Punch-Out!! has been added to the "Intend to Buy" section of the Nintendo Club. You can tell Nintendo that you intend to buy this game between April 18th and May 11th. Doing this will earn you extra points when you register the game with Club Nintendo.

	System:	Wii
No. of players:	To be determined
Release Date:	May 18, 2009
Publisher:	Nintendo
Genre:	Action
ESRB Rating:

For those who don't know, Club Nintendo is part of Nintendo's offical website. Members of Club Nintendo can sign up for email alerts for new games, register their consoles to extend the warrenty, register their games to earn points, and spend their points for Nintendo products. These are nice bonuses for stuff you are buying anyway, so I recommend signing up if you don't already have an account.

Game Overview

One of the biggest names in boxing returns after a 15-year hiatus. Grab a Wii Remote controller in one hand and a Nunchuk controller in the other and step back into the ring with a modern update of the classic Punch-Out!!

Little Mac is back! Everyone’s favorite underdog from the 1980s joins the best of the original Punch-Out!! cast in a modern re-imagination of the series. Players will find familiar names like Glass Joe, King Hippo and trainer Doc Louis. These boxers come to life again in cel-shaded 3-D, complete with hilarious fighting animations and back stories that capture all the fun and flair of the original Punch-Out!! games.

The motion-sensitive controls of the Wii console mean that when players throw punches, Little Mac throws punches as well. Additionally, you can control hooks and jabs by combining motion control with control-stick movement. The motion-sensing Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers turn real-life swings into on-screen punches, so anyone can play. The game can also be played with classic NES-style controls by turning the Wii Remote sideways.

Characters: Little Mac, Glass Joe, King Hippo, Doc Louis, Von Kaiser and other unannounced favorites.

Special powers/weapons/moves/features: Players can obtain special "Star Punches," which allow Little Mac to take more Health from his rival in a single punch.

Control options:

Motion Control (Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers) Punch-Out!! uses the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers to simulate throwing punches. Use the Nunchuk to throw a left punch and the Wii Remote to throw a right punch.

Classic Control (Wii Remote NES style) Fans of the NES version and core gamers will be excited to see Nintendo has also included the option to play Punch-Out!! using the classic layout from the original NES controller. Use the 1 and 2 buttons along with the cross pad to throw hooks and jabs or to dodge.

Source of game description

Anyone that doesn't buy this, yet whines about the lack of Wii games is a douche. Same goes for pretty much every other good game in the lineup.

Yes i do intend to buy this game. I have never played the original, sadly, but
I'd like to be in on the fun this time around. This game looks awesome and I'm
totally diggin' the art-style :D

"No. of players: To be determined "

WTF!!! Is the 'special unlockable mode' that Nintendo's mum about some sort of tag-team boxing?

If this game has online (not likely) it'd be an easy 'yes' but without online, most likely 'no'. Still leaning towards Don King Boxing for multi-player & balance board support and VC Punch-Out.

I was surprised to see that the number of players has yet to be determined. I pulled that from Nintendo's site, so I assume it is up to date.

Definitely want to get this on day one, or at least week one

Day one, fo'sho.

No, it looks like the same game as before but with better graphics. I think I have played this game enough already.

Yeah though that cover looks really gay.

it is a remake, but im dsefinetly going to buy it