ARMS Version 5.1 Adds Gallery Feature, New Badges And Tournament Mode

Came out yesterday and I was able to buy all the gallery images. Now I just have to do the higher level grand prix to get the rest.

Ultimate Hedlok sounds terrifying

Loved the fact that this update added the gallery. My favourite parts of games are usually when you get to see the artwork created for the games themselves. Also love the fact they actually add a fair amount of lore to the game.

Yeah, flop game is abandoned and dead, I can tell. 😛

"by holding in the R Stick and pressing L and R."

Soooo, they put in a mode they don't want anybody to know about or find? Why not just add it to the list by shrinking all the font sizes down if they have to.

Will gave to check this out later, the gallery sounds interesting, and Tournament mode sounds fun, if I can remember how to turn it on.

Awesome, definitely going to take a look at it tonight!

I will check it later.

That's a pretty generous 'minor update', thanks Nintendo.

@rjejr I think tournament mode was made exclusively for making easier to setup real life tournaments. Since it's not for normal users, they keep it hidden (just like the good old cheat codes like the konami code), since competitive players/staff will definitely read changelogs.

That gallery sounds nice considering there are no endings in single player.

seriously under rated game, stupidly fast frantic fun! I love ripping spam grabers in half!

it is very depressing that 1,2 switch has outsold it, savages

So much for no significant updates anymore. If stuff like this is possible then maybe there's hope for a story mode.

Better game than Splatoon 2. Haven't played it for a few months though. They're both pretty shallow games to be honest.

@Grumblevolcano @Jack_Goetz

I'm guessing they don't consider it to be a major update if there are no new characters, ARMs or levels involved. Though it probably does bode well for anyone waiting for new modes to be added.

@Ernest_The_Crab Oh, absolutely. For any other company this would be a 'major' update, but Nintendo is very generous in this department.

@sinalefa There are endings, sort of. Each character gets a special picture when you beat the game. It's not much, but it's something.

Respect to Nintendo. You continue to make ARMS 2 a day-one purchase, if and when it ever comes along. Story mode would be amazing, and can someone please put one or two of these guys in Mario Kart at some point?

@nab1

Forgot about those. These characters deserve more, though. Hopefully Arms 2 develops them a bit more.

Nintendo you do spoil us in a age of microtransactions and expensive season passes.

I saw this update downloading last night and just figured it was a balance patch, but this is so much more. I’m excited to try out this stuff and I’m so happy I have something to spend my coins on.

Wow, even more love for ARMS

I've been frequently playing this game with people in college at lunch time and my days it is so much fun.

These are people who were surprised by my adoration for nintendo; they are ps4, xbox and pc gamers with a less than positive view of Nintendo and its franchises.

They all love it. It's great competitive fun that is easy enough to pick up and relatively hard to master.

Also to the people suggesting this game was a sales flop, it's a new ip that's garnered over 1.6 million sales in approximately 7 - 8 months. I'm pretty sure Nintendo would be happy with that. I'm impressed.

Nintendo said no more updates...but here's a new update. Okay...

It seems Yabuki-san and Co are listening to the competitive fans.
Tournament mode is an excellent addition that makes life easier for tourney organizers.

@RennanNT Yeah OK that makes sense. The high school robotics team runs a SSB tournament every few months so they could use something like that. I'm still going to use it in the house when the kids friends come over though. Or they take the Switch with them.

@RennanNT everybody can benefit from real life tournaments. If this mode is like smash tournaments, it should make local multiplayer way better.

The game that keeps on giving.

Maybe no new playable characters but glad to see still some updates. This is the game that pushed me to buy a switch and I haven't been disappointed.

The game really did need a tournament mode. ARMS ended up being one of best surprises of 2017 for me.

Wow, a week after "major updates are done" we get a new major update with a new mode. And we didn't even have to buy a season pass. @EAGames @Ubisoft

@Hikingguy If you're not playing with button controls give it a try.....personally I think it's better that way (and I think most ranked matches are played that way.) It's fun casual play with motion, but it becomes a serious fighting game with buttons. It's easy to burn out on but I still find this game addictive.

@Hikingguy Nintendo promoted it early on as though motion was the best way to play. And there is technically an advantage to mastering it (arcing arms in different directions at once. If you're coordinated enough....) Yabuki crushed it at E3 with motion in the tourney.

BUT button controls turn it into a very tight fighter. And especially now that you can remap the guard button off the stupid L3 button it's very solid. I'm convinced most of the "serious" online fighters are using buttons, and I've mostly only used buttons since day 1...that's what addicted me most.

Motion may be "more fun" for entertainment in general.....but buttons, personally, make it change from party game to addictive, strategic game. I haven't touched ranked in ages since I earned my rank 8 in the early days, and what i see in party mode now is Japanese masters that can devastate me in seconds. I'm afraid I'd lose my well earned rank!

Hold on I'm confused? So is " Tournament mode " just versus mode with all the arms unlocked beacause I don't see any actual tournament setting or function ?

Yes! My favorite 2017 game!

I guess that new fighters are what Nintendo considers big updates. Glad to see a way to spend my stockpiling coins, and new badges are always awesome.

We want more. We want more! lol

@DickeyWord Tournament mode makes it easier to set up real life tournaments without having to grind out each Switch console to unlock all the ARMS.

@masterLEON
Oh ok I see, still wish there was a tournament mode for one Switch like in smash bros.

@Alucard83 PREACH!!