Will Punch-Out!! be a bigger hit than we think?

“Punch-Out!! is our biggest Wii launch so far in 2009, and we see it as an important title that will appeal to gamers and families in a similar manner to Mario Kart Wii. It has a great pedigree with the previous titles on the NES and Super Nintendo, and this heritage is faithfully carried across to the new Wii version, along with a host of new functions and features. Punch-Out!! be a full triple-A launch as you would expect from such a long-standing Nintendo franchise, and hopefully we will be looking at a number one position in the Wii charts around the launch of the game.” -Nintendo’s senior product manager for Wii Rob Lowe

Nintendo of Europe has a massive marketing campaign planned, which TV advertisements taking up the bulk of the spending. Even more interesting is a PR campaign that will take legendary real-life boxers and put them head-to-head in Punch-Out!! Wii’s versus mode. This is all part of a marketing tour that should be kicking off soon.

source: http://gonintendo.com/?p=79119

When they first announced it, I thought Punch-Out!! would be one of those 'filler' types of games that are a lot of fun but are only meant to tide you over until the next big thing. But it looks like they're giving this one their all.

this is a core game, this year was planned to be core focussed. PO is just one of the titles for the trad. market.

I know it's meant to be a core title--it's just that at first I sort of felt that it was a 'Perfect Dark Zero' or an 'Excite Truck', meaning a game that is a lot of fun, but only with the knowledge that something better is coming.

However, it seems like it's going to shatter those expectations.

Yeah I agree kitchensink.. I thought it'd be an Excite Truck or Battalion Wars, a small filler but Nintendo seem pretty intent on pushing this one

Am I the only fan of the original game, but could care less for the wii version?? I think it will sell alot less than people think.

Yeah I thought that too.. But it's becoming increasingly obvious that Punch-Out!! is going to be this year's Mario Kart Wii, it's seen by Nintendo as a bridge title and will be marketed accordingly.

If Nintendo states they're serious about marketing the title you better be prepared to see it in the sales charts for a long while.

I'm looking forward to it. It looks amazing and I'm glad they've added Classic Controls. 

Wow, awesome. I played the NES Punch-Out!! recently on the VC, and I can't be more hyped! This game is gonna rock, and it's a first-day purchase for me.

Wow, Brett, you really think so? That'd be amazing, if it did. I've been hoping this'll beat the old NES Punch-Out!! in sales, and I guess it might have a shot, then.