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Wednesday11th Apr 2018
News The Next ARMS Party Crash Will Stretch Players To Their Limits
Min Min vs. Helix
A brand new Party Crash event will be taking place in ARMS this weekend, giving players a chance to test out all of those lovely new features just released in the game's Version 5.3.0 update. As always, this timed event will allow players to earn brand new badges and in-game cash as they fight through round after round as one of...
News ARMS Version 5.3.0 Is Now Available
Still kicking
Nintendo has said that it’s done updating ARMS with major new content, but it will continue to provide minor patches that balance the game and add in other quality of life features, along with continuing the popular Party Crashes. The latest of these updates has now gone live, and it surprisingly makes a number of notable changes...
Tuesday10th Apr 2018
News ARMS Update 5.3 Promises To Bring "Useful Content"
Straight from the ARMS Association Public Relations Office
Good old ARMS, it's the game that keeps on giving and getting better with each free update. Update 5.2 launched last month and brought a whole host of improvements, including the excellent Party Crash mode, "Big Time ARMS." Next up of course is version 5.3, which has just been...
Monday26th Mar 2018
News Max Brass Shows His Authority With A Win In The Latest ARMS Party Crash
No love for Dr. Coyle
The weekend just gone was host to a fierce competition around the world, with fans of Max Brass taking on those of Dr. Coyle for the latest ARMS Party Crash crown. Starting on 23rd March, and concluding just this morning, this Party Crash had a "Best Frenemies" theme, allowing players to raise their Lab Level and earn...
Tuesday20th Mar 2018
News Grab Zelda, ARMS, FIFA 18 And More In The Big eShop Sale On 3DS, Wii U And Switch
Bag an EU bargain
With the Nindies Showcase arriving this week (later today, to be exact), what better way to celebrate than some much-needed discounts? Across the European Switch, Wii U and 3DS eShops over 140 titles that have had their prices slashed - including some of the biggest titles to feature on all three platforms. Here are some...
Monday19th Mar 2018
News ARMS Producer Open To Sequel In The Future, Would Like To Reveal 'Unknown Stories'
Spring-a-ling!
The future of ARMS is one of uncertain mystery in some respects; we've already been told that there will be no more major updates, yet little tweaks and adjustments are still relatively common and support for the game's online events is still as strong as ever. Despite this lack of future updates, though, the game's producer has made...
Friday16th Mar 2018
News Max Brass And Dr. Coyle Will Heat Things Up In The Next ARMS Party Crash
"Best Frenemies"
ARMS players around the world will be noticing news of the game's next Party Crash event, as an in-game announcement has revealed that Max Brass will be taking on Dr. Coyle next weekend. As ever, this Party Crash event will give players the chance to earn brand new badges and lots of lovely in-game cash, while taking on the best of...
Friday9th Mar 2018
News ARMS US And Canada Online Open Coming This Month
Plus new three-day global testpunch for everyone
US and Canada ARMS players are in for a treat this month as the American Nintendo Direct revealed an upcoming tournament for Switch users from both regions. From 8th March to 18th March, the eight top players ranked in the game's Ranked Battle mode will move on to the online final on 31st March that...
Wednesday7th Mar 2018
News Dragon Quest Builders Leads A Switch Takeover Of The Japanese Charts
And Switch sold the most units, too
Last week's Media Create chart data for Japan is in, and it shows Nintendo Switch making an all-out assault on the top five with no less than four titles jostling for control. And while Monster Hunter World continues to hold the top spot, Dragon Quest Builders debuted a mere 10,000 units behind Capcom's behemoth...
News ARMS Update 5.2 Aims For The Big Time
Party crasher
Stretchy armed brawler ARMS keeps on getting better and better, and the v5.2.0 update is available to download now. The stand-out feature here is the addition of the party crash mode called "Big Time ARMS". It's a mode originally reserved for Party Crash where all the fighter's arms are massive, and they deal...
Monday5th Mar 2018
News Mechanica Scraps Her Way To Victory In The Latest ARMS Party Crash
Shakin' off the rust
This last weekend saw ARMS fans around the world taking part in the latest Party Crash event, with dedicated Mechanica lovers taking on Byte & Barq's trusty allegiance of followers for the crown. The event took place between 9am on 2nd March and ended at 9am this morning, allowing ARMS players to raise their Lab Level with...
Thursday22nd Feb 2018
News Shake Off The Rust With The Latest ARMS Party Crash On 3rd March
It's Mechanica vs Byte & Barq!
It hasn't been long since the previous weekend-long Party Crash event on Nintendo Switch, and it looks like we're now getting ready for another. ARMS fans rejoice, because it's time to choose team Mechanica or team Byte/Barq as the Party Crash rolls in from the 3rd-5th March. Called 'Shake Off The Rust', the event...
Monday12th Feb 2018
News Springtron Brings The Heavy Metal And Wins The Arms Party Crash
Buzzin' mate
The latest ARMS Party Crash took place this past weekend, and it saw select members of the fighting game's roster clashing for the top spot. This time it was Springtron vs Kid Cobra, and when all was said and done, it was the mechanical brawler that came out on top. The event took place between 9am on 9th February and ended at 9am this...
Friday2nd Feb 2018
News Springtron and Kid Cobra Will Put The Pedal To The Metal In The Next ARMS Party Crash
Sparks will fly
After the very recent update to Version 5.1, ARMS fans now have even more to cheer about as the latest Party Crash is about to take place with a brand new theme: 'Innovative Metal'. As ever, this Party Crash will allow players to earn brand new badges, a ton of in-game cash, and learn the ins-and-outs of the two featured fighters...
Thursday1st Feb 2018
News ARMS Version 5.1 Adds Gallery Feature, New Badges And Tournament Mode
And this is a "minor" update, apparently
A whole bunch of new stuff has been added to ARMS, despite the fact that Nintendo has stated no more "major" updates would be forthcoming. You can read the complete patch notes below, but the highlights of Version 5.1 are a gallery feature for viewing game artwork and a new tournament mode. Here's a list of...
Thursday25th Jan 2018
News Nintendo Confirms ARMS Won't Be Getting Any More Major Content Updates
But there will still be adjustments and events
Of all the first party IP released on Nintendo Switch thus far, few have been as divisive as the one surrounding colourful fighter ARMS. It's built a hardcore community of loyal players - especially in Japan where it continues to hold a strong following - but the number of players has been slowly...
Friday19th Jan 2018
News Lola Pop and Misango Face Off in the Latest ARMS Party Crash Event
And it's happening right now!
In a similar style to Splatoon 2's Splatfests, ARMS' Party Crash events have been giving players something different to sink their gloves into, keeping things fun and interesting. The good news for anyone wishing to take part is that the latest one is happening right now! With Lola Pop and Misango starring as the...
Sunday7th Jan 2018
News ARMS Keeps On Swinging Thanks To A Group Of Dedicated Fans
Boxing clever
As one of Nintendo's newest first-party IP, ARMS came out swinging haymakers in 2017, but it's often struggled to keep the same kind of exposure as the likes of Splatoon 2, Breath Of The Wild and
Friday22nd Dec 2017
News ARMS Version 5.0 Is The Last Content Update The Game Will Recieve
Rebalancing fixes notwithstanding
ARMS version 5.0 has just gone live today, the latest update in what has been a surprisingly active period for the game. However, Nintendo has confirmed that the flurry of new content is now at an end; just like
News ARMS Version 5.0 Is Now Live, Along With A Brand-New Fighter
The doctor is in
Nintendo has been doing a fantastic job of keeping ARMS updated with new stages, characters, and ARMS, and that support has been continuing nearly nonstop up until now. The company has been teasing version 5.0, which would be adding in a new character, for a few days now, and the update only just went live. As expected, it adds...
Thursday21st Dec 2017
News ARMS Version 5.0 is Launching Tomorrow
With the mysterious new character
It was only a few short days ago that we learned about ARMS Version 5.0 and, sticking to the promise of releasing the new content this year, Nintendo has announced that the update will begin rolling out tomorrow. Past updates have provided very welcome improvements to the game's mechanics, as well as new modes and...
Wednesday20th Dec 2017
News Dark Horse Will Be Giving Away ARMS Comics On Free Comic Book Day
Free, you say? We're in!
Considering ARMS contains a complete roster of interesting, colourful characters, and fighting game fans often long for a wealthy amount of information surrounding the lore of their favourite fighters, comic books and graphic novels surrounding the game seems like a perfect idea. Things have just become potentially even...
Sunday17th Dec 2017
News ARMS Version 5.0 Update is Coming This Year, With Another New Character
The roster keeps growing
ARMS, very much mimicking the approach seen in Splatoon 2, is a game that keeps on giving. Frequent updates have not only improved mechanics and balancing but have also added fresh modes and characters. The roster's grown rather nicely, as a result, and it seems that'll be the case once again with version 5.0. It's due...
Wednesday6th Dec 2017
Reminder Get Ready For The Massive Martial Arts ARMS Party Crash
It all kicks off on Friday
We recently brought you the news about the upcoming ARMS Party Clash, but we've got a few more details from Nintendo today so we thought we'd keep you up to date. In this ARMS online event players fight against each other in a rapidly rotating variety of different matches. The next Party Crash event brings Ninjara and Min...
Monday4th Dec 2017
News Ninjara and Min Min Go Head-to-Head in the Next ARMS Party Clash
A 'martial arts mash-up'
ARMS has had frequent updates since its launch, and a recent initiative to get us playing again are Splatfest-style Party Clash events. The first one put Spring Man up against Ribbon Girl, and regardless of that the remix given to the Party mode was rather fun. Some were distinctly unimpressed that the first event fell...
Thursday30th Nov 2017
News ARMS Version 4.1 Is Now Available
More than meets the eye
A couple of weeks ago, ARMS got a massive update to version 4.0 which, among other things, added in the new fighter, Misango. Not ones to rest on their laurels, the development team has since been hard at work on a smaller update that would bring a wealth of smaller, yet still important changes and tweaks that would improve...
Wednesday29th Nov 2017
News Put Up Your Dukes, ARMS Update 4.1 Is Coming Tomorrow
With a "surprise addition"
ARMS version 4.1 is due to go live tomorrow (Thursday 30th), it has been revealed. The update appears to contain some gameplay tweaks but the game's Japanese Twitter account is hinting that a "surprise addition" to the "familiar balance adjustment" will "add element" (at least that's what Bing's translation service tells...
Monday27th Nov 2017
News We're A Little Bit In Love With These ARMS Mobile Phone Keychains
Only in Japan, of course
In the next thrilling instalment of "Japan gets all the cool stuff", we have these amazing mobile phone keychains (not sure if it's even accurate to call them that, but we were stumped on any other description) based on weapons from ARMS, which is officially 2017's most underrated video game (OK, semi-officially). Produced...
Friday24th Nov 2017
News Spring Man Triumphs in First ARMS Party Clash
#TeamRibbonGirl
It was an interesting week in ARMS, with Nintendo running the first 'Party Clash' event in the game. It was nicely implemented when it went live, transforming the 'Party Match' area and throwing some fun ideas into matches with quickfire specials and boosts. In a Splatfest-style approach it also pitted two sides against each other,...
Wednesday22nd Nov 2017
News ARMS Gets a Switch News Post Gift to Promote First 'Party Crash'
Team Spring Man or Team Ribbon Girl?
Last week brought us ARMS version 4.0, which added a new fighter, stage, ARMS options and assorted other bits and bobs. Another key addition was the functionality for 'Party Crash', timed Party mode events that have a Splatfest feel to them. The first one starts today (22nd November) at 7am Pacific / 10am...
