Steel Diver [Not for Resale]

Steel Diver [Not for Resale]

Nintendo 3DS · 2011

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About this game

Steel Diver is a launch title accompanying Nintendo's 3DS system to the market, and a fresh IP from Nintendo for the new system.

Steel Diver is a title built around submarine action and combat.

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Campaign Despite the system's highly touted 3-D capabilities, Steel Diver actually plays in a side-scrolling perspective and in a 2-D plane, where the bulk of the depth is simply in background graphics.

Players control a submarine navigating underwater environments and a variety of hostile elements, including mines, enemy submarines, and various rocky obstacles.

Control is performed entirely through the touch-screen.

Players utilize horizontal and vertical sliders to move the sub forward horizontally and vertically in the water, and tilt a wheel to change the angle of the submarine.

The further the sliders are moved, the faster the speed.

Torpedoes and repairs, as well as adjusting the map screen are also used simply by tapping the appropriate points on the bottom screen.

Action isn't necessarily fast-paced, and players must learn to monitor and correct the movement of the submarine as it may continue to "drift" in the water.

Three different submarines are available at the start of each mission with different sizes and attributes, from small and fast to large and tough.

Periscope Strike Besides the regular campaign mode, played through the 2-D side scrolling environments, there is also a more 3-D style periscope mini-game segment.

All control is again performed through the touch-screen, with an option to rotate the view of the periscope by physically moving the 3DS system (and yourself in the process).

As this view is seen as if through a periscope, it takes on a first-person orientation.

Here, players again have the ability to dive and repair leaks, but must use some strategy to launch torpedoes at constantly moving distant ships.

Steel Commander This segment is a one or two-player turn-based strategy game played through an overhead hexagonal map, rather like the Battleship

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About Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS (2011) added glasses-free stereoscopic 3D and a second analog input to Nintendo's handheld line, eventually building a library that rivaled the DS in size and quality. Because the eShop for digital purchases has since closed, physical 3DS cartridges are the only way to preserve access to many titles — a dynamic that's pushing more collectors toward cartridge-based copies even for games that were originally digital-first.

Gamevaro tracks Steel Diver [Not for Resale] for Nintendo 3DS with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.

Adding Steel Diver [Not for Resale] to a Gamevaro collection takes seconds — search by title or scan the box barcode, and the app fills in cover art, release details and current pricing automatically. This 3DS release dates back to 2011.

Price history

NTSC-U · Item only
€13.10
+€0.29
▲ 2.3%
€13 €13 €13 €13 05-1706-0606-1206-1707-12

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Recent sales

DateTypeRegionPriceSource
2026-07-12 Item only NTSC-U €13.10 pricecharting
2026-07-10 Item only NTSC-U €13.09 pricecharting
2026-06-18 Item only NTSC-U €12.91 pricecharting
2026-06-17 Item only NTSC-U €12.91 pricecharting
2026-06-15 Item only NTSC-U €12.94 pricecharting
2026-06-13 Item only NTSC-U €12.94 pricecharting
2026-06-12 Item only NTSC-U €12.98 pricecharting
2026-06-09 Item only NTSC-U €12.97 pricecharting
2026-06-08 Item only NTSC-U €12.86 pricecharting
2026-06-06 Item only NTSC-U €12.86 pricecharting
2026-06-05 Item only NTSC-U €12.86 pricecharting
2026-06-04 Item only NTSC-U €12.89 pricecharting
2026-05-17 Item only NTSC-U €12.81 eBay NL

Market insights

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Trading near average
Current price €13.10 is close to the average of €12.93 over the tracked period (range: €12.81€13.10).

Rarity & condition

Steel Diver [Not for Resale] has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning enough copies circulate to establish a reliable market price.

Condition matters a lot for collector value: loose (cartridge/disc only), complete-in-box (CIB, with original packaging and manual) and factory-sealed copies are tracked separately because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Steel Diver [Not for Resale] worth?

Gamevaro hasn't tracked a market sale for Steel Diver [Not for Resale] (Nintendo 3DS) yet, so no current value is available. Prices are sourced from real marketplace sales, and this page will update automatically once sales data comes in.

Is Steel Diver [Not for Resale] rare?

Steel Diver [Not for Resale] has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Steel Diver [Not for Resale]?

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.

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