Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball isn’t unlike Nintendo’s well-known WarioWare series; a collection of quick and deceivingly simple minigames wrapped in an off-beat, humorous story. Where Real Deal sets itself apart is in selling its baseball minigames individually – for real money – and at prices that can be haggled down. While this microtransaction-based system appears to infuse Real Deal with a mix-and-match, a la carte sort of freedom, in reality, it’s more of a gimmick than an innovative new take on in-game purchases.
The story that binds them together is surprisingly funny, with some uncharacteristically dark tones for Nintendo. The titular dog Rusty, former baseball pro and now balding, soon-to-be divorcé, is struggling to care for his 10 puppies while keeping his baseball pro shop above water. Realizing that kids aren’t interested in baseball anymore, Rusty instead focuses on selling you his stock of Nontendo – Nintendo, he assures you, is a plumbing company – baseball video games. Rusty’s story is consistently clever and alarmingly well-developed for what is really just an excuse to sell your plucky Mii minigames piecemeal.
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