Thanks to a special European hands-on event, DigitalFoundry has uploaded a new video analysis in which we can take a closer look at how ARMS performs when running on Switch.
Apparently, ARMS will run at a stable 60 FPS in all types of available playstyles, but the 1080p resolution will drop to 900p if we play a 2 or 4-player splitscreen match. Sadly, in 4-player multiplayer the frames per second will be reduced to 30 FPS in order to maintain a good playing flow.
Check out the video below to see for yourselves how good ARMS is looking.
Update: Added in additional details below.
Original: Level-5 issued a new media blast for Layton’s Mystery Journey today. Along with screenshots, the latest information was also published.
Professor Hershel Layton has suddenly disappeared, so in order to find her father, Katrielle begins a “General Shop and Puzzle-Solving Detective Service” and establishes the Layton Detective Company. She takes on all sorts of cases from finding pets to determining culprits in murder cases, and her bizarre ideas continue to result in her achieving accurate results in solving mysteries. Obtaining such a reputation, the Layton Detective Company continues to receive many kinds of requests.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Download
ACA NeoGeo Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors – €6.99 / £6.29
Thumper – €19.99 / £15.99
Switch Demo
Disgaea 5 Complete
Wii U Virtual Console
Super Star Soldier – €5.99 / £5.39
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Download
ACA NeoGeo Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors – $7.99
Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical – $7.99
Thumper – $19.99
Switch Demo
Disgaea 5 Complete
Nintendo has added three new periods of maintenance to its schedule. Switch, Wii U, and 3DS will be impacted tonight and next week as well, affecting online play, rankings, etc.
The maintenance schedule is as follows:
Switch
– 6 PM PT (May 18) – 8 PM PT (May 18)
– 9 PM ET (May 18) – 11 PM ET (May 18)
– 2 AM in the UK (May 19) – 4 AM in the UK (May 19)
– 3 AM in Europe (May 19) – 5 AM in Europe (May 19)
Switch / Wii U / 3DS
– 9 PM PT (May 18) – 2 AM PT (May 18)
– 12 PM ET (May 19) – 5 AM PT (May 19)
– 5 AM in the UK (May 19) – 10 AM in the UK (May 19)
– 6 AM in Europe (May 19) – 11 AM in Europe (May 19)
Switch / Wii U / 3DS
– 6:45 PM PT (May 24) – 8 PM PT (May 24)
– 9:45 PM ET (May 24) – 11 PM ET (May 24)
– 2:45 AM in the UK (May 25) – 4 AM in the UK (May 25)
– 3:45 AM in Europe (May 25) – 5 AM in Europe (May 25)
Super Mario Run players can participate in a new Friendly Run event. Each time you give it a try, you’ll earn Rally Tickets regardless of whether you win or lose.
The number of times you can play each day is based on the progress made in World Tour:
– Haven’t cleared World 1: one time
– World 1 cleared: three times
– World 2 cleared: five times
The Friendly Run event will be available until June 1.
Well, I was only joking about it before, but it seems like Japan’s fervor for Splatoon really does know no bounds. You actually can buy just the box of the Splatoon 2 Switch bundle by itself on the Japanese My Nintendo store – literally just the box with no contents, not the game nor the Switch console. Accordingly, it only costs 540 Yen.
We’re still two months away from Splatoon 2’s release, but we already know the game’s file size – at least the one of the Japanese version, though other language versions shouldn’t be drastically different. A listing of the download version of the game on Amazon Japan has revealed that Splatoon 2 will require 5.5GB of space on your Switch.
Nintendo is doing something slightly unusual for Splatoon 2’s physical release in Japan. In addition to the regular physical version, the Switch console bundle and a download code for the game you can buy in stores, you can get a “game card free” version of Splatoon 2. This is the regular game case, but instead of a cartridge, it comes with a download code for the game. This is intended for people who prefer to own a digital copy of the game, but still want a game case for their collection.
At the moment, it seems like you can only get this version at the Japanese My Nintendo store, though it’s possible some retailers might carry it as well.
Given how popular Splatoon is in Japan, Nintendo could probably get away with just selling the game case without the actual game at all and it would still be a sales hit!
