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Nintendo's First Free-to-Play Game is Steel DiverNintendo's Free-to-Play Game is Steel DiverLast week, during an investor and analyst presentation, Nintendo revealed it had a free-to-play game in the works, due to debut before the end of the year. The publisher also indicated it wouldn't use franchises like Mario or Pokemon for its new pricing experiment, due to the "degree of trust" that had already been built with consumers with regards to pricing. But at E3 2013, Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto revealed to IGN that the franchise his company has targeted is none other than Steel Diver.Though many would be quick to assume Nintendo might just port the same Steel Diver that served as a Nintendo 3DS launch title, Miyamoto was clear that looking at the series through the free-to-play model would change the game's design - and he did not specify the intended platforms for this new product."There is something we’re doing with the Steel Diver idea that I think is going to open things up with that game... It’s going to be very fun. We’re exploring from a perspective of where we can take that from a multiplayer standpoint - it's going to have this four-player battle mode that I think is going to be very interesting," Miyamoto told me.What was telling, however, was that while the legendary game creator seemed to have a sense of where Steel Diver's gameplay would be headed, the precise business model of this 'free-to-play' concept was still being decided, and the final product could end up using some sort of membership or micro-transaction type of fee. Miyamoto stressed that his team was focused on balancing how a pricing model would affect the entertainment value of the final product, which ultimately would be available in a packaged form as well."It's something that we're hoping to be able to show relatively soon," Miyamoto concluded. With Nintendo able to unleash its Direct broadcasts at any time, there's no telling when we might see Steel Diver return.
Yeah, they could use a timer/energy system where you have to wait or pay to revive your team.I think Animal Crossing is the most natural fit, though. Crank up the costs of EVERYTHING and sell bells and exclusive items/accessories. They could even sell Virtual Console games through it.
Well, if any of their games felt like it ought to be F2P, it's this one.
the thing that makes me really sad is that even when it came to shit like this,nintendo opted to not bother trying something new and instead decided that the best thing to do was to rehash a game not even the most burning nthing cared about
