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Punch-Out!! isn't officially out at retail stores yet, but some Nintendo fans are already playing it. Yesterday at the Nintendo World Store in New York City, there was a launch event for the Wii Punch-Out!! game.
See pictures below, from Nintendo, of the first gamers to buy Punch-Out!! at the Nintendo World Store, as well as who went away as the first Punch-Out!! champion.
Punch-Out!! will be shipping Monday, May 18th. It's currently available for $39.97 ($10 off) here from Amazon.com . Not a bad deal for having to wait a couple more days!
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Joshua B., 11, of Wallingford, C.T., competes in the Punch-Out!! challenge on May 16, 2009 at the Nintendo World store in New York City. Punch-Out!! launches on May 18, 2009 for the Wii console.

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Cyr F., center, of Jersey City, N.J., claims the title of World Video Boxing Association champion, edging out 31 other contestants. The hotly anticipated Punch-Out!! video game will be released for the Wii console on May 18, 2009.

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Kit Ellis, Nintendo of America's Manager of Public Relations, presents the World Video Boxing Association champion trophy to Cyr F., of Jersey City, N.J., at the Nintendo World store in New York, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Cyr F. bested dozens of opponents in a Punch-Out!! challenge that gave Nintendo fans the chance to experience the highly-anticipated game before it hit store shelves. Punch-Out!! launches on May 18, 2009 for the Wii console.

Cyr F., second left, of Jersey City, N.J., competes against Ariel C., right, of Queens, N.Y., in the final round to determine the grand-prize winner of the Punch-Out!! challenge at the Nintendo World store in New York, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Fans lined up to play and be among the first in the U.S. to purchase the new Punch-Out!! game for the Wii console which launches May 18.
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Kim C., of Richmond, V.A., purchases the first copy of Punch-Out!! during a special pre-sale opportunity at the Nintendo World store in New York, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Fans lined up to play and be among the first in the U.S. to purchase the new Punch-Out!! game for the Wii console which launches May 18.
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