Photos and Captions from the Punch-Out!! Launch Event at the Nintendo World Store

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.