Nintendo to publish the much-anticipated Wii U-exclusive Rayman Legends in Japan. Also, the demo's out.

Ubisoft today announced that Rayman Legends is to be published by Nintendo in Japan. In the midst of the announcement, Geoffroy Sardin, EMEA VP of Sales and Marketing at Ubisoft commented: “We are delighted to have our promising Rayman Legends published by Nintendo in Japan. Rayman’s innovative take on the platforming genre has already seduced millions of gamers across the globe with last year’s Rayman Origins. We are very glad that its successor will benefit from Nintendo’s unrivaled experience of the Japanese market.”

In addition, the Rayman Legends demo was released on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U across the globe overnight. You can download the demo (which has a 30-use limit) by heading over to the Nintendo eShop on your Wii U.