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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