Nintendo hat jetzt Update 3.1.0 für ARMS veröffentlicht, das mit dem Sparring Ring u.a. eine neue Stage ergänzt. Die konpletten englischen Patchnotes lesen sich so:

• The versus stage Sparring Ring can now be selected.
  • It’s a square stage without gimmicks, used in the Warm-Up minigame.
  • Enjoy some serious bouts while enjoying the soundtrack of the ARMS Official Song (Electro-dance Ver.).
  • Sparring Ring will also appear as a stage in Ranked Match.
• Fixed an issue in Hedlok Scramble where sometimes Guardian and Clapback ARMS would fail to expand.
• Fixed issue where the rewards for 1-on-100 would change if played while searching for a Ranked Match.

Balance Changes:

• Ninjara: After getting some advice from a Ninja College alum, distance traveled when performing a mid-air mist warp has increased. Mid-air mist warp” refers to the ninja technique performed by dashing after jumping.
• Sparky: Increased retraction speed.
• Megawatt: Increased extension speed.
• Slamamander: Increased extension speed. / Decreased retraction speed.
• Biffler: Increased retraction speed.
• Blorb: Increased retraction speed. / Adjusted how damage multipliers for Rush attacks function.Total damage when connecting with all hits is unchanged.
• Funchuk: Increased the time span from exceeding a target until retraction. / Adjusted how damage multipliers for Rush attacks function. Total damage when connecting with all hits is unchanged. / Fixed issue during online play when Rush damage would increase under certain conditions. / Fixed an issue where at times an opponent’s throw could be deflected with a successfully completing throw attack.
• Clapback: Decreased Rush attack damage.
• Chilla: Decreased curving.
• Phoenix, Thunderbird: Decreased homing.
• Nade, Tribolt, Chakram: Decreased speed of charge attacks.