ARMS announced for the Nintendo Switch, trailer, screens, more

13 January 2017 Lite_Agent ARMS

During the Nintendo Switch Presentation, Nintendo revealed ARMS, which would best be described as “Punch-Out on steroids”. Instead of fighting with your fists, you fight with various extandable arms. The key to victory is to alternate between punches and moving around. You can chose to use either motion controls or regular buttons.

You can guide your punches after throwing them (yes, you literally throw them), avoid enemy attacks by dashing, jump to attack enemies from above, and more. You can also power-up your punches to deal more damage, and fill up the pecial gauge in order to dish out devastating combinations.

Here’s the trailer for ARMS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7s3UB_8dFM

Here’s the main features:

Fight via simple motion and button controls – Grab onto your Joy-Con with a unique “thumbs-up” grip and use simple motions and button presses to outthink your opponent. Toss and curve punches when you find an opening, and dodge a flurry of incoming attacks. It’s fast-paced fun for everyone!
Select from a variety of fighters – Select from brand-new fighting superstars like Ribbon Girl, Master Mummy, and more! Each fighter has their own special attributes to learn and master.
Fight in arenas with unique obstacles – Throw punches around (or through) mysterious liquid-filled columns in a spooky laboratory, or in certain arenas, toss fighters onto trampolines for epic aerial skirmishes.
Choose your arms carefully – Each weapon has its own strength. Some are slow and do tons of damage, while others are fast as lighting, but will only serve to set up larger combinations. It’s up to you to mix and match your arms to fit your play style.

And here’s the usual pictures (boxarts, screenshots, artworks, and more):