- Rusty Slugger is a washed up baseball star
- he now runs a shop called Rusty Slugger's Sports Shack
- he has been heavily investing into a baseball gaming software
- every piece of software focuses on a single element of baseball
- game starts off with a free trial version for Bat & Switch
- most of the games have 50 small challenges, which are presented in rows of five
- each row tackles a certain element
- you have to complete these rows in order
- you are free to choose the row that you want to start with
- most games start off with a small tutorial
- complete levels to earn stamps
- these unlock more elements in the game
- earn coupons and items as well
- use these to haggle down prices of other games, as well as furthering the story
- you can only use three items at one time
- score golden medals on the endless modes or by clearing certain objectives
- this will get you new costumes for your Mii
- StreetePass is used to exchange scores in the endless games and compare your progress
- Bat & Switch is all about hitting the balls that are thrown at you with a bat
- The Aim Game involves both hitting and throwing abilities
- when pitching, aim up and down by using the gyroscope
- challenges include hitting round panels to score a certain amount of points
- you'll also be hitting panels to reveal a picture
- you'll also need to hit the ball with precise timing
- this aspect also has panels, as well as a very small amount of space to hit the ball
- Gear Games uses the gyroscope and touchscreen
- you must balance a ball on a baseball bat
- at times, you are asked to hit it by thrusting your 3DS up while twisting and turning until a certain goal is reached
- use the touch screen to clean baseball gloves as fast as you can
- Volley Bats places a Mii at each side of the playing field
- one side is controlled by pressing a direction on the D-Pad and the other by using the A-button
- this mode involves juggling balloons and prepping a star for a journey into the galaxy
- Cage Match has you going up against a pitching machine to hit the ball in certain directions
- Drop & Pop makes you hit a row of blocks with certain colors and a corresponding face button
- Bat Master lets you make you very own bat which you can use during gameplay
- Quick Catch has you steering a glove around with the Circle Pad
- you will be catching the balls as they are tossed at you
- the closer they are to your glove when you catch, the more points you get
- Feel the Glove has you aim with the gyroscope and walk around with the Circle Pad
- try to keep following the ball in a first person perspective and catch it to the best of your abilities
- second game is third person and you have more control over your Mii
- there are low and high balls tossed out at a rapid pace
- Make the Call has you calling strike, foul and other calls while on the field