Shovel Knight now out on Wii U and 3DS eShop in Australia and Europe

Surprise release time! Shovel Knight has now been released on the Wii U and 3DS eShop as promised during this weeks Nintendo Direct.

It’s been a long hard slog for Aussie and European gamers who’ve been waiting for the game for a while now. In addition to the release of the game there’s also a cross buy discount of 33% for either version. So if you nab the Wii U version, the 3DS version is now 33% cheaper.

Yacht Club Games also says that the game is now going out Kickstarter backers so hold up buying it again, your code should be in the mail.