The Wii U is finally starting to pick it up when it comes to some third-party support… well, when it comes to North American releases. NIS America has announced that they will be localizing Rodea: The Sky Soldier for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

Nintendo World Report caught wind of the news that the game is making the leap from Japan, bringing all the third-person, arcade-style action to the Stateside shores.

You can check out the trailer for Prope Games’ title below.

As noted on Nintendo World Report, the game is designed by Yuji Naka, who is famous for games like Nights and Sonic. You can really see the design influence in Rodea, as the game’s flying segments are a mix between Nights Into Dreams and Panzer Dragoon. The game also reminds me a lot of Sin & Punishment with a dabble of Star Fox thrown into the mix. The original game was a motion-controls based title but I honestly don’t remember it. Then again, the Wii had a ton of games made that flew well under the radar.

According to NIS America they’re also working on trying to pack-in the original Rodea game from the Wii as a bundle pack for Wii U owners. However nothing is confirmed just yet.

I don’t know if this is the kind of game that really strikes my fancy all too much, as I would definitely need to see more of the game before making any final judgments, but I definitely like the concept of an aerial arcade-shooter fused with a run-and-gun third-person action title. It’s not like we have enough of those to make any complaints about the sub-genre being over-saturated.

You can look for the game to arrive in North America for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS starting this fall.