While it isn’t unheard of for third-party Nintendo games such as Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Bravely Default to feature some form of paid downloadable content, it isn’t every day you hear of a first-party title launching DLC. However this is exactly what the company intend on doing with their May 3rd release of Mario Golf: World Tour on the Nintendo 3DS.
Featuring 10 courses and a total of 126 holes between them, there will be around the same number of golf courses available as previous instalments in the franchise. While the main game is set to offer a fair amount of content, Nintendo are offering up to 108 new downloadable holes and additional Mushroom Kingdom golfers to further the experience in what tends to be a once per console generation game.
The downloadable content for the game will be released in three separate packs: the Mushroom Pack on launch day, the Flower Pack launching later in May and the Star Pack launching in June. Each pack includes two new 18-hole courses and a new playable character. Players will receive Toadette with the Mushroom Pack, Nabbit with the Flower Pack and Rosalina with the Star Pack. Each pack will have a market price of $7.80 AUD, with all three being available as part of a $15.60 AUD season pass available at launch.
Three-Pack Set holders will get access to each new pack as it becomes available, and will receive a special bonus of Gold Mario as a playable character at the time of purchase. Gold Mario has a special Golden Flower shot that gains coins for every yard it travels. For those who purchase the packs individually, Gold Mario will also be available once all packs have been released.
