KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that Samurai Warriors: KATANA for Nintendo Wii will be coming to North American retailers beginning January 15, 2008. Players can pre-order the game now at GameStop.com, EBGames.com and Amazon.com.

“Samurai Warriors: KATANA thrusts players right into the heat of battle,” said Amos Ip, Senior Vice President of KOEI Corporation. “We’re inviting everyone to experience this amazing and dynamic first-person adventure. By mastering different weapons using the motion-sensitive Wii Remote, veteran and first-time players alike will discover a whole new dimension of excitement from the Samurai Warriors series of games.”