Mario Golf: World Tour - The best kind of golf there is
Nintendo is taking a shot at season passes with Mario Golf: World Tour, after it announced the 3DS game's DLC schedule yesterday. The arcade golfing sim, will receive three packs across May and June, each offering two 18-hole courses, and a new playable character.
Admission to each one is priced $6.00/£5.39, but the season pass bundle will be $15.00/£10.79. The UK will unfortunately recieve the greater handicap but it's a limited-time offer; after May 31 it reverts back to £13.49, so jump on it quickly!
Which character do you like the most?
The three DLC’s strike off alongside the game on May 2, beginning with the Mushroom Pack which features Toadette. We finally see a use for Nabbit, from Super Luigi U, who breaks his way into the Flower Pack later in the month, while Super Mario Galaxy princess Rosalina is featured in the June Star Pack.
If you're wondering what Gold Mario's doing, he's just posing for his Master’s jacket. But he is a bonus for anyone who purchases all three packs, whether that's separately or via the season pass.
With a standard membership, the World Tour clubhouse gives you access to 10 different courses made up of 126 holes. Also, by going through Nintendo's site, players can expect a roster of 16 characters.
That will include the traditional roster, and favorites like Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad. The appearances of Daisy, Waluigi, Birdo and Boo, will also make an appearance. And besides single-player shenanigans, players can take to busier fairways in both local, multiplayer, or compete in regional and worldwide tournaments.
This is Nintendo’s first step into the season pass lifestyle, and the spotlight will be on them, hard. Nintendo is no stranger to waiting until the time is right to throw the right strike to win the title, and has never lost their crowned title, even with the launch of the Wii U.
One can only hope that they will offer support for Call of Duty Ghost map packs, and Assassin’s Creed 4 B lack Flag DLC. No matter their choice, on this matter, they will succeed due to the patience they have, and the quality assurance they have always delivered well on into 2014.
/Kenay Peterson
The Gaming Ground
