Arms Global Testpunch has started for Switch owners

Nintendo Switch owners now have the chance to test Nintendo’s fighting game, Arms. The Arms Global Testpunch demo has returned for the weekend however, there’s a few differences this time.

The demo will run continuously this weekend until Sunday. During the previous event, the game was only accessible at certain timeslots. Nintendo seems to be listening to fan feedback this time however and has extended the length of the free trial.

This test punch began at 8am PT / 4pm BST earlier today. It will be ending 1pm PT / 9pm BST on August 27th which is Sunday. It’s been confirmed that players will be able to test a variety of characters including Spring Man, Ribbon Girl and Twintella. Players will be able to fight each other in regular, Hoops and Skillshot matches.

Nintendo also recently released a short demo for Pokken Tournament DX which can be played at any time. The demo has a limit of 15 matches however, this can be reset by completely deleting the demo and re-installing it.

Clare Lunawolf

Clare has been a dedicated gamer for almost all of her life and grew up playing a wide range of games such as Tekken, Pokemon, Unreal Tournament and Roller Coaster Tycoon. While she loves engaging action games, there's nothing that can beat a nice tycoon game and jazz session... especially if there's hot chocolate involved.