'Arms': New Boxing Game Shares A Lot With Shooters, Available For Nintendo Switch At Launch

Fans are still wrestling with the tons of information dumped on Thursday's major Nintendo Switch console event. However, they were beginning to have a clearer picture of what games will land on the system. Besides that, people are realizing how few of those will release alongside the console on March 3.

Nintendo just doesn't like to waste time with original games for its new Switch console. During its Thursday's launch live stream, the company announced a new boxing game called Arms, which also shares a lot with shooters.

The game banks on motion controls to attack enemies from a distance. In practice, it looks like a player is punching with a bit of a delay, thanks to his/her freakishly long arms. In many ways, Arms seems like the successor to Wii Boxing that gamers have been waiting for a long time. Unfortunately for them, the game won't be ready for the Switch's release - it's expected to be launched sometime in spring.

As for the system's March 3 worldwide launch, it appears Nintendo will only have two first-party games ready - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and 1-2 Switch. The former will be released on the Nintendo Wii U at the same time while the latter will apparently be the usual Nintendo release title meant to present an intriguing new controller via mini-games.

In this case, the 1-2 Switch that will cost $49.99 will be all about the Joy-Con controllers, so its players will fight against each other in motion-specific games that ask gamers to look directly at each other, as opposed to the screen. Yoga posing, gun slinging, dancing, and other mini-game activities were presented in the game's trailer which you can find below.

Besides Arms, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and 1-2 Switch, Nintendo Switch will get its own versions of, FIFA, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Fire Emblem, Skyrim and many more.