Nintendo:E3 2008 Center/Gradius Rebirth announced for WiiWare

I'm shocked at the lack of WiiWare news at E3 this year - I thought it'd be filled with new game announcements from every company on board the Wii train. However, that's not the case. Thankfully, Konami, hours after their press conference, announced a WiiWare sequel to their ultra classic Gradius video game titled Gradius Rebirth. WiiWare seems to be an appropriate platform to release the game on, as already we've got the revival of a multitude of other classics such as Toki Tori, Dr. Mario and the soon to be released Mega Man 9. Unlike the latter video game, however, improved visuals will be implemented into the game, though nevertheless they still seem to retain a retro feel to them.

It should also be noted that when I say "sequel", I actually mean "I don't know what it is", as Konami hasn't released any other information on the game. It could be a sequel or it could be remake, though I'm leaning toward sequel as the original has already been released on the Virtual Console (as has Gradius III).