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Punch-Out!! Wii featuring Don Flamenco? photo

The stalwart heroes over at GoNintendo are reporting that the new issue of Game Informer will have some juicy new details on the upcoming Wii release of Punch-Out!!. Chief among these is the revelation that Don Flamenco from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! will be making an appearance in the game. No word on whether or not you'll be able to defeat him in your first meeting with alternating jabs but his toupee is reportedly going to be returning.

Another character slated to take up the gloves again is Bear Hugger, the grizzly-looking redneck who boxed the ears of many a player in Super Punch-Out!!. The memorable expression he makes when punched in his indestructible gut (which always makes me think of Deliverance for some reason) will be present. This means that I'm going to have nightmares for a little while but it'll be worth it.

Now, while I'm quite clearly all about the nostalgia thing, it's worth noting that we haven't heard about a single more than one new character in this game. Everybody we've either seen or heard about to this point has been in the series previously (except Disco Kid). So, where are the new characters? Will players (this means you people) be satisfied with an updated game using a roster consisting entirely of boxers we've seen before?

[Editor's Note: Okay, okay, I completely forgot about the existence of Disco Kid when writing this story. Apologies to anyone who has been misled]








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Maxxthepenguin's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:04
Maxxthepenguin
Isn't the Disco Kid new?
Chicken008's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:06
Chicken008
Isn't Disco Kid new?
Generic Dude's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:16
Generic Dude
Disco Kid? Isn't he new? Did anyone mention Disco Kid yet?
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:16
Chronic Logic
Disco Kid is RACIST. Black people do NOT like disco!
awa64's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:18
awa64
Disco Kid is new.
bloodylip's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:20
bloodylip
Disco Kid? Perhaps he's a new one? Has anybody mentioned him yet?
Ethan 8bit's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:31
Ethan 8bit
Disco Kid is definitely new.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:38
atastysammich
I wonder if this means Bear Hugger's palette-swap Mad Clown will show up again. Fucking juggling balls...
Conrad Zimmerman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:43
Conrad Zimmerman
Disco Kid? Okay, fine. Name two.
jpd44's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:49
jpd44
If the point is that we haven't learned of any new characters, then Disco Kid should be enough to prove that point wrong. But if you really need two, then Giga Mac is new also.
ryu89's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:51
ryu89
@conrad

does little mac transforming into giga mac in multiplayer count as new? I think so.
flabzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:56
flabzilla
With the success of Street Fighter 4 and Brawl (and possibly fighters in general) I don't think people really mind having the bulk of the roster being rehashed.

I never really played punchout before so I don't really care! :)
Conrad Zimmerman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 09:59
Conrad Zimmerman
I wouldn't count Giga Mac, personally. That's more of a mechanic than a new character.

Okay, so there's one new character that we know of. Fair point and I should not have said that we haven't seen any at all (I'd completely forgotten about Disco Kid). My question remains, though, as it's still a highly unbalanced roster in terms of new vs. old characters.

Super Punch-Out!!, for example, shared very few boxers with its predecessor. It looks like Nintendo is (smartly) riding hard on the nostalgia angle for marketing this title. Do you guys want that or would you prefer more new boxers?
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 10:03
Darren Nakamura
I'd rather they did about half and half old versus new. But then, I was never too into the old Punch-Out games, so the nostalgia doesn't affect me as much. Nintendo is probably smart in doing almost all old characters. They know their audience.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 10:38
atastysammich
The lineup for this one doesn't have to be recycled, by any means--I'm not in a hurry to fight Rick Bruiser and then Nick Bruiser (or was it the other way around) again anytime soon. I think tossing some cool and retarded new boxers into the mix would be the perfect opportunity for Nintendo to show they can still be every bit as creative and silly as they were back in a time before they thought air guitar was an acceptable concept off of which to make a retail game.

@Dexter345
If only the new Ready 2 Rumble was taking notes.
DF's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 11:02
DF
I'd laugh hard if one of the robots from Teleroboxer got in. XD
Tony Ponce's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 11:30
Tony Ponce
I stand by my theory that this game is Nintendo's Street Fighter IV. It recycles pretty much the entire cast and most of the mechanics from the most popular entry in the franchise, sprinkles in a few other returning characters, and adds only a tiny handful of brand new faces. I don't expect to see any more than four new characters.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 12:14
parrothead
Yes, it is enough and...... Isn't the Disco Kid new? :D
Lolthien's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 12:23
Lolthien
Hey, I've heard of this kid in the game that likes disco... I forget his name, the Dancing Prince or something... I've not seen him before, is he new?
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 12:49
Aaron Linde
Instead of leveraging it as a discussion piece, maybe you should amend your post.
Conrad Zimmerman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 12:59
Conrad Zimmerman
I knew there was something I forgot to do today...
Chack's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 13:02
Chack
I must say I'm happy by having an updated Punch Out version. "If it ain't broken, don't fix it". Who will buy Punch Out Wii more? Nostalgic gamers of course.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 13:07
Monodi
I am glad Bear hugger is in this, having only one fatass in the roster was going to seem dull, and this could also mean awesome Super Punch-Ou!! comebacks.

Waiting for Dragon Chan and Aran Ryan (Aran was such a fucking annoying bastard but fun in challenge)
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 14:02
atastysammich
Was Aran Ryan the one who'd hug you and sap your health?

Ah hell, I'll just go play it again.
Hiltz's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2009 14:39
Hiltz
I don't see why people are complaining so much about the return of 99.9% of the old characters. THEY'RE COOL. Besides, Doc is back and a lot of old Punch-Out fans want to see the old characters again. In addition, a lot of people have yet to play the old games so this is an opportunity to introduce them in an updated remake.

I hear that Piston Honda and Great Tiger will also be returning based on a post Next Level Games released on Craigslist for their voice-acting roles.
Chastain86's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2009 11:11
Chastain86
DISCO KID DISCO KID DISCO KID DISCO KID
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