
The company’s general manager Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed separately that month that it would be a spin-off from the existing Steel Diver game. Plans for first-party freemium games were originally announced in June 2013 during a presentation to investors, albeit through a brief reference to plans for “the first free-to-play software from Nintendo”. Namco Bandai’s Tank! Tank! Tank! game for the Wii-U console went free-to-play early in 2013. Nintendo is already working on its second free-to-play game for 3DS: Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball, while allowing third-party publishers to adopt the model too.

Featuring a mix of sports and sporting activities wrapped up in one big. The upgrade also unlocks a separate in-game store selling five more submarines for $1.49 apiece. Sports story is a sports RPG like no other. The free download includes two solo levels and the multiplayer mode, while a single in-game payment of $15 upgrades to the “Premium Version” with five more solo levels and more, stronger submarines to unlock. Raise your Sporting Rank to unlock new and varied activities like BMX, mini-golf, cricket, volleyball, fishing and more. Travel by train, helicopter and houseboat as you explore dungeons, abandoned ruins and the mysterious Wildlands. Steel Diver: Sub Wars is a submarine-based action game designed to play solo or in up to eight-person multiplayer battles, released through Nintendo’s eShop. Your sporting destiny is in your own hands. It has released its first free-to-play game for its 3DS handheld. Featuring a mix of sports and sporting activities wrapped up in one big story.

Nintendo may not be making smartphone and tablet games, but the company is experimenting with the free-to-play business model that has become so popular on those devices. Sports story is a sports RPG like no other.
