But Nintendo have found a way to not only sell more physical merchandise than ever before, but also circumvent the negative press and fan backlash associated with paid DLC. Yes, it’s often overpriced when seen as DLC. Yes, those cute little statues still operate similarly to paid DLC. Why, then, does Nintendo get a free pass with their amiibo model of paid DLC? Other games, like Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, have also faced criticism for their aggressive micro-transactions, and consumers have been wary of paid DLC ever since horse armor galloped its way into The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. Sure, EA has significantly lowered the credits needed to vault over these paywalls, but they’re still just reacting to bad press instead of being proactive. Over the last few days, EA has been reacting to backlash from fans over the high in-game paywalls present in Star Wars Battlefront II. Micro-transactions and paid downloadable content (DLC) have been on the forefront of most video game conversations lately.

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