Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out!! is a video game series of boxing created by Nintendo's general manager Genyo Takeda, and his partner Makoto Wada. The first game was Punch-Out!! made in 1984 as an arcade unit, which was followed by a sequel Super Punch-Out!! (1984). The series was released on home consoles soon after, starting with Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! on the NES in 1987 and Super Punch-Out!! on the Super NES in 1994.
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The most recent Punch-Out!! series logo. Based on the title screen logo of the original Punch-Out!! arcade game. | |
| Genre(s) | Sports, Fighting, Puzzle |
| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D3 (1984-1998) Next Level Games (2009) Nvidia Lightspeed Studios (2019) |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Creator(s) | Genyo Takeda Makoto Wada |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Game & Watch, NES, Super NES, Wii, Wii U, Nvidia Shield |
| First release | Punch-Out!! February 17, 1984 |
| Latest release | Doc Louis's Punch-Out!! October 27, 2009 |
A reboot of the series entitled Punch-Out!!, was released in May 2009 on the Wii, along with a Club Nintendo exclusive WiiWare prequel Doc Louis's Punch-Out!! in October 2009. The series also had a spin-off called Arm Wrestling, which was released only in North American arcades, and was Nintendo's last arcade game they independently developed and released.