armour, more quests, more characters, and more enemies.
Most DLC sucks, but don't act like it's all shit when there's a lot of good DLC out there.

[jinjeno]

DLC is an add-on (meaning stuff made AFTER the game is released (unless you're Capcom)) that developers spend a lot of time on (Well, minus map, skin and song packs)
Why would they spend weeks working on something, then release it for free?
It's an expansion, DLC is just smaller expansion packs, which game developers have been doing for a long time.

[DeedsGaming]

Now all we need is Black Ops 2 DLC, and someone will actually make use of this tutorial...

[xAbstract]

black ops 2 dlc even if u hate treyarch or activision u might as well do it as its a win win

[Stachioed]

DLC is actually something REALLY good!
Its just that publishers have been abusing it for a while now.

[nintendoentersoft]

It's the year of the Luigi remember?

[BananaOmNom]

I probably don't quite understand how DLC works... but I just hope they don't end up making the games half complete with the rest as purchasable DLC, just like the game apps in iPhones.

[hrspastmidnight]

Extra courses, items, racers doesn't sound that bad.

[NintendoSEGAreviewer]

Your downloads are not covered by an account system. Instead they are using the Wii system. This means all your purchases are tied to your console not your account. This is 2013 Nintendo! Sony and Microsoft have been doing it right since 2007

[Spiderfan]

(2/2) ...transfer the data to a new system, assuming the data wasn't destroyed. When my PS3 crashed a couple years ago, I was able to sync up a new system myself. Similarly, on my 3DS, my same account for my Wii U cannot be used (though there is a system update or two that I have yet to perform on 3DS, so here's to hoping that will have been addressed by now). Unfortunately, it does seem, for the moment at least, that your Wii U Nintendo network ID is not actually saved into any kind of cloud.

[gothicfan]

So DLC's existed in the 1970's and earlier on the magnetic tapes?

No it did not because the modern definition of a DLC ''refers to additional content that can be downloaded within a video game''
according to techterms . com. It does not apply to whole games themselves.

By the way a game is written on a disc during installation, not 'downloaded' as you indicated.

[nintendomaster]

As a gamer, I'm pissed that it took Nintendo this long to embrace DLC and to the point of the need to have a video explaining what freaking DLC is enrages me. However, as a long time Nintendo fan the fanboyish excitement in me makes me squeal with joy and foam at the mouth with excitement! My body has never been more ready!