As most of you are well aware, Nintendo held off from introducing DLC for their Wii console in favor of offering a full package on disc much like the good old days. However after seeing Sony, Microsoft and countless developers treat additional paid-for content for game releases with open arms, it looks like 2012 may well be the year when Nintendo finally start to give in to DLC as well.

We have told you that Mario Kart 7 could be one of the first 3DS titles to feature DLC content, but Nintendo has now officially stated that Super Mario 3D Land could be one of the first to feature paid-for DLC. Here are a few words from CEO Satoru Iwata when speaking about DLC for Super Mario 3D land specifically, as noted by Eurogamer:

”What if we could provide add-on content through the network? As I referred to before, for example, this is the idea of supplying new stages to Super Mario users who want to play the game more but have completed the game and lost interest in the existing stages.”

While we most definitely welcome the idea of fresh content for Super Mario 3D land since it is a great game, we just hope that Nintendo keep their pricing fair and do not become tempted to give in to greed, which perhaps some other publishers are a bit guilty of at the moment, without naming names.

Do you support DLC for games such as Super Mario Land, or would you prefer Nintendo to keep off DLC completely? Business is business at the end of the day though and we saw this move happening a mile away.

Nintendo have just released the new Mario title for the 3DS, which sees you take control of Mario as he journeys through a cartoon land that has man-eating plants and other comical features. One part of the game sees Mario wear a furry raccoon like “Tanooki” suit. This lets him float around in the air and beat a number of enemies with a tail, but according to MSNBC.com the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are not happy.

The group has decided to launch its own campaign that sees Mario as a killer of innocent animals. During the game there is no suggestion that Mario has killed an animal to get his fur suit, as they come from magical squares from the game. They first look like magical leaves when Mario first bumps into them.

PETA have set up a Mario Kills Tanooki website, and in the real world are raccoon dogs that are killed for their fur, and the group feels that Mario wearing such a suit sends out the message that it is ok to wear fur. The site then gives you the chance to play a simple game where you chase Mario to get back his fur.

This is not the first time that PETA have been angry at games, as they created its own version of Cooking Mama to bring the attention of the killing of turkeys for Thanksgiving. Whatever your feelings regarding fur, how do you feel PETA are overreacting to the Mario game?