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Wednesday24th Jan 2024
News Online Play For Steel Diver: Sub Wars On 3DS Has Been Discontinued Early
Farewell, friend
Nintendo has announced that online play for Steel Diver: Sub Wars has been permanently discontinued on the 3DS ahead of the full online shutdown on April 8th, 2024 (thanks, Nintendo Everything). Now, the service has technically been offline for a little while now after Nintendo commenced emergency maintenance on September 4th,...
Thursday1st Sep 2022
News The Pokémon Company Is Suing Chinese Publishers Over Copyright Infringment
Mobile game seemingly shares stark similarities to Pokémon
The Pokémon Company is suing six Chinese companies over a mobile game that shares stark similarites to the Pokémon franchise itself, citing copyright infringement and unfair competition behaviour, as reported by South China Morning Post (thanks, GamesIndustry,biz). The Japanese giant,...
Friday19th Aug 2022
Random Mobile Game Spotted Using Official Nintendo Imagery
Ex-Nintendo veteran makes the shocking discovery
Mobile companies are often known to embellish marketing materials to make their games more appealing to prospective audiences. This includes running ads featuring misleading gameplay, hiring influencers to run over-the-top promos, and - in this case - using imagery from other IP entirely. Yes, as...
Thursday18th Dec 2014
News Latest Steel Diver: Sub Wars Update Takes Community Feedback Onboard
Fixes based on player advice
Following the release of version 4.0 earlier this month, Nintendo has updated its unconventional but addictive multiplayer shooter, Steel Diver: Sub Wars, to version 4.1. The latest update reverts changes made to submarine diving and surfacing angles to an earlier state, after feedback from the community’s player...
Wednesday3rd Dec 2014
News Steel Diver: Sub Wars Version 4.0 Is Now Available
Dive in and check it out
Less than six months after the release of version 3.0, Nintendo has updated its unconventional but addictive first-person shooter, Steel Diver: Sub Wars, to version 4.0. The full details about version 4.0 have been revealed on Miiverse by the 3DS eShop title's director, Takaya Imamura: In Version 4.0, we've added the
Wednesday6th Aug 2014
News Steel Diver: Sub Wars Gets an Upgrade to Version 3.0
More than 3.0 reasons to download
Nintendo has updated its unconventional shooter Steel Diver: Sub Wars to version 3.0, as promised last month. This isn't just a stability update either – prepare for some serious tweaks to the formula. The update is global, so no matter where you are you'll be privy to the spicy new additions. To save rifling...
Thursday17th Jul 2014
News Steel Diver: Sub Wars Version 3.0 in Development for August Release
Friend battles, more multiplayer stages, no friendly fire
Steel Diver: Sub Wars was Nintendo's first free-to-play release on the 3DS eShop, offering a limited number of single player missions and online play at no cost; the Premium edition opens up more content, naturally, while additional subs are available separately. It's also a title that's...
Monday14th Jul 2014
Nintendo Download 17th July (Europe)
EarthBound reduced, shoot 'em up action, GBA Kirby and more
It's Monday morning, which means European gamers can see what treats await in this week's Nintendo Download Update. There are some interesting options, with some new games, another Game Boy Advance title and some particularly enticing discounts. Let's get to the details. Wii U eShop:...
Tuesday3rd Jun 2014
News Star Fox's Iconic Blue-Marine Is Descending To Steel Diver: Sub Wars
Be sure to grab the premium version before June 19th
As we all know, Steel Diver: Sub Wars has a strong bond with the Star Fox series — it was co-developed by Vitei, the company formed by ex-Argonaut and Nintendo employee Giles Goddard, who worked on the original Star Fox back in the early '90s. Sub Wars already features a nod to the famous space...
Thursday29th May 2014
News Steel Diver Version 2.0 Delayed, Now Targeting Early June
Slow-paced update for the slow-paced FPS
3DS eShop free-to-play title Steel Diver: Sub Wars has a major update on the way, which was originally planned for release in May. To be called version 2.0, it'll include the following new features and adjustments. Bonuses for consecutive victories online More subs available to unlock for Premium...
Friday14th Mar 2014
News Steel Diver: Sub Wars Update Applies Fixes and Tweaks to Online Play
Less waiting around in the lobby
As the first full free-to-play experiment from Nintendo, Steel Diver: Sub Wars can be considered a reasonable success. We certainly feel that it shows that Nintendo can make free-to-play work, and it provides some competitive online play at a fairly relaxed pace, emphasizing strategy over an itchy trigger finger...
Monday10th Mar 2014
News Yoshi Invades the Real World in the Latest New Island Trailer
Have a new Steel Diver: Sub Wars video as a bonus, too
With Yoshi's New Island just days away on the 3DS, Nintendo of America has released a live-action commercial to promote the retail release. It's been a trend in the region to blend real-world actors with extravagant props to represent the game in question, and this one is no different. We've...
Friday14th Feb 2014
Rumour Steel Diver: Sub Wars Is Set In Same Universe As Star Fox
Peppy's cameo sets chins wagging
Following yesterday's Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo released Steel Diver: Sub Wars onto the 3DS eShop. This free-to-play title is based on the original Steel Diver, which was an early 3DS game. Both are co-developed by Vitei, the Japanese studio founded by British developer Giles Goddard. Goddard found fame as...
Thursday13th Feb 2014
News Free-To-Play Title Steel Diver: Sub Wars Breaks The Waves Today On The 3DS eShop
Run silent, run deep
Anyone remember Steel Diver on 3DS? It was an idea Nintendo originally pitched as a demo for the dual-screen capabilities of the original DS, but only really saw the light of day as a full release on its 3D successor. Ironically enough, it went under a lot of people's radars at the time, but Nintendo announced at E3 last year...
Tuesday19th Nov 2013
News Aussie Rating Reveals The Title Of Nintendo's First Free-To-Play Effort
Steel Diver: Sub Wars breaks the surface
It was revealed some time ago that a version of Steel Diver would be Nintendo's first free-to-play offering, but we've now got a solid title thanks to The Australian Classification Board.
