Punch-Out!! devs would love to make sequel, revive Pilotwings

In an interview with the UK Official Nintendo Magazine, Next Level discussed the making of Punch-Out!! and their views on a potential sequel

Next Level recently had three company representatives (gameplay lead Bryce Holliday, producer Ken Yeeloy, and audio director Chad York) talk in an interview about their development of Punch-Out!!. While there is some interesting information about the game (like Ken Yeeloy mentioning that it took about 2 years from start to finish to create), probably more intriguing is what they said in regards to potential new games.

When asked if they would consider developing more Punch-Out!! games, the three had this to say:

Ken Yeeloy: I would love to make a sequel. I think with this first product, we wanted to make sure there was a definite, undeniable connection to the original. The sequel would be our opportunity to evolve the franchise further and add some cool, new things.

Chad York: Yeah, I’d make another Punch-Out!! product. Definitely!

Bryce Holliday: The next Punch-Out!! would be different. Hopefully the fans appreciate what we’ve done here and that Punch-Out!! gathers strength in the marketplace as well as in pop culture. We’ve seen great online videos and fan content already. When the current title has gathered its new fanbase I would personally love to take the IP and the mechanic and give it a little twist.

Cooperative, competitive multiplayer, online support or create-a-boss mode would be places to start but we’d need to come up with a new ’hook’ like the motion controllers gave us in this iteration.

Bryce also responded to a question about what other Nintendo franchises they would like to resurrect, by saying that "hardcore fans want Kid Icarus but Next Level dreams of Pilotwings as we love and are known for arcade sports titles like the Mario Strikers series and now Punch-Out!!."

Considering it took more than three months after the NA and European release of Punch-Out!! for it to arrive her (and to only one retail chain, at that), what do you think our luck would be like with a sequel?

Source: ONM