These characteristics were emphasized by the developer of the Wii game which included cutscenes which depict Glass Joe in French settings.

In the Wii game, his dialogue consists of him pleading for the player to not strike him in the jaw, complaints about the tightness of his gloves, and counting to ten in French.

They also showed him in front of the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower (both Parisian landmarks)[8][9][10] The designers had croissants burst from Glass Joe as he is knocked out.

His role was to give young players a sense of accomplishment which motivated them to spend more money to try to beat the more difficult opponents.

This mode has Glass Joe wear a protective headgear out of a doctor's recommendation after an X-ray was done on his skull, causing him to be immune to jabs unless star-punched.

[4] A photo of Glass Joe appears in the 2023 film The Super Mario Bros. Movie, in a pizzeria called "Punch-Out Pizza".

[16][17] Glass Joe is considered noteworthy for his weakness,[2][8][18][19][20][21][22] with writers having used him as a test of the usability of NES controllers such as the U-Force and the Power Glove.

[26][27][28][29] Official Nintendo Magazine's Chris Scullion praised the fight and felt it proved that the Wii game would not be too easy.

[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] When asked who among his boxing opponents most reminded him of Glass Joe, Mike Tyson said Bruce Seldon whom he claimed he didn't even need to hit.

[3][39] Glass Joe's French characteristics and stereotypes have been discussed by critics such as writer Sumantra Lahiri and Eurogamer's Oli Welsh.

[42] Despite the presence of stereotypes, Giant Bomb's Ryan Davis felt that there was nothing legitimately offensive about how Glass Joe is presented.