Random: Mobile Game Spotted Using Official Nintendo Imagery

By an ex-Nintendo veteran, no less!

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 reported by Automaton, a mobile game called Battle Warship: State War.io has been spotted using official Nintendo imagery from its 3DS eShop title, Steel Diver: Sub Wars. It wasn’t spotted by your average gamer either, but rather Sub Wars’ director and ex-Nintendo veteran Takaya Imamuraawkward!

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