With Super Smash Bros. for 3DS getting ready to hit handhelds on October 3, Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of Australia have announced a super-sized sale for the eShop. The sale celebrates the huge cast of Super Smash Bros. characters by allowing players to try their signature games for a nicely discounted price.

The news, coming via an official press release, explains that the sale is split into two parts: new challengers and veteran fighters, over two weeks. Titles range across both 3DS and Wii U platforms, and include full games as well as Virtual Console titles.

Here’s the full list of titles for the “new challengers” sale, which runs on the eShop from August 15-21:

  • Mii Fighter: Tomodachi Life (Nintendo) Nintendo 3DS & 2DS (Card/Download) 20% €31.99 (£27.99); Regular price is €39.99 (£34.99)
  • Mii Fighter: Wii Party U (Nintendo) Wii U (Disc/Download) 30% €31.49 (£24.49); Regular price is €44.99 (£34.99)
  • Villager: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo) Nintendo 3DS & 2DS (Card/Download) 30% €27.99 (£24.49); Regular price is €39.99 (£34.99)
  • Palutena: Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo) Nintendo 3DS & 2DS (Card/Download) 30% €24.49 (£20.99); Regular price is €34.99 (£29.99)
  • Wii Fit Trainer: Wii Fit U (Nintendo) Wii U (Disc/Download) 30% €24.49 (£20.99); Regular price is €34.99 (£29.99)
  • Little Mac: Punch-Out!! (Nintendo) Nintendo 3DS & 2DS (Virtual Console – NES) 50% €2.49 (£2.24); Regular price is €4.99 (£4.49), Punch-Out!! (Nintendo) Wii U (Virtual Console – NES) 50% €2.49 (£1.74); Regular price is €4.99 (£3.49), Super Punch-out!!! (Nintendo) Wii U (Virtual Console – SNES) 50% €3.99 (£2.74); Regular price is €7.99 (£5.49)
  • Mega Man: MEGA MAN 1-6 (Capcom) Nintendo 3DS & 2DS (Virtual Console – NES) 50% €2.49 (£2.24); each Regular price is €4.99 (£4.49), MEGA MAN 1-6 (Capcom) Wii U (Virtual Console – NES) 50% €2.49 (£1.74); each Regular price is €4.99 (£3.49)
  • PAC-MAN: PAC-MAN (BANDAI NAMCO Games) Nintendo 3DS & 2DS (Virtual Console – NES) 50% €2.49 (£2.24); Regular price is €4.99 (£4.49), PAC-MAN (BANDAI NAMCO Games) Wii U (Virtual Console – NES) 50% €2.49 (£1.74); Regular price is €4.99 (£3.49)

Here’s what Nintendo had to say about the sale in their press release:

To celebrate the legacy of many popular fighters on the Super Smash Bros. roster, Nintendo also announces today that over the span of two weeks in August there will be Nintendo eShop discounts of up to 50% on more than 25 downloadable retail and Virtual Console titles on Nintendo 3DS and 2DS as well as Wii U. The Super Smash Bros. Character Sale: New Challengers on Nintendo eShop from 14th – 21st August** features [the following] titles starring new challengers from the Super Smash Bros. roster.

From 21st – 28th August, the Super Smash Bros. Character Sale: Veteran Fighters will let players get reacquainted with characters returning to the Super Smash Bros. series. To find out which titles will go on sale that week, stay tuned to Nintendo eShop, the Super Smash Bros. Facebook page or the Nintendo website. With over 25 games on Nintendo eShop on sale during August, it’s a perfect time to meet the colourful cast of Super Smash Bros ahead of 3rd October.

The news coincides with the announcement of the Super Smash Bros. 3DS XL bundle, also for those lucky European gamers only at this stage.

There’s no word on whether this sale will extend to other territories, but we’ll let you know once we hear anything further. In the meantime, let us know which games you’re hoping to pick up in the sale!