Batman: Arkham Origins DLC gets the chop on Wii U, refunds issued

Warner Bros. has made the decision to cancel the new story campaign DLC for Batman: Arkham Origins on Wii U.

Nintendo has been emailing customers who have purchased the season pass and offering a refund and putting the money back in as eShop credit.

Here’s the statement from Nintendo America;

[quote]Hello,

Thanks so much for your support of Batman: Arkham Origins on Wii U.

We are contacting you today because you purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass for Wii U. We hope you’ve been enjoying the content that has been delivered thus far. Based on demand for Downloadable Content on the system, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to remove its offering of the upcoming new story campaign for Wii U. As a result, we will be crediting the entire $19.99+tax cost of the Season Pass back to your Nintendo eShop account. You will still be able to enjoy the content already released thus far.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your support of the game.

Sincerely,
Nintendo of America Inc.[/quote]

Batman: Arkham Origins and the season pass must have sold pretty terribly on the Wii U if Warner Bros are cancelling its DLC. If there wasn’t enough value in creating, testing and releasing it and instead just issuing refunds, things must be really bad.

Did you purchase the season pass for Batman: Arkham Origins? Let us know if you get the email and your thoughts in the comments.

Source: Go Nintendo