As part of today's presentation, Nintendo gave nostalgia-seeking gamers a knockout punch of good news, announcing a brand-new installment in the NES classic franchise Punch-Out!!. The game will be available exclusively for the Wii in 2009. Nintendo released the original Mr. Dream's Punch-Out!! through the Wii's Virtual Console last year.

Details on the new Punch-Out!! are slim, but it will play heavily to themes established in the 1987 original. Players will again don the mitts of scrawny up-and-coming pugilist Little Mac as he takes on a host of hyperbolic fighters. Reenacting their own Rumble in the Jungle, Little Mac will touch gloves with a few familiar foes, including jittery Glass Joe and corpulent powerhouse King Hippo.

Check back Monday for GameSpot's first look at Punch-Out!! and a variety of other games being shown today from Nintendo's press event.


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King Hippo!

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Von Kaiser?

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Glass Joe?

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Will it be called MIKE TYSON'S Punch Out!!?

This seems like reason enough to buy a Wii. Seriously.

haha, awesome.

If it plays anything like Wii boxing (I'm imagining it will be an exact copy), I'm not in.

If it plays anything like Wii boxing (I'm imagining it will be an exact copy), I'm not in.

Agreed, but I'm thinking they won't fuck this one up. Assuming they don't, I'll be in hella shape by the end of 2009.

GLAAAAAAAAAASS JOOOOOOOEEEE

It's just not the same without the green grid.

I would sell my 360 and all the games to get in on this.

I had no desire to ever get a Wii until now.

Apparently it will use the same system as the original with hearts representing stamina and stars for effective counter punches. Let's just hope it works better than the boxing does on Wii Sports and it should have an option to use the classic controller.

I could almost never beat Macho Man, let alone Tyson.

I work over Tyson

http://www.nescafeweb.com/game.play.php?gameid=3

K-GoPk3hpTo

Makes me want to put on a pink sweatsuit and go for a run in front of the Statue of Liberty.

Came out yesterday. Anybody gonna pick it up?

LOL fuck no. I'll stick with Fight Night.

^^Truth.

Anybody playing this? I think it's waaay too hard. I made it through and won the title without any real problems. But then you have to defend your title against everyone and they fight completely different with new tricks and hitches in their punches. I am getting pwned. I even lost to Glass Joe twice. Once you have 100 total losses (my record is now 21-160) they "award" you with headgear that minimizes the damage you take. I had to put it on to beat the second Bald Bull. I am now getting raped by Super Macho Man and don't see victory in sight. Frustrating. I'm thinking about trading it in so I don't throw my Wiimote through the TV.

Anybody playing this? I think it's waaay too hard. I made it through and won the title without any real problems. But then you have to defend your title against everyone and they fight completely different with new tricks and hitches in their punches.
that's just like the nintendo version, so it's true to the nostalgia

Finally beat it and was able to fight against Donkey Kong? WTF?

Finally beat it and was able to fight against Donkey Kong? WTF?
its Wii, dont be so selfish. Donkey Kong makes unfortunate sense.