Punch-Out Multiplayer

April 10, 2009: Nintendo released an exclusive video to GameTrailers.com, which revealed two of the multiplayer modes for their upcoming Wii boxing game, Punch-Out!! Other than the small amount of information gleaned from the video, little information is known yet about the Head-to-Head and Giga Mac modes.

Developed and published by Nintendo, the Punch-Out!! series first pummeled its way onto the arcade scene in 1984, just a year after the release of the soon-to-be iconic home console, the Famicom. Various titles in the franchise were released on the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo. There was even a special Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! in 1987, and the series has enjoyed cameos from the likes of Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.

Punch-Out!! features a few different game modes. For the first time in the franchise, players will be able to take on their friends in split-screen Head-to-Head multiplayer mode. There is also a new Title Defense mode, as well as a full single-player Career Mode. Little Mac battles his way through 13 opponents to win the World Video Boxing Association Championship.Videogamer.com: Punch Out!! modes detailed (April 21, 2009)

• Nintendo Life: New Punch-Out!! Details (Info on game modes) (April 20, 2009)

• Joystiq: Punch-Out!! trailer introduces 'Giga Mac,' multiplayer mode (April 13, 2009)

• Destructoid: Introducing Punch-Out!! Wii's Giga Mac, he will break you (April 10, 2009)

• Kotaku: First Footage Of Punch-Out!!'s Multiplayer Mode (April 10, 2009)

• Kombo: Multiplayer Punch-Out!! Confirmed... (March 20, 2009)

• GameTrailers.com: Punch-Out!! Exclusive Multi-Player Trailer (Time: 1:57)