Huzzah! Bit.Trip Runner, the most anticipated downloadable game of the year among the rhythm-based action platforming crowd, finally has a release date!

press releases are EXCITING!

According a Nintendo’s press release, Bit.Trip Runner will be gamboling onto the WiiWare service May 17th! Meaning you only have twenty days left to get yourself psychologically prepared for what will be, if all goes according to plan, the most craziest game in the Bit.Trip series yet.

In case you’ve forgotten why we’re so excited about Runner, go re-watch the game’s trailer right here. Go. Do it. That wasn’t a suggestion.