Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild paid-for downloadable content divides fans

Nintendo says downloadable content (DLC) will be available in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

As well as buying the game up-front, players will have the option to download new levels, outfits and difficulty modes at an extra cost.

It's divided fans, with some accusing Nintendo of "ripping them off".

The game comes out in March, with experts describing it as "vital" for the success of the company's new console, the Nintendo Switch.

You can watch Nintendo's announcement on YouTube here.

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DLC is commonplace in gaming, with expansion packs available for most major titles.

Nintendo's relationship with it, though, has always been slightly more hesitant than on rival consoles.

Former chief executive Satoru Iwata argued that, in principle, the company is in favour of it.

"When there are no more challenges and there is nothing more [a player] can do, if we then introduce a new level or a new character... we just increased their motivation to want to go back," he told Kotaku.com in 2012.

"[But] what we are not going to do is create a full game and then say, 'let's hold this back for DLC'.

"Our goal is to create DLC in such a way that consumers do not feel that they have been cheated or deceived."

The argument is about whether DLC offers hardcore fans the chance to buy optional extras, or whether it's just a way of charging more for things that should have been included to begin with.

That's exactly the pitfall that some fans claim Nintendo has fallen down here.

MogoShummy Tweeted: "So #BreathOfTheWild DLC is a bunch of vaguely worded nonsense and a hard mode. Leave it to @Nintendo to innovate new unique ways to screw up."

Lazermanx2 put: "Member when games used to come out as a complete package and you didn't have to pay extra for treasure chests. I member... #BreathoftheWild".

Chase urged the company not to "buy into the Season Pass trap!"

The game's producer, Eiji Aonuma, argues otherwise.

"Since this incarnation of Hyrule [the game's universe] is so huge, it's our hope that everyone who plays will have a wide variety of fun experiences as they explore," he said.

"To help people do that, we've decided to create additional content for the game - a first for the mainline Legend of Zelda series.

"With this additional content, we'd like to give even seasoned Hyrule explorers something new and fun."

And he's got some fans on his side.

Chris argues that "#BreathOfTheWild is 100% complete, so the optional extra DLC would just make the game 110% complete. Just sayin'."

David says "Its not something that will help you complete the REAL game. There are no advantages or disadvantages to it. Its some extra content for fun!"

Meanwhile, Kris has a solution for everyone.

"Don't like the fact that #BreathOfTheWild is going to have DLC? Simple solution, don't buy the DLC. See? It's that easy!", he said.

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