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Amiibo Wolf Link to unlock a new dungeon in Twilight Princess HD ?
- Thread starter GhostTrick
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I'd be more worried about what carries over from TPHD to Zelda U than anything.
BassForever
Member
I'm cool with this, I like my amiibo collection and I like using them to get cool unlocks
NDP_Mulcair
Banned
I would be okay with this if I had the ability to buy the "amiibo Wolf Link" DLC digitally so I don't have to clutter my apartment with stupid plastic toys.
The perception that there is something inherently wrong with "on-disc DLC" is something that needs to be removed from video game commentary culture. There is nothing different between normal and on-disc DLC -- both can be good, both can be bad. It's up to the developer to decide what the product's core pricing gives players, and whether additional content justifies an additional investment.
I'm not saying that this move is necessarily just. That depends on a lot of things, like the quality of the HD Remaster relating to the price, other additional content and improvements from the original, and so on. So, before knowing more about this, I find judgement (positive or negative) premature.
I'm not saying that this move is necessarily just. That depends on a lot of things, like the quality of the HD Remaster relating to the price, other additional content and improvements from the original, and so on. So, before knowing more about this, I find judgement (positive or negative) premature.
CecilRousso
Member
So it's day 1 DLC on disc, that you need a buy a physical toy for to unlock?
the thoroughbred
Member
If nobody new there was an extra dungeon then those that were going to buy would buy, but to know that the Jones's are willing to part with the cost of an Amiibo or were lucky enough to have a limited edition one have extra content pisses people off. This is why I prefer animals to humans.
It's that whole.. if you randomly receive £10 from a stranger on the street then you're happy, but if you receive £10 and you're friend receives £90 from the same stranger then you feel you've been short changed or robbed. It makes no sense. I for one am not like that, and take it for what it is.
It's that whole.. if you randomly receive £10 from a stranger on the street then you're happy, but if you receive £10 and you're friend receives £90 from the same stranger then you feel you've been short changed or robbed. It makes no sense. I for one am not like that, and take it for what it is.
Not.
With that off the table, screw this noise.
Well good for you, right? Can you not like them without me having on-disc DLC?
Like a damn fiddle!
As stated before, it's not hard to come by in North America. Can't speak for the rest of the world.
Gaiaknight
Member
im ok with this whether people want to believe it or not amiibo content would exist without amiibo being around the content was created with amiibo in mind.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Damn right, do tell them! Otherwise we'd be able to enjoy new dungeons of the quality of the added ones for Ocarina 3D/Majora 3D/Wind Waker HD if it weren't for those goddamned Amiibos! I'm so pissed right now!
WrenchNinja
Member
Another dungeon is not what TP needs. It needs a full editing. I don't what an amiibo should unlock for it, tbh it's hard to really care with how overpriced the game is in Canada.
Mr. Pointy
Member
SinCityAssassin
Member
In writing and through principle the amiibo functionality may lock off content on disc that people may feel strongly about having and I understand that. On the other hand, it falls in line with the whole amiibos unlock shit across games and the amiibo especially made for that game logically unlocks more than that, in the case an extra dungeon that may or may not be a challenge run.
In practice I can't give less of a shit about that because I do like amiibos and because I am one of the many consumers buying amiibo this is like an extra treat for me and others who do want one because the amiibo are still plentiful, both the bundle and separately sold.
That said, if you feel so incredibly strongly about the practice that it causes you to drop any support for the game, you be you.
In practice I can't give less of a shit about that because I do like amiibos and because I am one of the many consumers buying amiibo this is like an extra treat for me and others who do want one because the amiibo are still plentiful, both the bundle and separately sold.
That said, if you feel so incredibly strongly about the practice that it causes you to drop any support for the game, you be you.
Shuggananas
Banned
it will unlock epona
SinCityAssassin
Member
It will not unlock epona.
Fate/Cipher
Member
Awesome. Doubly glad I reserved the bundle! I hope this becomes a trend as it could be a very nice return on investment for those with collections of these things.
Honestly, I saw it coming, the Link Amiibo already unlocked a new weapon in Hyrule Warriors, surely in a main game it would be a bigger unlock.
Is this physical on-disc DLC?
Yes, it always was from the beginning, and I already complained about it multiple times, especially for Mario Party 10 where it unlocks the classic Party mode.
Now I won't be surprised if they are making this to get the most money out of the Wii U userbase, they have to make profits somehow, right. I'm scared of NX already if they decide that Amiibo will still play a major role.
Is this physical on-disc DLC?
Yes, it always was from the beginning, and I already complained about it multiple times, especially for Mario Party 10 where it unlocks the classic Party mode.
Now I won't be surprised if they are making this to get the most money out of the Wii U userbase, they have to make profits somehow, right. I'm scared of NX already if they decide that Amiibo will still play a major role.
Yes, from the screens, this is the version with the sun rising in the east.
The12thGripper
Member
Mr. Pointy
Member
The Wolf Amiibo will unlock GC controller and Wii U gamepad support because the game will use Wiimote + Nunchuk as the default control scheme.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Imagine how different the attitude would be if this "cave" dungeon, and minor dlc were part of a $10 bundle from EA or UBI Soft.
I guess it's ok though when parts of a game are locked in a plastic toy.
I guess it's ok though when parts of a game are locked in a plastic toy.
geordiemp
Member
It was only a matter of time, on disk content locked behind at toy.
This is Evolve levels of bad, hope this does not become the norm otherwise NX is dead as a dodo.
Nintendo like profits...yuk
Let's be real here it's okay because it's Nintendo.
biggersmaller
Banned
I hate this shit. I would hate it a little less if the Amiibo figurine didn't have a high probability of selling out before anyone interested in the dungeon had a chance to get one.
Which Nintendo DLC did not do that well?
And I think it's complete BS that that content wouldn't have existed without Amiibos. Before Amiibos took over they were just as capable of releasing both good (NSLU, MK 8) and bad DLC (Super Mystery Dungeon, FE: Awakening). They didn't need plastic toys as an excuses to create content.
No no no, you got it all wrong. It's extra content created to add value to the toy you bought. It's completely different.
I'm all for this. Already had the Amiibo figure version preordered. Personally, I do not think this is sleezy of Nintendo, and I also do not think this will be an actual dungeon, but just a dungeon killing room with no real reward that would be needed to 100% the game.
Are people just trying to find things to be upset about?
People complain constantly that Amiibos have no real value to games, but when Nintendo adds value to the Amiibo the other half gets filled with outrage.
Are people just trying to find things to be upset about?
People complain constantly that Amiibos have no real value to games, but when Nintendo adds value to the Amiibo the other half gets filled with outrage.
BassForever
Member
Its not really my or other amiibo fan's problem is people don't like this. We're buying amiibo in such large quantities that Nintendo almost has no choice but to give us content that makes use of them. Obviously you can vote with your wallet and not buy twilight princess hd or any other game with amiibo locked content, but amiibo content is clearly here to say same way season passes are.
SinCityAssassin
Member
The true reason for this divisiveness is that the Wolf Link amiibo unlocks the clue to catching your lover's killer.
You pay for the content, not for the medium. There's zero difference between including and not including pay-to-unlock content on disc.
There has been backlash in the past as a result of developers misunderstanding the concept of DLC to begin with (like in the case of Street Fighter x Tekken), and as a result of players misunderstanding the concept of having data of inaccessible content to accommodate consistency in online modes (like, again, Street Fighter x Tekken).
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
Exactly the reason why I don't want to support amiibos.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Who else can charge that much money for so little content, and get gleeful reactions?
GhostTrick
Banned
Please stop.
WWHD had a lot more work going on than a mere hd textures pack. You're the one who should stop.
I've pre-ordered the LE that comes with Wolf Link but I still think it's a horrible practice IF it's actually what qualifies as a dungeon and some grotto or additional Cave of Ordeal floors. This isn't the first time Nintendo has locked non-cosmetic stuff behind games though. Splatoon has 10 levels (I think per Splatoon Amiibo) locked to the player and I don't think there's no in-game way to get them.
At that point they'd overcharge for the DLC because they want you to buy the toy.
Please do not bullshit me with "voting with your wallet". With your wallet, you can only vote "yes", or don't vote at all.
I'll just play without the damn cave, if I get the game.
SinCityAssassin
Member
For clarity on Splatoon, they are just a challenge mode based on story missions. The real content was the mid-tier gear you would get from those challenges.
Yeah, I wouldn't expect them to drop the price at all. It's just about giving people more options for accessing the content and the convenience of not having a bin full of amiibo.
I don't know who you're talking to, I'm buying the amiibo either way because it looks awesome and anything it unlocks is a neat surprise.