Earlier today, a webpage announcing Contra Rebirth popped up on Konami's Japanese website. The game seems to be a new 2D side-scrolling shooter just like the other Contra games. In addition to boasting beautiful 2D graphics, the game also features local co-op play. Contra Rebirth will be hitting the WiiWare service in Japan on May 12th of this year while the rest of the world will probably have to wait a while. Hit the jump for a Google translation of the Japanese webpage

"GURADIUSURIBASU" Following the masterpiece of action games that "Doo-Na soul" WiiWare is to appear in a completely new! 
"Doo-Na soul" is the title of the best fighters to have a congenital predisposition Doo熱KI soul and guerrilla tactics. 
Players, Lance Corporal manipulating the building riser must expel the enemies using the gun and jumps. 
First released in 1987, "Du-Na soul" Similarly, two people can play simultaneously!