You’re in serious trouble. It’s the absolute last second and you still have a handful of people to shop for. But there’s always hope. Rather than running out to some store and battling the crowds today (December 23, 2010) or, even worse, on Christmas Eve, you can fall back on a nice downloadable game. It’s quick, it’s easy and in most cases, the online game store will automatically deliver your gift to whoever it is supposed to go to.

So here’s a brief list of downloadable DSi, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, PS3, PSP, Windows, Mac, Linux, Wii and Xbox 360 games you can get and send for friends. In many cases, it’s as easy as firing up your computer or system, going through a few listings and then entering the recipient’s email address or username…

This is one of the best Mondays to happen since I started doing the Nintendo Downloads update. Seriously! Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is a Virtual Console game now! I can not believe it! I think I’m going to have to go against my rule of not buying Virtual Console games I already own for this one!

What else has been added to the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop? Oh, right, there were other games added too. Four new WiiWare games and five new DSiWare games have also been added this week, among them the anticipated and slightly weird Tomena Sanner (WiiWare), as well as Blaster Master Overdrive (WiiWare).

Gamertell’s Nintendo Download picks for the week are Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (Virtual Console), Tomena Sanner (WiiWare), Blaster Master Overdrive (WiiWare) and Link ‘n’ Launch (DSiWare)…

Virtual Console is really a wonderful opportunity for gamers. Titles that previously may not have enjoyed great success, or perhaps were cult classics, can finally be introduced to a new audience and receive some well deserved respect and attention.

So far the main stars of Virtual Console have been games created by Nintendo and Sega, but there are a wide variety of original, 3rd party Nintendo games begging to be played.