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At the end of the tournament, [[Kosuke Yabuki]] appeared to present the winners with ARMS T-shirts as rewards. | At the end of the tournament, [[Kosuke Yabuki]] appeared to present the winners with ARMS T-shirts as rewards. | ||
==ARMS Open Invitational== | ==ARMS Open Invitational== | ||
:''Main article: [[ARMS Open Invitational]]'' | :''Main article: [[ARMS Open Invitational]]'' | ||
The '''ARMS Open Invitational''' was a tournament hosted by [[Nintendo]] at their E3 booth in June 2017. Four of the competitors in the tournament were Alex "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Valle CaliPower]" Valle, Kelsy "[https://www.ssbwiki.com/Smasher:SuperGirlKels SuperGirlKels]" Medeiros, Daniel “[https://www.ssbwiki.com/Smasher:Tafokints Tafokints]” Lee, and Marie-Laure “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayane Kayane]” Norindr, and the rest were four qualifying E3 attendees who visited the Nintendo booth between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. PT on {{#dateformat:2017-06-14}}. | The '''ARMS Open Invitational''' was a tournament hosted by [[Nintendo]] at their E3 booth in June 2017. Four of the competitors in the tournament were Alex "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Valle CaliPower]" Valle, Kelsy "[https://www.ssbwiki.com/Smasher:SuperGirlKels SuperGirlKels]" Medeiros, Daniel “[https://www.ssbwiki.com/Smasher:Tafokints Tafokints]” Lee, and Marie-Laure “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayane Kayane]” Norindr, and the rest were four qualifying E3 attendees who visited the Nintendo booth between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. PT on {{#dateformat:2017-06-14}}. The tournament was won by [[Zerk]] with SkywardWing finishing in 2nd place and GamingWithMe and SuperGirlKels finishing in 3rd place. | ||
==ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open== | At the conclusion of the event, Zerk was challenged to play against ARMS producer Kosuke Yabuki in an exhibition match. Mr. Yabuki won over Zerk 2-0. | ||
==ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open== | |||
[[File:ARMS Commemorative Online Open.jpg|thumb|The logo for the ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open.]] | |||
:''Main article: [[ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open]]'' | :''Main article: [[ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open]]'' | ||
'''ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open''' was an official online tournament held by Nintendo of Japan on July 1st, 2017. | '''ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open''' was an official online tournament held by Nintendo of Japan on July 1st, 2017. The 12 invited players were chosen via [[Ranked Match]] The tournament was won by しんごろー with やなぎ finishing in 2nd place and ポルンガ and ててて finishing in 3rd place. | ||
===Gameplay Videos=== | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aOUk-olmks ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open Top 12] | |||
==ARMS Japan Grand Prix== | ==ARMS Japan Grand Prix== | ||
The '''ARMS Japan Grand Prix''' was an official Japanese ARMS tournament series held by Nintendo of Japan. The series lasted 2 seasons but was seemingly canceled in 2019, no reason was ever given by Nintendo of Japan. While the series was mainly for Japanese players, some prominent North American and European players such as [[Resolve]], Esthri and Mileve were flown out to some of these events. | The '''ARMS Japan Grand Prix''' was an official Japanese ARMS tournament series held by Nintendo of Japan. The series lasted 2 seasons but was seemingly canceled in 2019, no reason was ever given by Nintendo of Japan. While the series was mainly for Japanese players, some prominent North American and European players such as [[Resolve]], Esthri and Mileve were flown out to some of these events. | ||
== ARMS US & Canada Online Open == | ==ARMS US & Canada Online Open== | ||
[[File:Arms-oline-tourney-american-canada-1.jpg|thumb|The logo for the ARMS US & Canada Online Open.]] | |||
:''Main article: [[ARMS US & Canada Online Open]]'' | :''Main article: [[ARMS US & Canada Online Open]]'' | ||
'''ARMS US & Canada Online Open''' was an online major official ARMS tournament held on March 31th, 2018 by Nintendo of America. 8 players qualified via Ranked Matches during March 8th-18th. The tournament ended with Resolve winning a close game 5 last round set against Gryffical after a draw in round 3. All finalists received a special piece of artwork signed by Kosuke Yabuki, Masaaki Ishikawa and Kenta Sato while Resolve also received a second piece of artwork signed by even more of the dev team. | '''ARMS US & Canada Online Open''' was an online major official ARMS tournament held on March 31th, 2018 by Nintendo of America. 8 players qualified via Ranked Matches during March 8th-18th. The tournament ended with Resolve winning a close game 5 last round set against Gryffical after a draw in round 3. All finalists received a special piece of artwork signed by Kosuke Yabuki, Masaaki Ishikawa and Kenta Sato while Resolve also received a second piece of artwork signed by even more of the dev team. | ||
==ARMS North American Online Open (April 2020)== | ===Gameplay Videos=== | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVTMb0ZbkJU ARMS US & Canada Online Open - Top 8] <br> | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXCMaY5Yg7I ARMS US & Canada Online Open - Semifinals] <br> | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn9m4um08uo ARMS US & Canada Online Open - Grand Final] <br> | |||
==ARMS North American Online Open (April 2020)== | |||
[[File:Naopen2020.jpg|thumb|The logo for the ARMS North American Online Open (April 2020).]] | |||
:''Main article: [[ARMS North American Online Open (April 2020)]]'' | :''Main article: [[ARMS North American Online Open (April 2020)]]'' | ||
The | The ARMS North American Online Open was an official online ARMS tournament held on April 4th, 2020 by Nintendo of America. The event was first revealed on March 23rd, 2020 along with the announcement that each member of Top 8 would be granted 2500 My Nintendo Gold Points (equivalent to $25 USD). While it was never officially confirmed, the tournament was likely held to tie-in with the announcement that an ARMS Character would be coming to [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] in June along with ARMS being free to play for 10 days via Nintendo Switch Online. The tournament is currently the largest ARMS event of all time surpassing the 2nd largest, [[EVO Japan 2018]]'s 318 entrants by more than 500 players. The tournament was won by [[AstroNinja0]] with [[GoreMagala]] coming in 2nd and [[JMCANADA]] coming in 3rd. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:07, 18 June 2020
This article lists offical major ARMS competitive events and tournaments hosted by Nintendo over the years.
Niconico Chokaigi 2017
On 2017-04-29 and 2017-04-30 in Japan, four ARMS tournaments were held at Niconico Chokaigi. Each tournament included a maximum of 64 players. Spring Man, Ribbon Girl, Ninjara, Master Mummy, Min Min, Mechanica, and Helix were the available fighters.
At the end of the tournament, Kosuke Yabuki appeared to present the winners with ARMS T-shirts as rewards.
ARMS Open Invitational
- Main article: ARMS Open Invitational
The ARMS Open Invitational was a tournament hosted by Nintendo at their E3 booth in June 2017. Four of the competitors in the tournament were Alex "CaliPower" Valle, Kelsy "SuperGirlKels" Medeiros, Daniel “Tafokints” Lee, and Marie-Laure “Kayane” Norindr, and the rest were four qualifying E3 attendees who visited the Nintendo booth between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. PT on 2017-06-14. The tournament was won by Zerk with SkywardWing finishing in 2nd place and GamingWithMe and SuperGirlKels finishing in 3rd place.
At the conclusion of the event, Zerk was challenged to play against ARMS producer Kosuke Yabuki in an exhibition match. Mr. Yabuki won over Zerk 2-0.
ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open
- Main article: ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open
ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open was an official online tournament held by Nintendo of Japan on July 1st, 2017. The 12 invited players were chosen via Ranked Match The tournament was won by しんごろー with やなぎ finishing in 2nd place and ポルンガ and ててて finishing in 3rd place.
Gameplay Videos
ARMS Release Commemorative Online Open Top 12
ARMS Japan Grand Prix
The ARMS Japan Grand Prix was an official Japanese ARMS tournament series held by Nintendo of Japan. The series lasted 2 seasons but was seemingly canceled in 2019, no reason was ever given by Nintendo of Japan. While the series was mainly for Japanese players, some prominent North American and European players such as Resolve, Esthri and Mileve were flown out to some of these events.
ARMS US & Canada Online Open
- Main article: ARMS US & Canada Online Open
ARMS US & Canada Online Open was an online major official ARMS tournament held on March 31th, 2018 by Nintendo of America. 8 players qualified via Ranked Matches during March 8th-18th. The tournament ended with Resolve winning a close game 5 last round set against Gryffical after a draw in round 3. All finalists received a special piece of artwork signed by Kosuke Yabuki, Masaaki Ishikawa and Kenta Sato while Resolve also received a second piece of artwork signed by even more of the dev team.
Gameplay Videos
ARMS US & Canada Online Open - Top 8
ARMS US & Canada Online Open - Semifinals
ARMS US & Canada Online Open - Grand Final
ARMS North American Online Open (April 2020)
- Main article: ARMS North American Online Open (April 2020)
The ARMS North American Online Open was an official online ARMS tournament held on April 4th, 2020 by Nintendo of America. The event was first revealed on March 23rd, 2020 along with the announcement that each member of Top 8 would be granted 2500 My Nintendo Gold Points (equivalent to $25 USD). While it was never officially confirmed, the tournament was likely held to tie-in with the announcement that an ARMS Character would be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in June along with ARMS being free to play for 10 days via Nintendo Switch Online. The tournament is currently the largest ARMS event of all time surpassing the 2nd largest, EVO Japan 2018's 318 entrants by more than 500 players. The tournament was won by AstroNinja0 with GoreMagala coming in 2nd and JMCANADA coming in 3rd.
References
ARMS JAPAN GRAND PRIX 2018 Nintendo Live Website
ARMS US And Canada Online Open Coming This Month
ARMS North American Online Open April 2020 annoncement