Hey EA, how's it going. I see your doing quite well lately. Your sports games are selling millions as always, you've found success on the Wii where others have faultered, and you're even managing to climb back in to the hearts and minds of many a gamer that once wrote you off (I suspect a lot of that is thanks to Activision).

It's in the nature of this renewed striving towards  quality and innovation (Mirror's Edge is still my most wanted HD game) that I come to you with a suggestion, nay, a request. I would like you to reinvent the boxing game.

Why? you ask, because Videogame technology is finally at a point where you can. And why you? Because you're in a great position to leverage your Fight Night license to do so. It never helps to have boundary breaking gameplay aided by a popular name.

So here's what I'm proposing. Could you please make a Fight Night boxing game that uses two Wiimotes with M+'s to provide the most accurate boxing simulator ever put on a home console.

Oh sure there are risks. A game requiring 2 M+'s is a strong peripheral demand. But then again, is it really? the device is cheap on it's own, bundled with Sports Resort, Tiger Woods and Grand Slam tennis in some regions, with Red Steel 2 to follow. Sales have already been incredible before Sports Resort even launched, thanks to your own two sports endeavours of Tiger and Grand Slam (When are you releasing those HD grand slam games with a tennis raquet peripheral anyways? nevermind, that's for another thread)

And just think of what's to be gained. Boxing in Wii Sports was 2 things. First, it was amazingly fun. Second, it was startlingly faulty. But even while punches often didn't register, the ability to float like a damaged Butterfly and sting like a narcoleptic Bee was still a blast. But what's come since? There have been some boxing games that saw sales as low as their review scores and their budgets. Possibly because they were utilizing the same lacking controls. The Balance board offered some new options, but it still isn't quite like the idea of having two actual fists that accurately do what you want them to.

So there it is. Full on realistic boxing. Optional balance board I guess, but it seems like he Wiimote can handle leaning pretty well, especially with the M+.

It would have all the appeal of motion games, all the thrill of boxing and all the good feeling of a fitness game wraped in to one. The kind of revolution I'm expecting Red Steel 2 will offer in sword play (if Sports REsort hasn't already done it).

You've got the brand name, you've got experience with the tech and you've got a determination to be damn successful on the Wii. You've also got a reason to fear THQ's Ultimate Fighting game overshadowing the fight Night series. So an added boost like that would be nice.

Stof.

i think theres a bigger chance of EA reading that on one of there forums

I would be first in line for this. I keep looking back and I think Nintendo missed a real oppurtunity in not including the same motion tech in the nunchuck as in the remote.

@ Newcloud - it's more of a conversation piece, I really don't think it would matter what forum I put it in.

Also, One of the main Punchout!! creators just said they'd like to evolve the series with the next game... But I still think EA and Fight Night is the best oportunity for this.

That's a little far fetched... but I like the idea! But, you said it yourself, will people really buy another Wii mote just for one game!? How about playing with a friend! You would need 4 wii motes in total!

I think even if they saw that, they can't respond or reply to you for some reason I read a while back which I can't recall. Its along the same lines as to why any game suggestions have to go straight into the bin.

Perhaps it would be better to email Nintendo about a "Nunchuk+"?

With your suggestion, you'd need 4 Wii remotes and 4 WM+ just to play two player!

A nunchuk+ on the other hand could eventually be bundled with the Wii console. WM+ could end up built in to new Wii remotes, including the ones bundled with Wii play.

@ Demotruk - I think my suggestion of a game utilizing existing hardware is a bit more likely than hoping the company invents new hardware (and I really doubt we'd get a Nunchuck Plus)

I agree with your two player statement, but by being such a potentially game changing game, offering a totally awesome new experience, it'd also be the kind of game to push people to get that additional hardware. And what the hell, throw in some more M+ bundles while your at it!

stof - i love your idea but i'd prefer to see it in the punch-out franchise.

First person boxing is really weird. I've played it in Fight Night Round 3 on the PS3 and in Don King's Boxing on the DS. I didn't like it much in either one. I think it might be a better idea on paper than it would be in real life.