Punch Out Wii - May 18th for the Vengence of Glass Joe

Nintendo has announced that Punch Out is coming to the Wii on May 18th.

Not a lot of details have been announced aside from the date and this little blurb from a Nintendo rep:

"It will be interesting to see too how gamers react. I think they're going to react great to the motion control capabilities of the Wii with that game because you're used to hitting buttons and doing your blocks and your throws and kind of dodging out of the way, but now you can do all that with your own body, so it's going to feel you're right there as a boxer." - Charlie Scibetta, Senior Dir. of Corporate Communications, Nintendo of America

So it sounds like they're opting for more of a Wii Boxing style rather than the traditional controls from the NES and SNES.  I hope that they do a good job, as I was never 100% impressed with the boxing controls on Wii Sports.  

Also the following boxers have been mentioned or shown in previews:

Glass Joe

Von Kaiser

King Hippo

Soda Popinski

No word has been mentioned if any new boxers are showing up, but I really hope so.  Half the fun of Punch-Out was seeing what insane boxer was next.  But if it's all the same let's just leave Don Flamenco retired.

Posted by robio Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:38:48 (comments: 128)
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travo
 
Sun, 03 May 2009 20:38:55
Awesome!  That's all I can say about World B.  Awesome!
Dvader
 
Mon, 04 May 2009 01:41:02

HYPE HYPE HYPE HYPE!!! Punch-Out is back!!

That review has me so excited. I wonder what the surprise is, I feel its something to do with the classic Punch-Out.

robio
 
Mon, 04 May 2009 02:21:42

Dvader said:

HYPE HYPE HYPE HYPE!!! Punch-Out is back!!

That review has me so excited. I wonder what the surprise is, I feel its something to do with the classic Punch-Out.

Possible ideas:

  • Unlockable version of one of the old games (possibly one of the arcade games?)
  • Online fighting
  • Online ranking system
  • Extra playable character

More than likely it's something that we won't see coming.

gamingeek
 
Mon, 04 May 2009 13:23:50

Looks okay, still not tempted.

How can they not have a decent multiplayer mode? Or training like Rocky?

I want to level up and train. Or maybe have a hub world aka a gym and go out to matches.

robio
 
Mon, 04 May 2009 13:37:07

gamingeek said:

Looks okay, still not tempted.

How can they not have a decent multiplayer mode? Or training like Rocky?

I want to level up and train. Or maybe have a hub world aka a gym and go out to matches.

None of that is what Punch Out is or has ever been about.  That's like asking, "why can't I import Mii's into Fire Emblem."  If you want to play a real boxing game there's plenty of options out there.  If you want over-top-characters and rhythm based fighting there's also plenty of options, but only one of them is worth a damn and it is Punch Out.

Amen.

gamingeek
 
Mon, 04 May 2009 13:50:04
No man, they could keep what they have right now and add training to pad the game out. It wouldn't take anything away. And if you had a small hub gym where you could walk about purchase clothing, talk to your opponents and train. It would be cool. It could evolve the design of the game with extra bits.
SteelAttack
 
Mon, 04 May 2009 14:40:14
Great review, definitely pumped for the game. Will buy it as soon as I see it. Both World B and challenges are much welcome additions, and they expand meaningfully the scope of the original games. The world B feature is most definitely a nod to the original PunchOut arcade game, which made you defend your title after winning the belt from Mr. Sandman over and over again, through progressively harder opponents.
Dvader
 
Mon, 04 May 2009 20:39:56

SteelAttack said:
Great review, definitely pumped for the game. Will buy it as soon as I see it. Both World B and challenges are much welcome additions, and they expand meaningfully the scope of the original games. The world B feature is most definitely a nod to the original PunchOut arcade game, which made you defend your title after winning the belt from Mr. Sandman over and over again, through progressively harder opponents.

Oh snap, you might have uncovered the secret, a port of Punch-Out arcade. Body Blow! Body Blow!

Dvader
 
Mon, 04 May 2009 20:40:58

gamingeek said:
No man, they could keep what they have right now and add training to pad the game out. It wouldn't take anything away. And if you had a small hub gym where you could walk about purchase clothing, talk to your opponents and train. It would be cool. It could evolve the design of the game with extra bits.

I like this idea, the training could serve as many different mini games.

travo
 
Tue, 05 May 2009 03:29:16

robio said:

Dvader said:

HYPE HYPE HYPE HYPE!!! Punch-Out is back!!

That review has me so excited. I wonder what the surprise is, I feel its something to do with the classic Punch-Out.

Possible ideas:

  • Unlockable version of one of the old games (possibly one of the arcade games?)
  • Online fighting
  • Online ranking system
  • Extra playable character

More than likely it's something that we won't see coming.

Please let it be online fighting.

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