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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Archery by Thornbury Software – $19.95
Dreamals: Dream Quest – $9.99
Quest of Dungeons – $8.99 (cross-buy with 3DS)
Soul Axiom – $14.99 (15% discount if you downloaded the Nindies@Home demo)

Wii Retail for Wii U

Pikmin – $19.99

3DS Retail

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – $39.99
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits – $39.99 (available Friday)
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls – $39.99 (available Friday)

In Europe, SDK Spriter is available today on the European Wii U eShop. Get a look at the app below with 14 minutes of footage.

Image & Form is back with the latest episode of its video series, “The Engine Room”. In today’s video, the studio talks about SteamWorld Heist Wii U launch details, including release dates, cross-buy discounts and more. View it below.

Nintendo Network

For whatever reason, plenty of Nintendo maintenance has been taking place as of late. We do know that Wii U maintenance is scheduled for later today, and 3DS has now been added to the schedule as well. Certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. will be affected.

Here are the relevant times:

– 7 PM PT – 8:30 PM PT
– 10 PM ET – 11:30 PM ET
– 3 AM in the UK – 4:30 AM in the UK
– 4 AM in Europe – 5:30 AM in Europe

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A pair of file sizes are in for releases on the eShop. First up is SteamWorld Heist for Wii U, which requires 238MB. On 3DS, Ninja Usagimaru: The Mysterious Karakuri Castle will need 430 blocks, or 53.75 MB.

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YouTube user Domtendo gives us a look at FAST Racing Neo’s DLC ahead of its imminent release. Gameplay of the Carbon Cup can be found below.

GameXplain just wrapped up a live stream for Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice showcasing the game’s first hour. We’ve posted the archived version below.

Over the past few days, the e-Capcom Twitter account has been rolling out photos of the first wave of Monster Hunter amiibo. Along with the figures themselves, we’re also able to see which boxes they come in. Have a look at the various images below.

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As Soul Axiom is only a day away from reaching the Wii U eShop, more footage from the game is surfacing. Take a look at another 15 minutes of gameplay below.

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

The first developer diary for Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap has been published, showing members of the team traveling to Japan in time for BitSummit and meeting with series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa. Watch the video below.


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