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Shin’en released the Wii U version of Art of Balance on the European Wii U eShop today. If you plan on downloading the game, make sure you have 173MB of free space available. That number may vary slightly for the North American version, but not by much.

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Nintendo is continuing the “Super Smashing Sale” in North America today. Games on the Wii U and 3DS eShops have been discounted to celebrate the upcoming release of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS.

Here’s a look at the final week of sales:

Wii U

Pikmin 3 – $39.99 (was $59.99)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – $29.99 (was $49.99)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures – $11.99 (was $19.99)
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror – $4.99 (was $6.99)
Donkey Kong – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Kirby’s Dream Land 3 – $4.99 (was $7.99)
Donkey Kong Jr. – $3.49 (was $4.99)

3DS

Animal Crossing: New Leaf – $19.99 (was $29.99)
Star Fox 64 3D – $29.99 (was $39.99)
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – $19.99 (was $29.99)
Kirby’s Dream Land 2 – $2.49 (was $3.99)
Donkey Kong – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Kirby’s Dream Land – $2.49 (was $3.99)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures – $11.99 (was $19.99)
Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. – $1.49 (was $1.99)

These prices are valid between September 25 and October 2.

Two Tribes has confirmed RIVE for Wii U (along with PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One). While this was more or less assumed given the studio’s previous support of Nintendo’s console, it wasn’t until today that platforms had been officially announced.

All development of RIVE’s Wii U version will be handled in-house.

Two Tribes’ wrote on Twitter:

Miiverse will be going through heavy maintenance starting tomorrow. The service will be affected starting at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT, which lasts until Tuesday at 4 AM ET / 1 AM PT.

In other news, shop maintenance is scheduled for Monday. The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shop Channel, and DSi Shop will be unavailable between 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT and 8 PM ET / 5 PT.

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

Wii U Retail

• Hyrule Warriors (available Friday)

Wii U Download

• Darts Up
• Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade

Wii U Virtual Console

• Mario Golf: Advance Tour

Wii U Demo

• Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party

3DS Download

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal World Duel Carnival

eShop sales

• It’s your last chance to save up to 40 percent on select games starring fighters from the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. This week includes games featuring Kirby, Donkey Kong and other classic characters. Check out the games at http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers.
• Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party is 30 percent off (reduced from $11.99 to $8.39) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 12 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
• Armillo is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 6 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
• Swords & Soldiers is 33 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 9 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
• Glory of Generals is 30 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $6.99) until 8:59 am PT on Oct. 9 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.

Coming Soon

• Castlevania: Dracula X – Oct. 2 (Virtual Console on Wii U)
• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – Oct. 9 (Virtual Console on Wii U)

Source: Nintendo PR