Tag: Global Testpunch
News Here Are the Most Popular and Successful ARMS Fighters From the Second Testpunch
Most popular is predictable...
The past weekend brought us a second set of opportunities to try out ARMS, the game Nintendo plans to be the next big thing on Switch. It added Twintelle to the ranks (likely because she's been so popular on social media) along with a couple of new game types to shape things up. Nintendo of Europe has outlined the...
Poll Did the ARMS Global Testpunch Land a Knockout Blow?
The big pitch for Nintendo's latest new IP
It's the Nintendo way to take a modern-day trend and apply its own spin, so the idea of early-access was turned into carefully timed and managed Global Testfire events with Splatoon on Wii U. We've already had one such session with Splatoon 2 on Switch, but the ARMS Global Testpunch arguably evolved the...
Guide What Time Is The ARMS Global Testpunch Demo?
Ready for another round?
Round 2: After the first round of Testpunch sessions last weekend we've dusted ourselves down and are ready to battle all over again, are you? It's not been hard to make the link that ARMS is very much to Switch what Splatoon was to Wii U. A game that aims to disrupt its genre norms - in this case a fighting game with...
News Hoops and Skillshot Modes to Feature in Upcoming ARMS Global Testpunch Sessions
A knockout?
Over the past weekend there was six hours of free online gameplay to be had in the ARMS Global Testpunch, which mimicked equivalent Splatoon and Splatoon 2 events in setting up multiple one hour sessions. The Party online mode gave players opportunities to try out multiple setups for battle, including V-Ball...
Live Blog It's Time for the ARMS Global Testpunch - Round 6!
Inset PUNCHline here...
Yes, we skipped Round 5 for the live blog treatment, because we needed to get some physiotherapy to repair some strained ARMS springs. We're back, though, as a grizzled old fighter making a final comeback while giving inspirational speeches. Keep moving forward, etc...
Live Blog It's Time for the ARMS Global Testpunch - Round 4
Get up! 'Cos Micky loves ya
In this weekend of potential muscle strains we're into the fourth round of the ARMS Global Testpunch. As the whole thing is clearly a metaphor for the Rocky movies, this is the stage where we drag ourselves up, head to a remote cabin in snow-covered mountains (which nevertheless has Wi-Fi) and start getting serious...
Live Blog It's Time for the ARMS Global Testpunch - Round 3!
Won't do any 'arm
These rounds of the ARMS Global Testfire come thick and fast, with the third hour now going live. We'll be halfway through the weekend's action after this session, so it's time to start mastering your techniques. <liveblog="its_time_for_the_arms_global_testpunch_-_round_3" tags="#ARMS" video="
Live Blog It's Time for the ARMS Global Testpunch - Round 2!
Looking for haymakers
Many Nintendo Switch owners had their first taste of ARMS during the first sessions of the Global Testpunch, but we have another 5 hours of play ahead of us over the course of the weekend. It's a chance to try out different characters and control setups, and to try to explain to baffled family members what exactly we're up to...
Live Blog It's Time for the ARMS Global Testpunch - Round One!
Ding... ding
Well, it's finally here, an opportunity for Nintendo Switch owners around the world to swing their ARMS and pummel each other in imaginative and cartoonish ways. As the next big release on Switch approaches we all get a chance to try it out and hope that no-one is secretly filming us flailing around with Joy-Con controllers. Round...
News The ARMS Global Testpunch Begins On May 26th
Get ready to rumble
During today's special Nintendo Direct the company announced that it will be holding an online trial of ARMS. They've borrowed a page from the Splatoon playbook and have dubbed this the "Global Testpunch". The Testpunch will start on 26th May and continue through the 28th (27th and 28th in Europe due to timezones), then...
