When you take a day off you’re bound to miss a little bit of gaming news, but seriously, a re-imagining of Blaster Master on WiiWare? How long was I asleep?

As if that wasn’t enough of a surprise, the game releases this Monday for 1,000 Wii points, promising the same mix of side-scrolling & overhead shooting action from the original along with tank upgrades.

More reports to follow during the week I imagine, since I’m pretty damn stoked about this. In the meantime you can catch a trailer after the break.