One of the best party games, also quite fun playing by oneself. I'm wondering why they haven't made a new one, sure it won't sell 25 millions but I don't see why it wouldn't do a couple of millions that would more than cover the development costs. The first sports wasn't all that good, but wii motion plus made it all that much better!

I had a similar problem, but then I realized it was because I was using heavy arms. When I switched to light arms, my punches curved like I expected them to. That's why it's not a good idea to use two heavy arms at once.

I think ARMS is the next big thing for Nintendo.

The game is REALLY good. It also demonstrates the advancement of motion control technology, this is the massive leap that was required with Wii Motion + or whatever new controllers they should have had with the Wii U.

It's a lot more than just Wii Boxing, there's a lot more movement involved, WAY more moves, weapons, etc... It's probably more like Smash Brothers, but with the thrill and flash of Mario Kart, and unlike Mario Kart - it is completely fresh.

My one complaint is that I wish there was a mode that was similar to Smash, in that you rack up as many kills or damage as possible in the time period, rather than just simply being the last one left in a 3 or 4 player match. I got the hang of the three player matches though, just dodge like crazy and try to manuever the other two into attacking each other. No plan is perfect, but it plays to stay active and take out the stronger character, or just avoid the fight as much as possible. Anyway, the avoidance strategy would be invalidated if it tracked damage delt rather than being the last one left.

ARMS is the most fun game on Switch right now, it surpasses Mario Kart in its base game.

Like Medisti said, some arms curve better than others, so that could explain the curving issue. Unfortunately I don't know what to say about about the slow movement, perhaps just not tilting enough? But hey if you enjoyed non-motion controls then there's no harm just sticking with them. Even though the motion controls worked fine for me I wanna be able to play this game in handheld mode so I'm using traditional controls from here on. Also there's another round of Test Punches next weekend.

For people having trouble with the controls, one thing to check is how you hold the controller, since it is not standard.

I have seen people on youtube with similar complaints, and it is because they were holding the controllers incorrectly (standard, with index fingers on triggers and thumbs on analog sticks/buttons). For ARMS, you should instead hold them sideways in a fist, so the bottom of the controller faces outward, your fingers grip around the front, and your thumbs are on the triggers.

I had finally the chance to play it yesterday. Very addictive game and I like how lobbies are done. And I'm quite good at it, was beating most of the players!

The only game I had trouble with was the volleyball. I always play Min Min, and her weapons are at a disadvantage against the heavies. Although I have found that dual Dragons work well enough, and I got a few 5-0 games during the late night round.

I also have to chime in on the motion controls being fun and working almost to perfection. As others have pointed out, MAKE SURE TO HOLD THE JOYCONS CORRECTLY. They're supposed to be held sideways in relation to the screen, with the thumbs on top.

Yeah, that was the problem 100% of the time with the youtubers, complaining about movement but holding the controllers wrong, even though the game showed you how to hold them. The movement won't work correctly unless you play with thumbs on the triggers.

A good strategy I found was to head into practice between all matches, and practice jumping + dashing and then striking at the targets. You can really hone your aiming skills that way. Some players are clueless as to how to move out of the way/hit attacks away, they are easy to jump above and throw. So practice throws a lot too.

It is certainly a very unique and welcomed take in the fighting genre. I'm still a fan of more traditional fighters (hyped for tekken 7) but this can be another breakout hit for Nintendo. They are successfully building new franchise in "new genres" (fighting and shooters) that suit their image/style and that's fairly impressive.