Despite early demos relying entirely on motion controls, Nintendo has confirmed that new Nintendo Switch IP, ARMS

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"It's important to point out that [we've] been playing with the Joy-Con - one in each hand - using motion controls," explained Nintendo localisation expert Morgan Ritchie on the Nintendo Treehouse livestream , "but obviously if you're a purist and you like button controls, you'd rather use a more traditional controller, you can of course do that as well."You can hear the quote at 52:18 in video below - during a segment that also serves as an excellent explanation of ARMS' depths and hidden details:With ARMS seemingly aiming to offer some hardcore depth to its accessible fighting, some ( including our own preview ) had questioned whether motion controls would be precise enough for high-level play.While Nintendo contends they still will be, the move should please those looking for something more familiar.ARMS is currently scheduled for release in the Spring - we think Nintendo's " pulled the same trick for fighting games with ARMS as it did for competitive shooters with Splatoon . Not only has it sanitised and injected a neon glamour into an oft-repeated genre, but thrown new aspects of sideways thinking into the mix."

Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor and he no long fears playing ARMS on a plane. Follow him on Twitter