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Nintendo overlord Satoru Iwata has revealed that Animal Crossing: New Leaf would not be getting any paid downloadable content. Apparently, it's not "wholesome" enough an idea to fit in with the game's philosophy. "That sort of element is absolutely not being added," he said in financial Q&A, as translated by Kotaku. He added that such monetization would affect the way the game is played, leading the "unwholesome" end result that Nintendo fears. The Wii game had free DLC, of course, but no extra purchases. Ironically, Animal Crossing is probably one of the most perfect avenues through which to introduce DLC purchases. The entire game is based on collecting stuff, enjoying annual events, and waiting around for new content to appear. It's impressive that Nintendo is resisting exploiting that, but some could say it's missing a trick by being so opposed. That's Nintendo, I suppose. Never quite doing what you would expect from anyone else. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
1:00 PM on 05.18.2013 NPD: Injustice and Dead Island lead sales in April[DC zombie sculpts by Casey Love Designs] The NPD Group released US sales data for April 2013 two days ago, but a complete lack of enthusiasm on the part of the Destructoid staff has delayed our posting it. Not our fault! Loo...
11:00 AM on 05.18.2013 Review: The Starship Damrey"This game contains no tutorials or explanations. Part of the experience is to discover things for yourself." Thus reads the disclaimer when you fire up a new game of The Starship Damrey, Level-5's atmospheric sci-fi adventur...
12:00 PM on 05.17.2013 Very quick tips for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DDonkey Kong Country Returns is one of the hardest games Nintendo has made in years. While the core game is extremely manageable, completing the game's fabled mirror mode, which forces you to best every level in the game backw...
11:00 AM on 05.17.2013 Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DI remember where I was when Donkey Kong Country Returns was announced for the Wii. I was in the E3 press room during the Nintendo conference, and I shouted a few obscenities at the screen after the surprise trailer, garnering...
10:34 AM on 05.17.2013 Here's everything that happened at Nintendo Direct todayIt wasn't the biggest Nintendo Direct event today, but we did get some more info on a few games like New Super Luigi U and Pikmin 3, as well as release dates like Wonderful 101. The event ended up being mostly Wii U-centric, ...
9:28 AM on 05.17.2013 Oracle of Ages and Seasons discounted at launch on eShopNintendo announced today during their Nintendo Direct event that The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be $4.99 for three weeks (down from the price of $5.99) after the June 30th launch. This is basi...
9:25 AM on 05.17.2013 New Sonic game coming exclusively to Wii U and 3DSDuring today's Nintendo Direct, it was announced that a new Sonic game is coming exclusively to the Wii U and 3DS, called Sonic: Lost World. This is part of a worldwide partnership that Sega and Nintendo have entered into, so...
6:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Nintendo says Tom Nook is not bad, just misunderstood[Header image by kennuhisaki] Like many others, Stephen Totilo at Kotaku fosters a strong distaste for the business practices of Animal Crossing's perpetual town merchant Tom Nook. Totilo got to chat with some of the top...
4:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Shin Megami Tensei IV video showcases English voiceworkShin Megami Tensei IV hits shelves in Japan next week and its North American release is right around the corner. To celebrate several more weeks of waiting Atlus USA has decided to drop a trailer to remind everyone that we h...
2:45 PM on 05.16.2013 Kingdom Hearts 3D is only $10 at Best Buy todayI don't know what it is about Square Enix games, but they always feel like they cost too damn much. This is especially true of the handheld titles -- I refused to pick up Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy for $39.99, waiting instead...
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