Holy lord. The mother of all commercials. If you are a guy in your 20’s and haven’t played Punchout on Nintendo, I have some serious questions about your upbringing. Fast forward 20 years later and I am guessing unless you are finishing up college, you yearn for a simpler time when PunchOut, sleepovers, trading baseball cards, and Transformers was all that mattered. And then this…..
How well is this being received? That video has already been viewed almost 300,000 times in just 4 days of being up. Bet you it will be a million by Sunday and maybe hits 5 million by the end of May. It’s freaking awesome. I saw a shorter one on TV, but this longer edition seems targeted for a blog audience. The game looks great and gives another compelling reason to get the Wii. Putting that aside this is just flat out hilarious to anyone who played Punchout. Throw in the actor who played Clay Davis and I am thinking this could be the best commercial I see in 2009. Now for fun, count how many places you can that you played Punchout growing up. I have 6 between three friends houses, the hospital, my house, and randomly in Lake Tahoe where someone just has a working Nintendo and tons of games still working.
About Ben Koo
Owner and editor of @AwfulAnnouncing. Recovering Silicon Valley startup guy. Fan of Buckeyes, A's, dogs, naps, tacos. and the old AOL dialup sounds
