Terraria, the incredibly popular 2D sandbox game, has been expected on Wii U for a while now. Well, it’s finally coming: developer 505 Games has reported that the much-anticipated title will likely debut on the Wii U sometime in late May, at least in digital form (a physical release is expected later). That’s a little later than the company originally expected, but hey—better late than never. When Terraria arrives, Wii U will have both of the great popular sandbox games of the day, along with Minecraft Wii U.

Terraria Wii U Release Date: Late May, Probably

In a post last week on the official Terraria forums, 505 Games offered a general status update on the console editions of Terraria. All of the currently existing versions, including the Nintendo 3ds edition of Terraria, are getting big updates in the near future. These include the PC version’s 1.24.1 update, along with some stability upgrades and that sort of thing. Here’s a full list.

But the juiciest tidbit involved the Terraria Wii U release date. Here’s what the company had to say: “Wii U Terraria: This has taken longer than anticipated, however, we are on the brink of submission to Nintendo and this is expected to be available digitally at the end of May.” That’s good news! The game missed its original first-quarter release plan, but second quarter isn’t too bad either.

Wii U has lagged a little bit in getting some major PC and console ports, like Minecraft and Terraria (of course, it has led in other areas, like Shovel Knight). That’s a shame, since the kid-friendly console has a solid, and somewhat distinct, audience and the Wii U GamePad allows developers to optimize for off-TV play. That’s a gift to parents (and grumpy roommates) everywhere. What’s more, the Nintendo NX could well be the future of such open-world games, assuming it remains as family friendly a console as usual.

So let’s hope Terraria Wii U does well when it’s released in late May. 505 Games is taking a risk by bringing the hit game to a Nintendo console, and we should all hope it pays off for them— as it did for Minecraft. And besides, Terraria is pretty cool and it evokes the old-school 16-bit graphics of the Super Nintendo era. It’s a perfect fit on a Nintendo console.