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Software update: April 11th 2018

Support | Nintendo Switch

A software update introducing new features and adjustments is now available for ARMS. To download the update, please start the game while your Nintendo Switch console is connected to the internet. The software version after this update will be 5.3.0.

Update contents

  • New “Dashboard” feature added. Check out the latest rankings, and tons of useful videos!
    From Dashboard you can see the following.
    • Latest Worldwide & Regional Rankings
    • Party Crash Ranking by time slot
    • ARMS “Tips & Techniques” video collection
    • “Fighter Focus” video collection with tips for each fighter
    • Tournament Clips” to so you can learn from the best
  • 15 Images added to Gallery.
  • Korean language is now supported.
  • Adjusted the abilities of certain fighters and ARMS as follows.

Fighter Changes
Ribbon Girl
  • Freshening up lightens your heart and your feet. Ah, Spring! Increased air dash movement speed.
  • But it feels like her feet don’t quite touch the ground properly… Decreased dash movement speed.
Misango
  • Increased rush gauge fill rate when in red and blue spirit form to be equal to that of other characters.

ARM Changes
Coolerang
  • Increased extension speed.
  • Increased retraction speed.
Lokjaw
  • Increased retraction speed.
  • Fixed issue where under certain conditions ARM would not recover for an extended time.
Scorpio
  • Increased charge attack damage.
  • Decreased retraction speed.
Skully
  • Increased charge attack damage.
  • Decreased homing.
Glusher
  • Increased charge attack damage.
Parabola
  • Increased expansion rate while extending.
    • ※No change to expansion during charge.
Nade
  • Decreased retraction speed.
Chakram
  • Decreased charge attack speed.

Additional information

After downloading the most recent data you will no longer be able to use Local or LAN Play with users on previous versions.

Please note: To download this content, additional storage may be needed. If you don’t have enough system storage in the Nintendo Switch console, please use a compatible microSD card (for more information, visit our Support section). You can check how much free space there is on your console's system memory or microSD card by opening System Settings from the HOME Menu and selecting Data Management.

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