ARMS Archives

After months of wondering who would be added next, we found out Min Min from ARMS is the next Super Smash Bros Ultimate fighter After game director Masahiro Sakurai gave us a slight tour from his home and boasted he was the first Nintendo rep to do an announcement from home, we got to see[...]

This morning the company announced that they would in fact be revealing the latest character coming to the name on June 22nd, and confirmed that the character is from the ARMS universe The live stream will take place on Monday at 7am PT/10am ET and will go about 35 minutes as they showcase the new[...]

Ultimate would be from the game ARMS. Unfortunately, there wasn't any additional information given on exactly what character that might be Speculation has surrounded Min Min or Twintelle, two very popular characters from the game, but unfortunately there's no way to know just now. The fighter will be revealed sometime in June, if you're keeping track, so[...]

This week marks the one-year anniversary for ARMS dropping on the Nintendo Switch, and how they decided to celebrate was kind of a letdown It's kind of become traditional for video games when they celebrate anniversaries to have some kind of event or special download or just simply anything added tot he game as a[...]

In case you'd like to try out Arms again for the Nintendo Switch, we've got some cool news as the company will be holding a Global Testpunch for every region to get in on the action and try the game out for free The event already kicked off this morning at 12am PDT and will run[...]

A small addition to the Nintendo Direct presentation that may have been overlooked by many was the inclusion of a brand new Arms tournament, set to be exclusive to the United States and Canada this month Below are some of the details from Nintendo on how to participate and where you can see it live,[...]

Those panels will offer insight into the development of both Splatoon 2 and Arms. In the session titled "Splatoon and Splatoon 2: How to Invent a Stylish Franchise with Global Appeal," producer Hisashi Nogami will discuss the genesis of Nintendo's popular ink-based shooter, as well as the challenges the studio faced in crafting a unique sequel for the Switch[...]

Arms has stopped production on new content for the game according to the game's director Kosuke Yabuki. The Nintendo Switch had a stellar year last year, with both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey coming to the platform That's on top of the console's stellar sale figures We mustn't forget about the cute Arms,[...]

Nintendo has officially confirmed that the 5.0 update for Arms will be the final update for the game The news is a little bit of a shock considering that the game only came out a few months ago, but details on their update page confirmed that Nintendo will no longer be adding new characters or[...]

credit//Nintendo The 5.0 update for Arms is coming tomorrow, and will be bringing a new character along with it Nintendo of Europe announced on Twitter earlier today that the update will arrive for Nintendo Switch owners tomorrow Earlier this week, Nintendo released a teaser that offers a sneak peek at the mysterious new fighter, which you can watch below. Breaking news! #ARMS Version[...]

If you haven't taken a moment to update Arms with the new 4.0 update, you might want to as you get a brand new fighter He's been out for a few days, but Misango is the latest addition to the game, complete with music and a new arena to fight in with breakable columns The[...]

Nintendo's latest update for Arms could have some awesome implications for eSports players, or at least anyone looking to formally play the game in an eSports setting. Below are the complete notes for the 3.1 update for the game, which includes a new "Sparring Ring" level that, according to some keenly-eyed Reddit users, fits the parameters[...]

A few weeks ago we showed that dataminers found some secrets hidden in the Arms coding that allowed for a lot more fighters than what you see on the screen Today, one of those slots just got filled as we've been introduced to the latest character, Lola Pop. Nintendo didn't immediately release any details about the[...]

Earlier this week we told you about how dataminers found new info for more characters to be added to Arms, so when the word got out about the 2.1 update, of course, people speculated that they were going to get someone new added to the mix Unfortunately, that is not the case. credit//Nintendo You can check out[...]

It appears Nintendo is planning for the long haul when it comes to Arms First, the confirmed news, which came from the Arms Twitter account announcing that a new update would be coming this month, as you can see below The translated text says that a "Balance adjustment update scheduled to be carried out in[...]

It was bound to happen after it was announced that Nintendo's next update to Arms would unlock Max Brass as a playable character and make everyone want to try out the champ Now the word is out that the same update will unlock someone even better than him and probably twice as strong in Hedlok. Serving as[...]

The first DLC character for Nintendo's Arms is Max Brass, who will be made available in a free update next week Nintendo made the announcement on Twitter earlier today, which included a video of the new character in action. Get ready #ARMS fans! Max Brass aka "The Commish" joins the fight via a free update on July 12th![...]

It's been a couple weeks since we announced that the main boss, Max Brass, would be the first DLC character for Nintendo's newest fighting game, Arms Now the main boss of the game gets an official trailer for you to check him out in action from Nintendo's Japanese YouTube channel. credit//Nintendo The character himself always looks OP,[...]

Conan O'Brien's YouTube channel just loaded another episode of "Clueless Gamer" from last night's show, this one featuring Will Arnett, who is promoting The LEGO Batman Movie being out on home media. The two duke it out over a game of Arms for the Nintendo Switch, with a ten-minute video featuring the kind of quick jabs[...]

Playing catch-up with a lot of the E3 news we didn't cover while we were covering other news, Nintendo revealed the first Arms DLC will be free and will be a new character Well, technically not so new to people who have been playing the game Mr Brass is the end boss for the single[...]

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[rwp-review-recap id="0"] When ARMS was first announced back in January 2017, it was probably the strangest of all the titles Nintendo could have announced And that included a Mario game where his hat now has a personality People with spring-like arms fighting for the amusement of the crowd, which includes a ninja, a supermodel, and a[...]

The first person in each crew must choose one of the new characters; the other person can choose one of the original characters. Prize: Winners will each receive a Pokkén Tournament DX art piece signed by Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, and members of the development team. Casters: Jordan Kent, D1 and VikkiKitty   2017[...]

This past weekend we saw the ARMS Global Testpunch take place, and despite all the fan outcry to get Twintelle added to the roster for the demo, Ninjara turned out to be the top character everyone played the most. The news was broken on the official Japanese Twitter account for the game as the ARMS Global Testpunch was apparently better received than[...]

The vast majority of gamers haven't even picked up ARMS yet for the Global Testpunch, and they were already in outrage that they couldn't play as Twintelle in this weekend's event on the Nintendo Switch She has become the most popular character of the game with fans online, and they haven't even played as her to[...]

Nintendo has finally dropped the details they have in mind for the Splatoon 2 and ARMS tournaments that will be happening in their area of E3, happening in just a couple weeks at the Los Angeled Convention Center. Below are the details for both tournaments, which will feature a mix of amateur players and pro eSports competitors,[...]

Today's Nintendo Direct wasn't so much about looking ahead to what Nintendo is developing, but more about what we already knew. The live feed presentation on YouTube started by showing off ARMS and all of the fighters involved with the game We got a good look at all 10 fighters and their designs (which look fantastic) as[...]

In what looks like a creature spliced together from equal parts DNA of GAK, Gumby, TMNT ooze, and "flubber,' we have a character called Helix who will be joining the cast of fighters for Nintendo's upcoming fighter game ARMS Oddly enough, the guy is called "DNA Man" in Japan This trailer gives you a good[...]

At the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation, we got a ton of information we were hoping to see, including release dates for ARMS (June 16) and Splatoon 2 (July 21), and a better preview of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe which will be released in a couple weeks on April 28 We also got a lot[...]

If you've been looking forward to seeing new material for Splatoon 2 and ARMS on the Nintendo Switch, you're in luck! On Wednesday, Nintendo are going to be giving out more details about both games in a special presentation. credit//Nintendo Nintendo like to hold these Nintendo Direct press conferences from time to time, showcasing something new coming[...]