For those of you wondering if Wii Punchout!! will ONLY have Wii motion controls, take a breather cause the classic controls WILL be featured.  When Wii Punchout!! was first announced I know many Punchout!! fans were worried that the controls they were raised on would be left off and forced to play with the “Wii Sports Boxing” control system instead.  Kotaku commented: Nintendo in a Press release today announced two juicy bits of news.

1.  Classic NES Controls would accompany the already announced Wii motion sensor controls

According to Nintendo of America’s press site, the alternate control scheme has the same button layout as the NES controller, using the D-pad to dodge, with the 1 and 2 buttons used to throw punches. Big deal? Maybe we’re just excited for the upcoming blister possibilities. So much better than perspiring while gaming.

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