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ARMS, a mix of boxing and shooting where you use extendable arms to battle your friends both locally and online! Take a Joy-Con in each hand and punch forward, twisting your fists to bend your attacks.

"Choose a fighting champion from around the world, eq… Source: IGDB

ARMS, a mix of boxing and shooting where you use extendable arms to battle your friends both locally and online! Take a Joy-Con in each hand and punch forward, twisting your fists to bend your attacks.

"Choose a fighting champion from around the world, equip your own combination of extendable arms, and then use a mix of button presses and quick hand motions to really take the fight to your opponent. Throw punches and guide them midflight to hit agile fighters, avoid incoming attacks with dashes, or trampoline high into the air to rain down fists from above. Power-up your punches to deal extra damage or curve your fists around obstacles to hit skittish opponents. Fill up your special gauge to dish out devastating combinations and finish them off. Unleash your inner fighter in this unbelievable sporting event! " Source: IGDB

Platforms

Nintendo Switch

Release date 16 June 2017

Developers

Nintendo

Genres

Fighting

Publishers

Nintendo
Nintendo of America
Nintendo of Europe

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Surprise! Watch today's mini Nintendo Direct here

Arms in Smash! Nintendo eShop exclusives! Ring Fit update! More!

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Early prototype of Arms revealed, including a cut bowling mini-game

Yoshi and Link once considered as possible characters.

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Nintendo's Arms director confirms "no plans" for more content updates

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Put a Springtron in your step.

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Hand it to them.

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Arms 4.0 releases tomorrow, and will introduce a new character

Sweet poison.

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But who is this mysterious interloper?

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Arms is getting another big update, and another new fighter

Achievements! Robots! A hot new tune!

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Arms is getting a tie-in graphic novel

Might come in handy.

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Arms' new character and version 3.0 are now live

It girl.

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Arms' new character is revealed, and she looks outrageous

And you can play for free this coming weekend.

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Arms' new character is slowly coming into focus

Sweet, sweet thing.

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Handy.

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Nintendo Switch shipped an impressive 4.7m in four months

Arms breaks a million copies.

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Arms update adds plenty while removing the most controversial stage from ranked play

Handy.

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Arms' new mode lets you play as an even tougher enemy than Max Brass

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Arms' first DLC character is out next week

Show some brass.

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Launch sales lower than 1-2 Switch.

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Open Arms.

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View all 40 character options in action, from blonde Twintelle to a purple Helix.
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How to see everything Arms has to offer.

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Na-na-na-na-naaaaaaa!

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A call to Arms.

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