
Nintendo’s Free-To-Play Game Is Steel Diver
By Ishaan . June 18, 2013 . 1:00pm“There is something we’re doing with the Steel Diver idea that I think is going to open things up with that game,” says Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto.
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“There is something we’re doing with the Steel Diver idea that I think is going to open things up with that game,” says Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto.
Steel Diver and Star Fox 64 3D miniatures are coming in May.
Steel Diver and The Reminiscences of Haruhi Suzumiya make their debut in Japan.
Nintendo of America wanted Steel Diver to be a DSiWare game, but Nintendo’s Japanese staff had other plans for the game.
This conversation started off as a casual chat between Ishaan and I. Ishaan picked up a Nintendo 3DS at launch and I got mine just about two weeks ago.
Today, Nintendo also announced a delay for Steel Diver and Konami did the same for the Nintendo DS PowerPros golf game Powerful Golf. Both titles were scheduled for release this Thursday and have “TBD” (to be determined) release dates.
Shigeru Miyamoto had been tossing ideas around for a giant vehicle simulator, and says he was “mortified” when Capcom beat him to it.
While Steel Diver is a submarine simulator with a touch screen control panel, it also has a strategic mini-game that is kind of like Battleship.
Super Street Fighter IV, Steel Diver, Pilotwings Resort and plenty of nintendogs+cats rounds up Nintendo’s domestic 3DS launch day lineup.
Details on how Steel Diver uses the Nintendo 3DS’ gyro sensors and the strategic naval battle mode.
Nintendo’s submarine game is releasing soon after the Nintendo 3DS’ launch.
Cam footage of Resident Evil, Ocarina of Time, Samurai Warriors Chronicle, Steel Diver, Nintendogs + Cats and Ridge Racer 3D awaits.
Steel Diver puts you in control of a submarine, but instead of using buttons Nintendo turned the touch screen into an admiral’s control panel.
Steel Diver, a newly announced Nintendo 3DS game, isn’t so new. This game began its life as a tech demo shown at E3 six years ago.
Amidst all of Nintendo’s big 3DS games, we found something a little more low-profile, but just as interesting.