Aksys wasn’t too interested in bringing Runner2 to Wii U
Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien was initially a PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade game. Eventually, developer Gaijin Games decided to bring the game to the Wii U as well.
Aksys Games, the project’s publisher on PSN and XBLA, was approached by Gaijin to see if they’d be interested in releasing a Wii U version as well. But they weren’t. So Gaijin decided to get involved with self-publishing.
Gaijin co-founder Alex Neuse talked about how the studio is half-publishing Runner 2 in a new interview:
“Sure, it’s a little weird. The original Runner 2 plan was to release on PSN and XBLA, and Aksys were up for it. We asked if they wanted to be involved with the Wii U and Vita versions, and they said, ‘Not really…’ It’s just as simple as that, they just weren’t really into it, and that’s fine. So we decided to do it on our own!”
