At E3 2017 next month, Nintendo will be hosting the 2017 ARMS Open Invitational. A new teaser video is online for the event, posted below.
For the most part, you can expect ARMS to run at a stable 60 frames per second. However, Game Informer notes that after going hands-on with the title, it’ll drop to an unspecified number. While we don’t have an actual number, it’ll likely be 30 frames per second.
One of the highlights from today’s Nintendo Direct is the upcoming ARMS Global Testpunch. By downloading this demo from the Switch eShop, you can try out the game at certain days and times.
You can download the ARMS Global Testpunch right now. As far as the specific days and times go, they are as follows:
Note: the ARMS Global Testpunch is 1.4GB.
Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube account prepared several trailers for the various characters of ARMS. Find them all below.
Nintendo has put out a whole bunch of screenshots and art for ARMS following the game’s Direct. View the full set below.
It’s not Friday, but a new special ARMS-focused Nintendo Minute is now live. Check out the latest episode from Kit and Krysta below.
REDMOND, Wash., May 17, 2017 – Nintendo premiered a new Nintendo Direct video presentation all about its upcoming ARMS game for the Nintendo Switch console – with a little surprise from everyone’s favorite Inklings in the Splatoon 2 game as part of a bonus trailer at the end. ARMS was created by many of the same team members that developed the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game for Nintendo Switch, promising the same level of polish and competitive action as the hit racing game. The Nintendo Direct video detailed many new features about ARMS, including key characters, attributes and the game’s numerous multiplayer battle modes, as well as information about a free Global Testpunch demo for the game that starts at the end of May.
“With games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS and Splatoon 2, the next few months will be a summer of social competitive gaming on Nintendo Switch,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “This Nintendo Direct presentation offered great reasons why ARMS is perfect for players of all ages, whether they are familiar with fighting games or not.”
To view the Nintendo Direct video in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct. Some of the highlights revealed in the video include:
Update: These have also been announced for Japan. Japan’s bundle comes with the new Joy-Con colors and stickers.
At the end of today’s ARMS Direct, some special Splatoon 2-themed items were announced for Europe. First up is the Splatoon 2 Switch bundle, pictured above. A Splatoon 2 Switch Pro Controller and carrying case are on the way. Finally, Neon Green and Neon Pink Joy-Con controllers are on the way.
