【Nationwide First*】All Wakayama Waves Home Games in Kamitonda to be Live Streamed with Baseball-Specific AI Cameras!
NTTSportict to live stream all Wakayama Waves home games using AI cameras, offering a new spectator experience.
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- 📰 Published: March 28, 2026 at 15:52
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NTTSportict Inc. (Headquarters: Miyakojima-ku, Osaka; President and CEO: Masatoshi Nakamura; hereinafter "NTTSportict"), a provider of AI sports video solutions, will live stream all 11 home games of the professional baseball team "Wakayama Waves" (affiliated with the Sawakami Kansai Independent League) held at the Kamitonda Sports Center Baseball Field during the 2026 season. This is part of "Machisupo," a town development project utilizing Sports DX through a three-party collaboration with Kamitonda Town, Wakayama Prefecture (hereinafter "Kamitonda Town") and NTT West Corporation Wakayama Branch (hereinafter "NTT West").
To commemorate the live streaming, public viewings utilizing AI camera footage will be simultaneously held inside the stadium on April 4th (Saturday) and April 5th (Sunday), which are the opening games. This initiative, which involves continuously live streaming official games of a professional baseball independent league using the baseball-specific AI camera "STADIUM TUBE DoublePlay" and providing an on-site digital viewing experience, is a groundbreaking first in Japan (※1).
■ The Exciting Games of the Talented Team "Wakayama Waves" - On-site and Nationwide
For this live streaming, in addition to online viewing, monitors will be installed inside the Kamitonda Sports Center Baseball Field. Fans attending the games can enjoy the live excitement unfolding before their eyes, along with zoom footage of the pitcher's expressions, batter's swings, and close plays captured by the AI camera, all simultaneously displayed on the monitors. By integrating digital technology, we propose a new viewing style that further enhances the value of on-site spectating.
The "Wakayama Waves" is a talented professional team currently experiencing significant growth, having won the league championship in 2023 and produced NPB draft candidates for two consecutive years. As part of the "Machisupo" project in Kamitonda Town, live streaming of these exciting games will be conducted on the Wakayama Waves Official YouTube channel, utilizing the baseball-specific AI cameras permanently installed at the Kamitonda Sports Center Baseball Field, aiming to deliver the action not only within the region but also to baseball fans nationwide.
Kamitonda Town's initiatives utilizing Sports DX have been highly praised as one of the reasons for its award in the "Sports and Health Town Development Excellent Local Government Award (Supomachi! Award)" by the Japan Sports Agency for Reiwa 6 (awarded in January 2025). This official game live streaming is a symbolic initiative of its social implementation.
References (Past press releases related to this matter)
"Machisupo" Demonstration Project Started in Kamitonda Town (2024.08.08)
■ Live Streaming Overview
The baseball-specific AI camera system "STADIUM TUBE DoublePlay" automatically tracks and captures the offense and defense of pitching and batting. Operating completely unmanned, it delivers immersive footage to the world for free.
・Target Games: All 11 Wakayama Waves games held at Kamitonda Sports Center Baseball Field during the 2026 season
・Distribution Channel: Wakayama Waves Official You...