Is ARMS going to be the "Punch-Out" game for Switch or should I hold out hope?

[Soapbox Killer]

ARMS is dope however, I kinda want a new Boxing game and Lord knows EA ain't about to shadowdrop Knockout Kings 2020 on me so I have been playing Super Punch Out (I never beat it) and It holds up nicely. ARMS feels like a PunchOut/Splatoon baby but I just want a boxing game. Like Eli Manning for the Hall of Fame, will I be waiting forever?

 

[ILikeFeet]

probably. Next Level is on the upswing and might be tackling bigger and more important IPs going forward. and that's not to mention that Punch Out will have to change itself up given the stereotypes. not a hard thing, but is it worth making a new game and doing that? probably not

 

[Neoxon]

Outside of the premise of boxing, ARMS & Punch-Out are completely different. The former is a competitive 3D arena fighting game, the latter is more of a pattern-based puzzle game than it is a fighting game. There's room for both, so you're safe to hold out hope.

 

[Etrian Darkness]

It's nothing alike. Punch Out is almost a puzzle game. Arms is an arena fighter where your guns are you throwing your fists.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

probably. Next Level is on the upswing and might be tackling bigger and more important IPs going forward. and that's not to mention that Punch Out will have to change itself up given the stereotypes. not a hard thing, but is it worth making a new game and doing that? probably not

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Yeah when I was playing Super Punch Out and the corner man told Bob Charlie to "Shuck and Jive" I was like yo..what the fuck is this?

 

[Giga Man]

Outside of the premise of boxing, ARMS & Punch-Out are completely different. The former is a competitive 3D arena fighting game, the latter is more of a pattern-based puzzle game than it is a fighting game. There's room for both, so you're safe to hold out hope.

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This. Two completely different genres.

 

[squall23]

ARMS is more like Wii Boxing + Virtual On than Punch-Out.

 

[Temtastic Muns]

I'd be perfectly happy if they simply ported over the Wii title as a HD remaster.

Game was one of my all-time favorites on the system.

 

[gogojira]

I want Arms 2 but also a new Punch Out.

 

[Neoxon]

This. Two completely different genres.

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Exactly, you don't have to choose. You can have ARMS 2 (probably next-gen, but still) & a new Punch-Out game (maybe next-gen as well depending on Next Level Games' schedule post-LM3).

 

[Soapbox Killer]

Outside of the premise of boxing, ARMS & Punch-Out are completely different. The former is a competitive 3D arena fighting game, the latter is more of a pattern-based puzzle game than it is a fighting game. There's room for both, so you're safe to hold out hope.

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I imagine a 2 player Punch-Out game to be more like ARMS with less wacky tacky items

 

[Lunchbox]

ARMS is not dope.

 

[Berordn]

ARMS has no overlap with Punch-Out, but since it's been over a decade since the last one, I wouldn't hold out much hope.

 

[F34R]

I'd be perfectly happy if they simply ported over the Wii title as a HD remaster.

Game was one of my all-time favorites on the system.

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I agree 100%!!! I'd love to see this on the Switch!

 

[Neoxon]

I imagine a 2 player Punch-Out game to be more like ARMS with less wacky tacky items

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The differences are obvious even in Punch-Out's 2-player mode.

 

[DaveB]

I'd love an HD port of the Wii Punch-Out!, but I'm not holding my breath at this point.

 

[NLCPRESIDENT]

ARMS is not dope.

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Nuff said.