2K Sports announced Don King Boxing will be coming to the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS. Don King Boxing will be available on March 31st, 2009 and will offer uniqu controls and an all new story mode. Players can even use the Wii balance board in the game, if they own one.

2K Sports has designed the games to take advantage of all the features on the Nintendo Wii and DS. 2K Sports worked closely with Nintendo to make the games the best they could be for Nintendo’s devices. Players can play as or with twenty different boxers in real venues. If players have a Wii balance board they can get the full experience of throwing punches while ducking punches thrown at them using the balance board.

The Wii balance board adds another experience to the game, but is not required. It is interesting to see how the different Nintendo games are incorporating the Wii balance board into their games. In this particular game, the Wii balance board will add to the gaming experience. Sounds neat.

Press Release Follows:

New York, NY – January 29, 2009 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that Don King Boxing will be available March 31st, 2009 for Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and Nintendo DS™. Don King Boxing provides a revolutionary boxing experience for Wii via accurate controls, a unique story mode, an exhilarating multiplayer system, and implementation of the Wii Balance Board*. The game for both platforms is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

“Don King Boxing has been specifically designed to take advantage of everything the Wii and DS have to offer,” said Christoph Hartmann, 2K president. “We worked closely with Nintendo to make Don King Boxing a unique experience, especially using the Wii Balance Board. It is great for those who love boxing or those who just want a fun way to get some exercise.”

Developed by 2K China, Don King Boxing allows players to fight with or against over 20 licensed boxers in real venues like Madison Square Garden, Boardwalk Hall, and Trump Taj Majal. Players will experience what it’s like to be a real boxer as they throw jabs, hooks, and uppercuts with both hands all while ducking and dodging blows on the Wii Balance Board

To get in shape, 2K Sports worked closely with Don King and his staff to design a Boxercise portion of the game that mimics the routines used by real boxers. The training program isn’t just for the human player; it also helps to improve your boxer’s skills for the next match in the game.

“Don King Boxing is not your prototypical boxing game,” Don King said. “What we have done here is truly innovative and provocative. Our goal with 2K Sports was to create realistic motions that most closely resemble the actual training regimens of prizefighters for maximum results.”

King added, “We’ve created our best set of real-life boxing exercises ever for Don King Boxing. It wouldn’t surprise me if a future world champion was introduced to the sport through this game. This is where you can get the skills that make for thrills.”