ARMS (Switch) News Articles
Monday8th May 2017
News EDGE Magazine Reveals How A Single Joy-Con Works in Arms
Bring on 4-player split-screen
In the latest edition of EDGE magazine details are shared of how players can experience ARMS with a single Joy-Con controller. Nintendo has been encouraging people to play ARMS with two of the controllers and motion controls, however players are not limited to that option. It had previously been announced that a single...
Friday28th Apr 2017
News Nintendo Reveals A New ARMS Character, And It's An Odd One
"He can shrink and stretch at will with his elastic body!"
Another addition to the ARMS roster has been revealed. We present to you Helix, who can be described as a shiny green amorphous blob, but Nintendo has opted to give him a better description, saying "he can shrink and stretch at will with his elastic body!" In his brief reveal trailer -...
Thursday27th Apr 2017
News ARMS Secures Cover on Edge Magazine in the UK
Can do any 'arm
In recent months Nintendo has secured some solid print publicity for its major releases, including a substantial cover and set of features for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild through Game Informer in the US. Now the well-respected and popular Edge magazine - in the UK - has given prominence to ARMS in its current issue, a...
Thursday20th Apr 2017
News ARMS Brawler Mechanica Is A Normal Human In A Mech Suit
"Mechanica itself is the brainless ARMS belly girls!"
The colourful roster of fighters in upcoming Switch game ARMS trade blows using extendable weaponised arms, but what if by some chance you weren't born with such stretchy arms? (or, in a more horrific interpretation, weren't willing to have your perfectly good arms chopped off to be replaced by...
Thursday13th Apr 2017
Soapbox ARMS is the New Splatoon for the Nintendo Switch Generation
It's like an onion
ARMS has layers. Many, many layers. That is at least if the latest Nintendo Direct is to be believed. What started out as an apparently straightforward and limited beat-em-up with motion controls has rapidly been extrapolated into something far grander than we think many people expected. Sound familiar? Sounds just like how...
News Four New ARMS Fighters Were 'Leaked' in Yesterday's Nintendo Direct
Hidden in plain sight
When it's not Ganondorf hiding inside a magnifying glass, apparently it's four brand new fighters for Nintendo's upcoming fighter ARMS. That's right, right under our very noses four totally unannounced characters were slipped into the Direct unintentionally, or possibly even purposefully. You can see all four of these...
News These Neon Yellow Joy-Con Will Go Perfectly With ARMS
Another fun colour option
During the Nintendo Direct today it was revealed that ARMS would be released on 16th June along with Neon Yellow Joy-Con which hit stores on the same day. Matching Joy-Con straps will also be available. There's not too much to say about this other than they are a perfect match for the brightly coloured palette of ARMS. Now...
News ARMS Punches Its Way Onto Switch On 16th June
Mix and match your arms
In today's Nintendo Direct it was revealed that ARMS will be released in stores on 16th June. That's about when we expected it to be released, but it's great to get the final confirmation. One of the biggest features in the upcoming fighting game is the ability to equip two types of customizable ARMS per fighter. These ARMS...
Wednesday12th Apr 2017
Live Blog Watch the ARMS & Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct - Live!
Also featuring other 3DS and Switch games
Ladies and gentlemen, we...are...live! This is the main event of the day, this is the moment you've all been waiting for... It's time! In the blue corner we have the undefeated, undisputed, freshest champion, Splatoon 2! In the red corner we have the rookie, the new challenger, the new kid on the block,...
Poll Where Do You Currently Stand on ARMS and Splatoon 2?
Thoughts before this evening's Nintendo Direct
We're now mere hours away from the latest Nintendo Direct and we hope Nintendo don't pull any punches when it comes to details on forthcoming Switch titles ARMS and Splatoon 2. Whilst the Direct is scheduled to cover upcoming 3DS titles and other Switch releases (*cough* Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Gallery ARMS Already Has Loads of Cool Fan-Art
Knock Out!
One modern way to check how your new brand new IP is tracking is by taking a moment to look at the wonderfully talented Nintendo community and see how much fan-art is being created. If we think back a few years it was Splatoon that had a very impressive amount of pre-launch fan art that suggested the game was going to be a hit with fans,...
Monday10th Apr 2017
News Nintendo Direct Confirmed For 12th April - Focused on Splatoon 2, ARMS and More
Both Nintendo Switch and 3DS on the agenda
We thought there'd be an information drop ahead of June and all of the E3 madness, and so it's been proven with the announcement of a new Nintendo Direct. It'll be "focused mainly on ARMS and Splatoon 2", but will also have broader information on upcoming Switch and 3DS games. It's all going down on 12th...
Wednesday22nd Mar 2017
News ARMS Listed For June 23rd Release On Amazon Spain
Late spring release?
Since its first reveal at Nintendo's Switch presentation in January, ARMS has yet to be given an official release date. Stated only as Spring 2017, nothing more concrete has been announced from Nintendo to date. Now Amazon Spain has listed the extendable arm fighting game for release on June 23rd; check out the translated...
Monday20th Mar 2017
Video Nintendo Releases Localised ARMS Character and Weapon Showcases
Now nowhere near as Japanese
A while ago we shared showcase videos for ARMS that had been posted on Nintendo's Japanese YouTube channel; these showed off characters and weapons from the game. There are now localised versions of the videos, so if you want to enjoy the footage and actually understand the text / voiceover, these are a good option...
Friday10th Feb 2017
Video Nintendo Comes Out Swinging With New ARMS Footage
A look at characters, moves and strategies
Nintendo seems rather positive about the prospects of ARMS on Nintendo Switch, giving the game prominence at preview events and citing it as a potential breakthrough title in competitive gaming. It also appeals, of course, to nostalgia for Wii-era motion controls, as you punch and swing your arms to create...
Monday6th Feb 2017
News You Can Play ARMS With One Joy-Con, But It's Not Recommended
Embrace the waggle
Opinion appears to be curiously divided on ARMS, even within the Nintendo Life office. Some say it's shallow and limited, while others are more excited about its hidden depth and waggle-friendly gameplay, which calls to mind those glory days of Wii Sports boxing. If the thought of flailing your limbs around to pull off moves is...
Thursday26th Jan 2017
News Pokkén Tournament and ARMS in the Running for Evo 2017 Player's Choice Spot
Can't do any 'arm, surely?
Evo is always one of the year's most anticipated competitive fighting game tournaments, with Super Smash Bros. Melee (and the Wii U entry in the series) often drawing huge crowds on location and online. With the 2017 tournament coming on 14th July, the hype is building early for this year's contest. Eight games have been...
Friday13th Jan 2017
News Nintendo Introduces ARMS, a New Boxing IP
Join the Arms race
Much in the same way that Splatoon was a new IP that acted as a poster child for the Wii U, it seems that Nintendo is bringing in another new IP to show off the motion controls for the Nintendo Switch. The new game is called ARMS, and features a colourful cast of characters in a high intensity boxing match. Character arms are...
