<s>
is	O
a	O
2017	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arms	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Switch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arms	O
features	O
fifteen	O
playable	O
fighters	O
,	O
including	O
Min	O
Min	O
and	O
Twintelle	O
,	O
with	O
five	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
motion	O
controls	O
or	O
standard	O
button	O
inputs	O
with	O
controllers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
to	O
operate	O
each	O
Arm	O
individually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
mode	O
consists	O
of	O
volleyball	B-Device
and	O
basketball	B-Application
modes	O
,	O
a	O
target	O
breaking	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
survival	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
this	O
idea	O
work	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
feature	O
of	O
extendable	O
arms	O
was	O
implemented	O
,	O
with	O
Yabuki	O
stating	O
"	O
Let	O
's	O
talk	O
about	O
a	O
game	O
I	O
know	O
about	O
very	O
well	O
-	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Something	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
distance	O
and	O
you	O
steer	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
that	O
-	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
basic	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
and	O
how	O
its	O
gameplay	O
helped	O
influence	O
Arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
featuring	O
staple	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Link	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
possibility	O
of	O
adding	O
characters	O
from	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Presentation	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
demo	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Arms	O
Global	O
Testpunch	O
"	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
with	O
players	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
online	O
gameplay	O
during	O
twelve	O
separate	O
hour-long	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
free	O
releases	O
of	O
additional	O
content	O
followed	O
Splatoon	B-Application
update	O
model	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Testpunch	O
demo	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
multiple	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
stages	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
until	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
adding	O
new	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
other	O
than	O
balance	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
limited-time	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arms	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
boxing	O
minigame	O
from	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
compared	O
Arms	O
with	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
"	O
Arms	O
is	O
to	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
what	O
Splatoon	B-Application
is	O
to	O
the	O
online	O
shooter	O
or	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
to	O
the	O
driving	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
McWhertor	O
from	O
Polygon	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
creative	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
reminded	O
him	O
of	O
the	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Kallie	O
Plagge	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
character	O
roster	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
steep	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arms	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
behind	O
Horizon	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
featuring	O
Min	O
Min	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
,	O
Spring	O
Stadium	O
as	O
a	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
18	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
of	O
Min	O
Min	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
