Switch is meant to be a severe strategic preventing sport, a declare that’s being helped alongside by the revelation you don’t must flail your paws about within the air to make it go.
Arms was introduced in the course of the Switch launch occasion, with Nintendo extolling its virtues as each an accessible sport and one thing a bit deeper for preventing followers. Oh, and a automobile for Nintendo’s subsequent batch of first-party character mascots.
In the wake of the reveal Arekkz had a go and concluded Arms isn’t just about flailing your arms about, however now it seems it doesn’t need to contain flapping your arms in any respect.
According to a latest Nintendo Treehouse presentation, you don’t even want to make use of movement controls in any respect. IGN noticed the quote, which you’ll be able to hear at 52:18.
“If you’re a purist and you like button controls, you’d rather use a more traditional controller, you can of course do that as well,” Nintendo’s Morgan Ritchie mentioned.
This presumably consists of the Switch model of Nintendo’s common Pro Controller, which many Smash Bros. gamers favour, however may imply the L and R Joy Cons caught collectively on the Switch physique or the controller connector dock.
The presentation is value watching if all you’ve seen of Arms to this point is the flailing; it might be extra fascinating than you gave it credit score for initially. Nintendo could possibly be onto one thing right here.
Arms is launching in northern spring so it received’t be out there when Switch launches in March.
It’s considered one of a handful of recent Switch exclusives which debuted final week, resembling 1-2-Switch, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Snipperclips and Splatoon 2.
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