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.
The complete ARMS Direct is now available for viewing. We’ve gone ahead and attached the different versions of the presentation below.
As shown in today’s ARMS Direct, Nintendo has prepared a new trailer focusing on the single-player campaign in Splatoon 2. Watch it below.
Today’s ARMS Direct will be kicking off in about an hour from now. The presentation should go live at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET / 11 PM in the UK / 12 AM in Europe. Along with new information on ARMS, Nintendo will debut a new Splatoon 2 trailer.
You can watch today’s broadcast as it happens below. We’ll also be adding in information that comes in as a live blog after the video embed attached to this post.
– Weight and attributes factor into the arms you choose
– Heavy arms: slow but strong
– Multi-hit arms: successive hits deal less damage
– Choose whether to dodge a punch or block it with your own
– 7 types of attribute types
– Fire, electric, wind, ice, stun, explosion, blind
– Different arms have different attributes
NIS America announced Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle Limited Edition for Switch earlier today. Along with a standard release, a special edition will also be offered.
The Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle Limited Edition contains a copy of the game, hardcover art book, 1-disc original soundtrack, set of nine magnets, and collector’s box with exclusive art. Pricing is set at $49.99.
Pre-orders for the Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle Limited Edition are open here.
