Category — Wii Punch Out News

Two more original fighters from Punch Out will be coming onto the Wii version, Glass Tiger and Piston Honda screenshot was taken from some unknown source.

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The official Nintendo Punch Out website has the profile for Glass Joe who we all know and love but there’s also another profile of some mysterious fighter yet to be named. You can only see the shadow of the fighter on the website and it simple says “Coming Soon”. Could this character be from the original Mike Tyson’s Punch Out or is he from the SNES version? Only time will tell.

GoNintendo has reported that according to Game Informer there will be an article coming out there are two new confirmed fighters coming to the Wii version Don Flamenco, Bear Hugger. Most of you guys will remember these two fighters from previous versions of Punch Out! But it’s good to see them back in the new Wii version.

The article also gives some details on their fighting style as well.

Bear Hugger:

• really likes showing off his belly moves
• bear hug is still in his arsenal
• the raspberry face is still there

Don Flamenco:

• taunts you into fighting, then counters with a maraca uppercut
• Don will taunt with a Uno, Dos, Tres, and then unleash a three hooks followed by an uppercut
• knock off Don’s toupee to really get him really fired up

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Amazon’s got the exclusive full size Little Mac boxing glove for 89.99 dollars for anyone who wants a little keepsake. The glove does not include Wii Punch Out video game but it is autographed, and comes in a 15” x 11” wood frame with Engraved plate with the Punch-Out!! logo and it’s Limited Edition.

The European box art for Wii Punch has been confirmed and it also confirms support for the Wii Balance Board as well. The little blue sticker on the cover means that the game will be compatible with the Balance Board.

Super Punch Out has just been released for the Wii on the Virtual console. Super Punch Out was first released on the SNES back in 1994. It’s the sequel to NES Mike Tyson’s Punch Out and follows the same type of arcade style of gameplay. You can get the SNES version on Virtual Console for 800 Wii points which is roughly 8 bucks.

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Balance Board support has been added to Wii Punch-Out so now there are 3 ways to play the game. You can play it the classic way with the Wii-mote turned sideways just like a NES controller, another way to play is with the Wii-mote and Nunchuk combination and now you can also play with the Wii Balance Board most likely using the Wii-mote and nunchuk together.

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http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/punch-out-will-support-wii-balance-board/

Many of the big sites got to get their hands on Wii Punch Out during the recent Game Developer’s Conference. Here are some of the first impressions and they all have been very positive.

Wired Magazine:
http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/03/hands-on-classi.html

Kotaku:
http://kotaku.com/5187539/punch-out-preview-slick-punchy-design
A video showing how Wii Punch Out is played using the Wii motion controls:
http://kotaku.com/5187362/heres-how-you-play-the-new-punch+out

Shacknews:
http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1091

Nintendo of Europe confirmed that some fighters from previous Punch Out titles will be on the Wii remake.

Returning Fighters:

• Little Mac and trainer Doc Louis
• Glass Joe
• King Hippo
• Von Kaiser
• Don Flamenco

There will be a total of 13 fighters and four have been confirmed so who are the other nine fighters?

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http://kotaku.com/5177601/new-wii-punch+out-details-sneak-out-from-nintendo