Rom Dump (Evidence of DLC plans?)

[RetroBro]

Well, I looked around and I don't see a thread about it. SS-bros14 posted a link to it in the texture Leak thread.

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/09/2...er-smash-bros-3ds-could-be-getting-stage-dlc/

Sorry if this has already been posted. No idea who the smash boards user is...

"See stages you have downloaded."

 

[theinstituter]

Good find, but i'm still taking it with a little grain of salt.

 

[Smallgenie549]

I'm expecting DLC at this point. Smash is one of Nintendo's biggest franchises and they'd be crazy not to capitalize on this. I'd be shocked if we didn't get something, but it's nice to have "proof".

 

[Rich Homie Quan]

It's legit in claiming that the possibility of DLC and the in-game infrastructure for DLC certainly exist.

 

[RetroBro]

I think it's certain at this point that DLC will exist.

 

[SS-bros14]

Thanks for mentioning me!
Yeah, I think this could be real, but not gonna take it TOO seriously.

 

[JLU51306]

This is the most promising bit of data I've heard of being found. Hopefully there are also plans for character DLC, it'd really be a missed opportunity if they didn't do it in some fashion.
Now if they did some DLC for characters, I wonder if they'd fill in the "missing slots" on the CSS, or just have a separate page like the Stage Select Screen appears to be doing.

 

[cochiseSMASH]

Just going to repost what I put in the other thread I saw this in:

That looks a bit odd to me. It seems like they're showing both the short and long text for the option for "All On" and "All Off" but there isn't the same short text for "regular" vs "downloaded". I'm also a little confused on why Nintendo would include an option to see "regular" stages vs "downloaded" stages in the first place, even if DLC is available. Are there really going to be that many stages available for download that it would constitute an option outside what is available already?

It does seem viable though.

 

[Kain6th]

Well, I looked around and I don't see a thread about it. SS-bros14 posted a link to it in the texture Leak thread.

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/09/2...er-smash-bros-3ds-could-be-getting-stage-dlc/

Sorry if this has already been posted. No idea who the smash boards user is...

"See stages you have downloaded."

Good find! more people should see this

 

[Raijinken]

Hoping for it, but will believe it when it happens (and hopefully they give us either some interesting new ones or some nice returners).

 

[Moldy Clay]

"download" doesn't necessarily imply "purchased" though.

So it could actually be hinting at Stage Builder, and downloading stages from Wii U, as opposed to DLC stages or something. Could be either, but "downloaded" doesn't necessarily mean legit DLC.

What DOES hint towards DLC, however, is that there's reference to needing an update from the eShop in order to access an in-game shop in one of the ROM dump texts.

There's also reference to "Play Demo / Purchase Game", which sounds similar to a mix of how Brawl had demos & NES Remix let you go to the shop for games.

I want to believe in DLC, and it'd be stupid for Nintendo to NOT have DLC (and a lot of signs say they are). But I would also not be surprised it they don't for some unknown reason.

 

[nuclearneo577]

I'm really excited to see what could be in store for DLC stages, personally I'm hoping for a few stages from games that have no other representation besides a trophy or assist trophy. Wars World, Sim City and Murasame Castle could make great stages even if Andy, Dr. Wright or Takamaru aren't playable characters.

 

[Quetzal77]

This and the other text found about an in-game shop definitely confirm some sort of DLC. I don't want to get my hopes up until Sakurai says something. For all we know, it could be as simple as additional skins or trophies. Of course, fingers crossed for characters and stages.

 

[Abyssal Lagiacrus]

For all we know, it could be as simple as additional skins

I'd be pretty pumped just for this alone. Pretty much anything would be great as DLC.

 

[TheSpitefulWolf]

stage dlc is not the same as character dlc and is a bit easier, id say. so sure stages may happen but not characters.

 

[TheTuninator]

Well, I looked around and I don't see a thread about it. SS-bros14 posted a link to it in the texture Leak thread.

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/09/2...er-smash-bros-3ds-could-be-getting-stage-dlc/

Sorry if this has already been posted. No idea who the smash boards user is...

"See stages you have downloaded."

"See stages you have downloaded" sounds more like an option to see stages downloaded from a hypothetical WiiU custom stage maker to me.

Think about it: would official DLC stages you've made the decision to spend good money on on really require a separate option to be toggled in order to be visible?

I believe that SSB4 will have a plethora of DLC, but this isn't the sign.

 

[PushDustIn]

That's my picture...I'm famous!

Here's the history of the discovery (requires membership to the leaks group to join). It's a collaboration between a lot of Smashboard users.

 

[ferioku]

Well, I looked around and I don't see a thread about it. SS-bros14 posted a link to it in the texture Leak thread.

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/09/2...er-smash-bros-3ds-could-be-getting-stage-dlc/

Sorry if this has already been posted. No idea who the smash boards user is...

"See stages you have downloaded."

This is pretty damn good news, hopefully this information is legit, I mean, if Mario Kart has DLC, why not smash?

 

[StarForce]

I'm strongly believing this as I find it odd for example that such a worked and popular character for them such as Wii Fit Trainer does not have a home stage. I know stages are like character who need balancing to not have caves or other awkward areas and they also need work to look good in design but The Trainer's stage is very simple to design and could be a very flat stage. I'm surprised they didn't port it from the WiiU or just made a simple design for her. I know this is not a rule as Melee didn't have "Akaneia" for Marth and Roy finished so there was still an universe with brand new characters who didn't have a homestage. But here's hoping. Also we need a Duck Hut and ROB stage just to make people like me happy.

 

[Aldri]

While I really want DLC, and I think there will be some, I'm in agreement with others that this could be how you download custom stages.

What would be cool is if you could download custom stages that other people created. So all custom stages people make could be uploaded into the "shop" and then downloaded by others at their leisure.

Wait...this is Nintendo. You can't even use your user-created Miis online. So that probably isn't the case.

 

[KaZe_DaRKWIND]

"download" doesn't necessarily imply "purchased" though.

So it could actually be hinting at Stage Builder, and downloading stages from Wii U, as opposed to DLC stages or something. Could be either, but "downloaded" doesn't necessarily mean legit DLC.

That's what I figured too.

 

[Spazzy_D]

"See stages you have downloaded" sounds more like an option to see stages downloaded from a hypothetical WiiU custom stage maker to me.

Think about it: would official DLC stages you've made the decision to spend good money on on really require a separate option to be toggled in order to be visible?

I believe that SSB4 will have a plethora of DLC, but this isn't the sign.

We've found quite a bit more pointing towards DLC. It is unlikely that this has to do with stage builder as we have found the text that relates to Wii U/3DS connectivity and stage info was not included. It is still possible, though.

If you go to the link @ PushDustIn posted you'll see it.

Smashboards -> Internet -> Smashboards. YAY!

 

[DakotaBonez]

Could be stages imported from stage builder?
Although I really want the stage builder to return I think I'd be more happy with the prospect of more stages.

 

[StarForce]

Could be stages imported from stage builder?
Although I really want the stage builder to return I think I'd be more happy with the prospect of more stages.

It could highly be that or perhaps the WiiU version will ship with bonus data that will act as a patch for the handheld and include 1 or 2 more stages. It's unknown how the WiiU version will get Mii items and other stuff due to lack of Smash Run so It would be a nice trade. 3ds gives up items and WiiU gives stages.

 

[Xzsmmc]

This definitely bodes well, but it could just be for built Wii U stages.

With that said though, it would be extremely foolish on Nintendo's part to not hop on the DLC train for this game. MK8 and Hyrule Warriors have shown that they're willing to, and with the mysterious arrows discovered in the game's data, I think we'll at least get some kind of DLC.

 

[DoodleDuck97]

Judging by the way Nintendo handled the DLC in Mario kart 8 it wouldn't surprise me if they went done this road. Fours stages, 3 characters and more customizations for the respectively. The first could easily be a veteran pack to start it off see how everyone feels about DLC these 3 being the forgotten Brawl pack

 

[strawhatninja]

I already thought there will be DLC, but I think this definitely doesn't hurt.