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And Red Steel is mainly shooting by the looks of things, with swordplay only for certain encounters / bosses.
I'd hardly say 2 games using the Wii-mote for swordfights is excessive...
From the garb that I read, it seems that ANOTHER Wii game involves a bloody sword. I don't care if it's magic - it's unimaginative. Why not use the control for something else?
Still, at least they're having a go - it's early days, yet... we'll see what happens in 12 months.