Nintendo introduced a new character for ARMS during its Treehouse Live stream today. We have a first look at Max Brass, who is described as the greatest champion in the history of the Grand Prix.
Max Brass will be out this month following an update. ARMS will be getting another update in July which adds a Spectator Mode.
As seen in the 2017 #ARMS Open Invitational, a Spectator Mode for ARMS will be made available this month as part of a free online update! pic.twitter.com/SLHRfzxU57
— Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) June 15, 2017
Chao won’t be present in Sonic Forces. Producer Shun Nakamura and Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka, speaking with IGN, confirmed that they won’t be featured with the site.
Chao were most prominent in the Sonic Adventure games. These creatures, which were essentially digital pets in the games, let players raise their stats, increase levels, take on races, and more.
Mr. Ishikawa, Art Director for #ARMS, was so inspired by the Open Invitational that he drew our champion, @B33ZERK, and Producer Mr. Yabuki! pic.twitter.com/cRNGfvdzG5
— Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) June 15, 2017
This information comes from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime…
“The internal conversations we have is that on one hand, the development teams would love to showcase their content to a wider base, and certainly in short order the install base on Nintendo Switch will be larger than the install base we ended with Wii U.
“So there is that opportunity. What also drives the discussion, though is ‘what more will there be?’ Meaning, let’s take Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as an example. It needed to be the definitive version of that software for the consumer to be as excited as they are. Pokken Tournament DX with the additional fighters, the additional Pokemon, that was important for it to be an element of the game. What we are internally resisting is just a pure port, versus thinking about how not only do we showcase a game to a wider audience, but how do we make sure that there’s something more? So it’s an active discussion.”
