ARMS – new Twintelle art
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Nintendo shared a new piece of ARMS art yesterday focusing on Spring Man. Another new image went up today featuring Twintelle. Take a look at it above.
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Zero Escape director “would love” to have a game on Switch
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Kotaro Uchikoshi is best known for the Zero Escape franchise. Across three different games, he acted as series director.
Uchikoshi could choose to support Nintendo’s newest platform in the future. When asked about Switch, he said the following:
“I think it’s a very interesting piece of hardware. If the opportunity presents itself, I’d love to put out something on the Switch.”
Uchikoshi is in the very early stages of a new game tenatively known as Project Psync. It remains to be seen if it will end up on a Nintendo platform.
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[Let’s Talk] How do you feel about ARMS?
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Nintendo had a big blowout of ARMS this week with its own dedicated Nintendo Direct. It really touched on almost everything we’ve wanted to know about the game. New characters were revealed, new modes were shown, and we even found out about ARMS Global Testpunch – an opportunity to try things out before launch.
Has Nintendo sold you on ARMS now, or were you already skeptical? Perhaps you’re waiting until the ARMS Global Testpunch until you really make up your mind. Who’s your favorite character? What mode interests you the most as of now? Share your thoughts about ARMS with us in the comments below.
Highlights from last week’s topic: What are you playing? – May 2017
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 on Switch confirmed to launch this fall in North America
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It was recently made known that, in Japan, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 would be out this fall. Bandai Namco has since confirmed the same window for North America as well.
The publisher just tweeted:
Dragon Ball #Xenoverse2 arrives on #Switch in Fall 2017! Features: Ad-hoc play, motion controls, 2P battle on 1 system w/ 1 joy con each. pic.twitter.com/WzxlKVAsbK
— Bandai Namco US (@BandaiNamcoUS) May 20, 2017
We don’t have any news for Europe just yet. However, the game will almost certainly be dropping this fall in PAL regions as well.
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Best Buy stores selling “limited quantities” of Switch systems tomorrow
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Toys “R” Us restocked Switch at its stores across the United States yesterday. Over at Best Buy, the retailer will have units as well. Gray and neon units will apparently be on hand.
Best Buy’s Twitter page told one consumer the following:
@hjppearl Stores will have limited quantities of the consoles and they will be available for purchase on May 21st. ^Megan
— Best Buy Support (@BestBuySupport) May 19, 2017
If you’re planning on going to Best Buy tomorrow, you may want to show up before the store opens. You may also want to call ahead of time to confirm the restock.
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New ARMS Global Testpunch details
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Nintendo’s Japanese Twitter page and blog have a few extra details about ARMS Global Testpunch. The online demo will begin towards the end of next week.
To reiterate, seven fighters are included: Spring Man, Ribbon Girl, Master Mummy, Ninjara, Mechanica, Min Min, and Helix. With each one, you can choose from their standard ARMS. It’s also possible to play the demo with one or two players with a single Switch unit. The ARMS Global Testpunch can be experienced with the Party Match mode, including V-Ball.
When connecting with players in lobbies, versus rules will be automatically selected. It also looks like there’s a “Warm Up” option and the ability to change your fighter while waiting.
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New ARMS art for Spring Man
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Nintendo has shared a new piece of art for ARMS on its Japanese Twitter page for the game. The image, featuring Spring Man, can be seen above.
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EDGE #307 review scores
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Rime – 9
Prey – 8
Get Even – 6
The Surge – 6
What Remains of Edith Finch – 9
Strafe – 8
Statik – 9
Puyo Puyo Tetris – 8
Guardians of the Galaxy – Tangled Up in Blue – 5
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Disgaea 5 Complete demo data can’t be transferred to the full game
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NIS America published a demo for Disgaea 5 Complete on the Switch eShop this week. If you’re on the fence, it’s a good opportunity to try out the strategy RPG.
Some information was floating around that it’s possible to transfer progress over to the full game. But unfortunately, NIS America said on Twitter that it’s not actually possible. You can save in the demo itself, but data can’t be moved over to the retail release.
NIS America passed along the news on Twitter:
We'd like to confirm the save feature of #Disgaea5Complete's demo. The save data cannot be transferred to the full game.
— NIS America, Inc. (@NISAmerica) May 17, 2017
You are able to save during the demo, however. We apologize for the miscommunication with some fans earlier. Thanks for your understanding!
— NIS America, Inc. (@NISAmerica) May 17, 2017
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More Splatoon 2 Hero Mode details, images
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Nintendo ended this week’s ARMS Direct with a new trailer for Splatoon 2 highlighting Hero Mode, the game’s single-player campaign. The series’ Japanese Twitter account has since shared some additional details and images.
Marie is not only a member of Squid Sisters, but also agent 2 of New Squidbeak Splatoon. She is keeping a close watch on the Octarians while Cap’n Cuttlefish is away. As indicated by this week’s trailer, agent 4 does not know of the Squid Sisters.