Monday, February 25, 2013

Runner 2 coming to North American Wii U eShop this week

Screenshot of Wii U eShop game Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, or Runner 2 for short, is a sequel to BIT.TRIP RUNNER which was one of the highlights of Nintendo's WiiWare service. The eShop title features the same gameplay as its predecessor but with a new HD graphics engine.

Developer Gaijin Games had hinted that it might arrive before the month is out, but there was no official confirmation. Now the company has revealed via Twitter that it should be available in North America tomorrow, February 26th. When asked by one user if all versions of the game would be released on Tuesday, Gaijin replied "Tuesday will be Steam and Wii U. Wednesday will be Xbox Live Arcade, and Sony will be soon to follow."

While this is certainly good news for North America, it appears gamers in Europe will have to wait a little longer. When asked if it would be available in the region on the same day, Gaijin answered: "Not in EU quite yet. We're still wrapping our braintenticles around that one."

Sources: Twitter 1, Twitter 2


Gaijin Games has released the official launch trailer for Runner 2. You can watch it after the break.


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