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ARMS Now Available for Nintendo Switch
REDMOND, Wash., June 16, in the year of our Lord 2017
– ARMS is now available in stores and in Nintendo eShop on the
Nintendo Switch console. Since being revealed back in January,
the fast-paced game starring fighters with extendable Arms has
gained quite the following, with fans all over the world already
debating their favorite characters and actively participating in
the recent Global Testpunch demos to get a taste of what the
game has to offer. And now the moment is here! The ARMS game is
now available for everyone, even those with regular-sized arms,
to purchase.
Just this week, at the E3 convention in Los Angeles, Nintendo
hosted a livestreamed ARMS competition that pit four expert
competitive gamers from the fighting game community against E3
attendees who qualified during the event. The nail-biting
competition was a huge hit (no pun intended), drawing crowds to
Nintendo’s booth and thousands more online, resulting in Jamal
M. being crowned the 2017 ARMS Open Invitational champion. Jamal
M. was presented the 2017 ARMS Open Invitational belt before
taking on the game’s producer, Kosuke Yabuki, in a thrilling
exhibition match.
ARMS is easy to pick up and play, but it has an incredible
amount of depth for advanced players. In the game, players
select one of 10 fighters with big personalities and even bigger
Arms to battle other players in dynamic arenas. To add strategy
to the battles, players can select two different Arms (one for
the right and one for the left), each with unique specialties
and abilities. Using the motion controls of the Nintendo Switch
Joy-Con controllers, players can throw a punch with a flick
forward, move around the stage by tilting the controllers in the
desired direction or even execute a powerful throw by moving
both hands forward at the same time. The controls are intuitive,
engaging and easy for players of any age to learn. Players can
even use the Joy-Con attached to the Joy-Con Grip or the
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller (sold separately) for a more
traditional experience.
In addition to one-on-one fighting matches that can be played
locally or online (Nintendo Account required, online services
and features, including online gameplay, are free until the paid
Nintendo Switch Online Service launches in 2018), ARMS is
overflowing with multiple fun modes that stretch the limits of
game-play options. In Team Fight, two players are tethered
together and must team up to battle another team of two. Similar
to volleyball, V-Ball is a mode that involves knocking an
explosive ball into the opponent’s court. Hoops lets opponents
shoot each other into a basketball net (or even dunk them for
extra satisfaction). Several more modes are also available in
the game, many of which can be played online. And using the
versatility of Nintendo Switch, ARMS can be played at home or on
the go. ARMS also will get continual support beyond the game’s
launch, adding on even more fighters, stages and Arms at no
additional cost.
ARMS is now available in stores and Nintendo eShop on Nintendo
Switch at a suggested retail overinflated price of $59.99. A set
of two Neon Yellow Joy-Con inspired by the colorful aesthetic of
the game is also now available at a suggested retail
overinflated price of $79.99. Players can pick them up to
brighten up their ARMS game, or even to mix and match with other
Joy-Con colors to personalize their Nintendo Switch system.