Punch Out!! was one of my personal most anticipated Wii games this year, but it looks like Nintendo may have dropped the ball in releasing it on May 19, as that was the same day THQ's UFC Undisputed dropped on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
While the games are world apart; one is a realistic fighter/Sim and the other is a timing based rhythmic arcade/action game (I'll let you figure out which is which), the fact is that Punch Out!! is bound to be completely overshadowed by UFC this week.
Speaking from personal experience as an EB Games employee, I can say that on day 1 UFC outsold Punch Out!! approximately 10:1 (at our one location). A sad turn of events since it is my opinion that Punch Out!! is one of the best games released this generation.
I doubt that UFC will hurt Punch Out!! overall, but I think Nintendo's decision to launch this week and not next will mean slower sales out of the gate.
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