Gaming insider Imran Khan has stated that Next Level Games likely won't be revisiting the Punch-Out series soon, saying the cult classic Nintendo series is effectively dead. The Punch-Out series is one of Nintendo's more niche titles, with the first title released in 1984 for the arcades. The series is more well-known for its home console counterpart, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out on the NES in 1987, with many gamers claiming it to be one of the most challenging but rewarding titles on the system. The game then got a sequel on the SNES in 1994, which played more closely to its arcade iteration.