Rayman Legends on Wii U gets Mario and Luigi costumes

Nintendo fans have suffered quite a bit with Rayman Legends over the past few months, so today's news that the Wii U version will get exclusive Nintendo-themed costumes should come welcomed.

Nintendo confirmed during the Nintendo Direct broadcast today that the Rayman Legends players on the Wii U will get Mario and Luigi costumes; Rayman will have a Mario costume, while Globox will don Luigi's getup. These are in addition to the already announced Aveline (Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation) costume for Barbara on Wii U.

This is basically Nintendo's answer to the platform specific costumes the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game will get. An Assassin's Creed 4 costume will be available for PS3, while Xbox 360 players will get a Splinter Cell costume; although,

Once a Wii U exclusive, Rayman Legends is now multiplatform, releasing for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PC, and Vita on September 3 in North America.www