Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games Release Dates…

During the Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo outed the release dates of several upcoming Switch games. Leading the pack are big titles such as Arms and Splatoon 2, but of course, there are a slew of other noteworthy games, including Disgaea 5 Complete, Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, Payday 2, and more. Arms Arms is scheduled for a June 16 release, and it’s one of the games that Nintendo is really promoting for the Switch. For the uninitiated, it’s a fighting game that uses a mix of motion and button controls, featuring characters with various extendable arms to hit their opponents. Aside from giving out a solid date, Nintendo also unveiled a new character named Min Min and a two-on-two mode. Splatoon 2…
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Nintendo Switch: Arms And Splatoon 2…

You can buy Nintendo’s game about throwing punches like spring-loaded footballs, dubbed Arms, on June 16, and the sequel to the company’s acclaimed ink-splashy shooter, Splatoon 2, on July 21. Nintendo revealed both games’ release dates in a Nintendo Direct reel that played like a breathless cavalcade of upcoming developments for the company’s 3DS and Switch video game platforms.Take note of this date, too: May 11. That’s when Minecraft for Switch arrives, one of the more important Switch games of 2017 no one’s talking about, but sure to lure many players. Contrast with the marathon wait for the world’s second all-time bestselling video game (after Tetris) to finally arrive on Nintendo’s Wii U in late 2015. Yes, that’s probably more…
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Nintendo’s wild Switch fighter Arms is…

The Nintendo Switch lineup is getting a bit more violent very soon. Today the company announced that Arms, a motion-controlled fighting game for Switch, will be releasing on June 16th. It was previously pegged for a spring launch. Arms is part of a small-but-growing list of original Nintendo properties debuting on Switch. It plays sort of like a deeper, more intense version of Wii Sports boxing, utilizing the Switch’s motion controls to simulate your fists. But unlike the Mii-focused Wii boxing, Arms has a heavy focus on characters, with a look that feels like a more playful take on Blizzard’s multiplayer shooter Overwatch. The cast includes everything from a young boy in a bright yellow robot suit to a girl…
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Watch today’s ‘Splatoon 2’ and ‘ARMS’…

If you own a Nintendo Switch and have already beaten The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you’re going to want to tune into the next Nintendo Direct. Kicking off this evening at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET, the live stream will focus on Splatoon 2 and ARMS, though other Switch and 3DS announcements are expected as well. While Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the Switch game that Nintendo fans are currently most excited about, it’s more of a remaster than a new game. After all, Mario Kart 8 already came out on the Wii U — the Deluxe edition just brings more characters, more tracks, more items and an improved Battle Mode to the game. The…
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Nintendo’s New Direct Will Talk ‘Splatoon…

ForbesNintendo’s New Direct Will Talk ‘Splatoon 2’ And ‘ARMS’ On The SwitchForbesThe glow of Zelda is slowly starting to fade, and while Mario Kart 8’s re-release is somewhat imminent, everyone is curious about what other big new games are coming to the Switch. Nintendo has announced that a new Direct on Wednesday, April 12th at 6 …Nintendo Direct returns this WednesdayPolygonSplatoon, Arms-Focused Nintendo Direct Coming This WeekGameSpotSplatoon 2 and Arms to be showcased at Nintendo Direct this WednesdayDestructoidSiliconera -Heavy.com -Gaming Age -TweakTownall 17 news articles »
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Merkel challenger wants Germany to back…

By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats said on Monday he would stress disarmament rather than military spending if he becomes chancellor after September’s election, rejecting U.S. pressure to spend more on defense. Martin Schulz has led a revival in the left-leaning Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) popularity since his nomination in January to challenge conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Sept. 24 federal election and try to deny her a fourth term. Asked whether Germany’s NATO membership could be up for negotiation in an SPD-led government after the election, Schulz said “we are a strong and reliable member of NATO”. But he added: “What we need is not an upward spiral in armaments but rather…
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Basque militants ETA surrender arms in…

BAYONNE, France/MADRID Basque militant group ETA passed a list with the location of its arms caches to French authorities on Saturday, effectively ending an armed separatist campaign after almost half a century.ETA, which killed more than 850 people in its attempt to carve out an independent state in northern Spain and southwest France, declared a ceasefire in 2011 but had not surrendered its remaining arms.Founded in 1959 out of anger among Basques at political and cultural repression under General Francisco Franco, ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna – Basque Country and Freedom) gained notoriety as one of Europe’s most intractable separatist groups.Saturday’s handover, via intermediaries, of its weapons in the French city of Bayonne will not mean the end of the group…
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Basque militants ETA surrender arms in…

BAYONNE, France/MADRID Basque militant group ETA passed a list with the location of its arms caches to French authorities on Saturday, effectively ending an armed separatist campaign after almost half a century.ETA, which killed more than 850 people in its attempt to carve out an independent state in northern Spain and southwest France, declared a ceasefire in 2011 but had not surrendered its remaining arms.Founded in 1959 out of anger among Basques at political and cultural repression under General Francisco Franco, ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna – Basque Country and Freedom) gained notoriety as one of Europe’s most intractable separatist groups.Saturday’s handover, via intermediaries, of its weapons in the French city of Bayonne will not mean the end of the group…
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Basque group ETA gives France list…

The Basque separatist group ETA has provided France with a list of arms caches under its promise to completely disarm by Saturday, an independent verification panel said.ETA says its initiative will bring the final curtain down on a decades-long armed campaign to gain independence for the Basque country straddling the Spanish-French border.At a press conference in the French Basque city of Bayonne, a group called the International Verification Commission (IVC) confirmed that it had received a list of arms caches from intermediaries, and this had been handed “to the French authorities.”Earlier, informed sources said ETA had provided French police with a list of 12 caches located in the southwestern French departments, or counties, of the Gers, Pyrenees-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrenees, they…
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Basque militants ETA surrender arms in…

By Sonya Dowsett, Isla Binnie and Claude CanellasBAYONNE, France/MADRID (Reuters) – Basque militant group ETA passed a list with the location of its arms caches to French authorities on Saturday, effectively ending an armed separatist campaign after almost half a century.ETA, which killed more than 850 people in its attempt to carve out an independent state in northern Spain and southwest France, declared a ceasefire in 2011 but had not surrendered its remaining arms.Founded in 1959 out of anger among Basques at political and cultural repression under General Francisco Franco, ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna – Basque Country and Freedom) gained notoriety as one of Europe’s most intractable separatist groups.Saturday’s handover, via intermediaries, of its weapons in the French city of…
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