(I had a feeling this had to come at some point...)
After announcing Super Dodge Ball would be made for WiiWare, Miracle Kidz also mentioned that River City Ransom 2 is currently in development for the PC and a yet-unnamed home console.
RCR is one of my favorite games from the NES era--and then some--so here's hoping for a worthy successor. They'll have some of the original staff, which is a good start.
(I know there was an...unofficial sequel or something, but that never got released outside of Japan. I do have the GBA version, but it doesn't quite compare to the original for some reason.)
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/0 ... _ransom_2/