Nintendo grants wishes – Punch-Out Wii to offer NES control
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 4:34pm by David
Nintendo revealed a little bit more about Punch-Out for Wii:
The motion-sensitive controls of the Wii console mean that when players throw punches, Little Mac throws punches as well. Additionally, you can control hooks and jabs by combining motion control with control-stick movement. The motion-sensing Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers turn real-life swings into on-screen punches, so anyone can play. The game can also be played with classic NES-style controls by turning the Wii Remote sideways.
I’d like to think my clout as a blogger forced Nintendo to include this option, but it’s more likely they did it because it just makes sense.
March 4th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
This game is getting fishier and fishier every day…
No gameplay footage?
An early release date?
Seemingly throwaway motion controls?
No balance or motion plus support?
This is giving me chills, guys…
March 5th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I think that they are offering standard controls because of the fact that the nunchuk doesn’t have and will never have 1:1 motion controls that Motion Plus is offering.
However I think that balance is offset by giving the player the option to use the control stick to help control their swings. I however dislike the fact that the balance board isn’t supported. I loved the boxing minigame in Wii Fit, and it could work well if they were to implement it into Punch-Out!! I’d like to try this game before I buy at least, but chances are I will.