TKO! New Punch-Out!! coming to Wii in 2009

by Ross Miller { Oct 2nd 2008 at 2:04AM }

At a press conference in Japan, Nintendo announced that a new Punch-Out!! game will be coming to the Wii. No other related news is currently available, but we're guessing it'll share some similarities with the boxing stage from Wii Fit.

Update: Check out videos right here, where Punch-Out!! is shown as a 2009 release.

Tags: breakingnews, nintendo, punch-out

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Obie @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:10AM

YES! Hopefully enhanced with Wii motion plus.
And where the hell is Super Punch Out for the virtual console?

CesarSalad @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:16AM

dude, I sure hope so because if it's anything like the freaking wii boxing... there is no point in buying it

Obie @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:20AM

Yeah no damn Mii's. The punch out series is known for those huge hand-drawn sprites...they better don't ditch that. I prefer the first two punch out games over any of the boxing games to this day.

thevaj @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:16AM

Better have zee uppercut in it

Maxamegalon2000 @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:20AM

There's a couple of seconds of footage here:

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/conference2008fall/mov/wii.html?n10

Obie @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:24AM

Great find! And I am glad they retained the look but made it 3-D ish!

Levi @ Oct 2nd 2008 3:49AM

Awesome find! There were so many games that caught my eye in that video. A Trace Memory Wii game? Hope it's more like Hotel Dusk than the original. And was that a brief glimpse of Sin & Punishment 2? And a whole lot of RPG games shown in that video too. Hope to hear more about those unknown games soon.

Xoviet chiK @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:33AM

Have to admire Nintendo for letting E3 '08 happen while saving this gem (and Another Code 2 for Wii!) for two months later. Can't wait to find out more.

TwEE @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:33AM

The Wii is the new NES..

Dopple Boppler @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:38AM

Iwata dropped the bomb; frook the new DS and Wii Music, Punch-Out was the first game series I imagined being revived for Wii. It's about time.

Loonknight @ Oct 2nd 2008 5:06AM

Day one purchase for me. I love punch-out.

Cesaria (Gamertag: Cesaria360) @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:19AM

The 'hardcore' will still find some way to bitch about how Nintendo doesn't care, even after today's massive epic damage.

Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Oct 2nd 2008 7:37AM

You're... you're talking about me, aren't you?

And Massive Damage? Dude... I saw some games to get excited about, but Massive Damage? All Nintendo really showed is that they are still making games. Golf Claps all around. Most of these games look like spruced up "same games." I don't get it. Sony and Microsoft catch no end of shit for doing the same thing but Nintendo gets applauded... oh well.

tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:50AM

Punch out is epic damage? Really??? Ok well take the fact that I never cared about the series out, you're still saying a boxing game is hardcore and "epic damage".

You didn't see me laughing at you guys when the new Fight Night was announced. So sit down and relax, you're too desperate to rub it in to the doubters that you're grabbing at games that really aren't that much of a big deal. It'll basically be the boxing game in wii sports but with better graphics and no miis.

TwEE @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:22PM

Fuck the hardcore, they haven't a clue half the time anyway.

It'll be a happy day when they're driving back into the swamps where they belong..

AwesomeTown @ Oct 2nd 2008 7:35AM

I'm just thankful it's coming in 2009, I can't afford any more games this fall.

And there are a lot of good looking games in that conference video. A lot.

Leon @ Oct 2nd 2008 7:38AM

Was that Nintendogs at About 2:19? Or am I just hoping

McWeen @ Oct 2nd 2008 8:12AM

Cool stuff in the videos. I wonder how many of the Japanese Titles actually will make it Stateside.

Side note did I see a Haruhi clip in that montage?

Mr Khan @ Oct 2nd 2008 8:14AM

To quote Charmy Bee from Sonic Heroes:

"Awesome, totally awesome!"

ZaxCG2 @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:49PM

"WE HAVE TO GET TO THE COMPUTER ROOM!"

ScottG13 @ Oct 2nd 2008 8:43AM

Meh. More boring rehashes with waggle.

acefondu @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:21AM

Hopefully we're allowed to use buttons. Anyone else still having nightmares with Wii Boxing? *shudder*

Well Fed Troll @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:45AM

I agree Mr. Fondu,

Nothing wrong with being innovative but i feel some games should just utilize the classic controls and have "waggle" as an alternate control option.

Either way, IMO Punch Out is just as nostalgic as Street Fighter, if not more so in my age group (28yrs old).