Rare's not going to make any Viva Pinata DLC

by Justin McElroy { Sep 5th 2007 at 8:55AM }

Though it may seem tailor-made for it, a Rare staffer has confirmed that Viva Pinata won't be getting any downloadable content. In response to a fan's question in the "Scribes" column on the company's website, a member of the Viva team wrote, "We aren't doing any downloadable content for Viva Piñata because we are much too busy doing something else." So, we lose out on DLC, but gain the greatest commodity of all: Mystery.

We know it's not Viva Pinata: Party Animals, that's being developed by Krome. The team member could be talking about the DS version of the game, but we doubt it. Why not call it by name? So, it it Viva 2? Is it a new Jet Force Gemini? (No, it's probably not.) The thrill of anticipation we feel almost makes up for the lack of new, downloadable pinatas! ... Almost.

[Via GI.biz. Thanks, Jaap]

Tags: dlc, rare, vivapinata, xboxlive

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

copa @ Sep 5th 2007 9:01AM

Thanks for the Crowla porn.

blooh @ Sep 5th 2007 9:02AM

thank god they're not total whores like some other companies

Joe @ Sep 5th 2007 9:18AM

Please be Killer Instincts. This would be so awesome with Live. I think this is a game Rare needs to make. Playing online would be a blast plus it is about time there be a new one

Evan @ Sep 5th 2007 9:24AM

The "something else" may be Banjo-Kazooie 3.

The PC @ Sep 5th 2007 9:39AM

I thought that was an obvious one (based on the trailer in last years E3. Maybe not though?

vinny @ Sep 5th 2007 9:26AM

KI3 Confirmed!

Jason B @ Sep 5th 2007 9:28AM

Sorry dude...second paragraph..."So, it it Viva 2?" should probably read "So, IS it Viva 2?"

Konny @ Sep 5th 2007 9:31AM

Rare keeps coming out with duds... Nintendo was right to sell them off back when they were actually worth something.

vinny @ Sep 5th 2007 9:46AM

nice trolling, kameo and viva pinata were both fantastic games, the only dud here is you

Guybrush Threepwood @ Sep 5th 2007 10:28AM

Totally agreed, vinny.

I actually had more fun playing Kameo than I did playing Twilight Princess. The Badlands sequences were amazing.

webrunner @ Sep 5th 2007 9:48AM

a) There already IS some DLC for VP.
b) They promised several DLC things that they kept saying "Oh it's coming.. it's coming!" (like internet play) and now it's not?

Deekman @ Sep 5th 2007 9:51AM

It's probably Banjo-Kazooie 3.
My bigger question however is if Viva Pinata was ever updatable with downloadable content. Remember what is downloadable from the marketplace was already on the disk and all you were doing was buying the unlock code for it.
Which makes me wonder if they programmed the game to have new DLC at all.