Also, a Shovel Knight discount

Death, taxes, and the Nintendo Download update are always inevitable. Nintendo waits for no holiday — Christmas, New Year’s — it doesn’t matter, they are going to update the eShop on Thursday.

Sadly today isn’t all that great. The Wii U is gettingPokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, as well as a discounts forShovel Knight($9.99 until January 8th), andUnepic($6.99 until January 29th). The 3DS is gettingBionic Commando: Elite Forceson the Virtual Console, as well as an identicalShovel Knightdiscount.

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That’s it, guys. AlthoughShovel Knightis easily worth $14.99, I recommend picking it up at the sale price if you haven’t already. Both systems are great butthe Wii U is my platform of choicemainly thanks to the GamePad and extended control options. Note that the 3DS has an extra asynchronous multiplayer mode though.

If you missed last week’s edition,here it is. As for what I’m getting, it’s a pass, though I’ll quadruple dip onShovel Knightonce it hits the PSN.

3DS games for sale

3DS and Wii U credit

Nintendo Switch StreetPass

StreetPass

3DS and Wii U

The Netflix Wii U app

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