All indications point to yes on the DLC front. Basically your getting the "proper" version of Ninja Gaiden III before it was gimped into the pale imitation of a game that it was on the Xbox 360/PS3. KoeiTecmo's attempt in trying to "modernize" their franchise by removing core parts of the game only to sell back as DLC didn't do them well that go around, thus I figure they don't dare mess up the Wii U release that way. But don't mind my suspiscious mind...Looking forward to see if it does have Online Pass. I need another game to rip apart besides God of War: Acension.