Punch-Out!! Amazon.com Exclusive Heavyweight Contender Kit

by Nintendo

Product Features

• King Hippo Crown Mini Replica
• King Hippo Desktop Punching Bag
• King Hippo Boxer Shorts (Size: Large)
• Doc Louis Remedy Chocolate Bar
• Kit does not include Punch-Out!! the game. Game sold separately.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001TOQ8MA
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 18, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,639 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Just the thing for another round in the ring! The contender kit is an essential add-on for fans of the Punch-Out!! game. Kit does not include Punch-Out!! the game. Game sold separately. The King Hippo boxer shorts are 60% cotton/40% polyester jersey blend material. It has an elastic comfort fit waistband. Size Large and regulation Heavyweight wear. The King Hippo crown replica is 4” high x 5” wide and made of Zinc alloy with silver plating. It has 5 custom inlaid jewels with a molded Punch-Out!! logo on the inside. A little bling from the ring! The Doc Louis Remedy Bar is 1.5 ounces of pure Belgian milk chocolate and is certified Kosher dairy. The King Hippo inflatable desktop punching bag is 15” tall with weighted bottom. A desktop knock-out!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun Accessories but ...., May 20, 2009

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Arnim Zola - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Punch-Out!! Amazon.com Exclusive Heavyweight Contender Kit (Video Game)

This is a fun accessory kit if you have a Punch-Out party. But $19.99 seems like a more fair price than $29.99.

Please note the following :

- There is NO game included here.

- Instead of eating the (1) chocolate bar included in this kit, you may want to check out a local Nintendo World store. They were given out during the launch of the Punch-Out game.

- It's a tad disappointing that there aren't bandages or medical tape included. If the kit is going for the King Hippo theme (crown, boxers, punching bag) then why not include the bandages so you can make the iconic X on your very own King Hippo belly button?

- You might not want to wear the boxer shorts. Here's the warning label that can be found attached to it. "Warning : The yellow ink printed on the boxers contains traces of a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer."

This kit would have made a great limited edition had it been packaged that way with the new Punch-Out game. As an accessory kit without a game, it seems like few people would go out of their way to pick this up.

35 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The boxers may give you cancer, June 7, 2009

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Arikardo (Zebulon, NC USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Punch-Out!! Amazon.com Exclusive Heavyweight Contender Kit (Video Game)

As printed on the tag of the boxers included in this kit "Warning the yellow ink printed on these boxers contain traces of a chemical Known to the state of California to cause cancer" They should have used an ink that does not cause cancer.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Punch Out Fan? Don't pass this up! Only $7!!!, December 13, 2009

By 

J. Bedink (Dayton, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Punch-Out!! Amazon.com Exclusive Heavyweight Contender Kit (Video Game)

I'm a huge punch out fan as well as a collector but I couldn't justify paying 30 bucks for this when it came out. But for $[...], I couldn't pass it up. I was very pleased with everything included except for the boxer shorts which are very cool and seemingly well made but unfortunately give you cancer according to the tag attached. Bummer. The crown is surprisingly heavy duty and the craftsmenship is of high quality. The blow up punching bag is cool to. Now if the $[...] little mac boxing glove will just decrease in price.