Science has proven that cowboys and ninjas are mortal enemies, and now Ubisoft is here to show us why.

With its heavy focus on first-person swordfighting, the original Red Steel was met with disappointment from those expecting the Wii Remote to deliver precise replications of their every gesture when the system first launched. The time between then and now has proved that the remote was never really suited for those high hopes, but now that the Wii MotionPlus attachment has been released, there’s a new opportunity for developers looking to deliver on those early ambitions. Naturally, Ubisoft is looking to do this with Red Steel 2. We just checked out a quick demo at GamesCom 2009 after first seeing the game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo this past June.

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Goku is after those Dragon Balls again, but this time, it’s on the Nintendo Wii.

Even after all these years, Goku, the feisty monkey-tailed boy hasn’t lost his charm. Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo revisits the original tale, starting with Goku’s quest to collect the seven Dragon Balls before the members of the Red Ribbon Army collect them. We stopped by Namco Bandai’s booth at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con and got to spend some time with this Wii-exclusive action platformer.

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