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.
Yeah and level up your character like in virtua tennis. Remember that Wii Sports boxing dodge game? Do that and the more you do it the more evasive and agile you become etc.
having played a little bit of the NES version i understand what robio is saying. it's so not this type of game. it's an arcade type game through and through ... it makes no sense to have stats or to level up etc. you have to get good with what you are given to beat the game. there's no easy way around it. like leveling up and what not. to do that would be to make the game something totally different. it's also a rather "pure" game much as i hate the term ... so stuff to pad the game out would be against it's spirit.
how dare you question God of Trendy?
Just doesn't work. First of all purchasing clothing? Why? When you play you only see Mac's back and really you see through his back. So let's just toss that idea out.
And as far as the leveling up, again it wouldn't really work. It's a timing based game. If you were able to dodge faster all it would really do is change the timing up. Maybe Mac could get stronger through leveling up but that could possibly make the game too easy if he got too strong. Part of the challenge of the game is that Mac doesn't do much damage and has to constantly weave around his opponent to get enough hits on them.
Now no more questioning me and and my views on Punch Out!!!! ANd for his unquestioning faith in the game Bugs is now blessed by the God of Trendy and will be complimented on his wardrobe today.
No, you could walk about the gym in your clothes. Also have a system where the game delivers letters or emails to you about your progress.
Glass Joe or whatever sends you a letter saying how he's going to pound you next time. And if getting stronger makes things easier, introduce some tougher opponents.
You just want to turn this into Animal Crossing. Get that crap out of here.
Come play the new Animal Punch-Out. Special features include:
Sonofabitch.
I'd buy it.