At the launch of Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo released the game Steel Diver, a favorite of Miyamoto.
Nintendo is planning on a return of the franchise but as one of the first free-to-play games.
During E3 2013 Nintendo mentioned it had plans for the free-to-play model, now Miyamoto revealed they’re making a Steel Diver with multiplayer:
“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. It’s something that we’re hoping to be able to show relatively soon.”
No price or release was mentioned and the team is looking into ways on how a pricing model would affect the entertainment value. The game could also release at retail but platform is still unknown.
