Cross Buy now possible between Wii U and 3ds!

[Jean Karlo]

Cross Buy is now possible between Nintendo's current consoles, don't get too excited though as this only applies for 1 game (Squid Odyssey). Your Consoles would need to be linked to the same Nintendo ID.

It's only available in EU as a cross buy title.

Will this be the start of a sony like game account? we have already seen Unified money, now an unified buy. How long untill we can have more cross-buy titles? How long till we have the liberty of using our accounts on other consoles?

http://www.gamnesia.com/news/cross-...nd-wii-u-squids-odyssey-is-first#.U7F2-zPD9Ag

 

[GameWinner]

Good.

 

[T Link7]

C'mon Nintendo, apply it to *all* the games you can buy on multiple systems. It's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overdue, seriously.... <.<

 

[Foxi4]

Congratulations for catching up with the competition!

 

[Flame]

Welcome to the future Nintendo.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

While this doesn't confirm cross buy is now going to become a thing, it does prove a few points - namely that any game not made by Nintendo can do this (hello indies) and it is completely within their own control to offer it.

Also, from an interview with Miyamoto:

Totilo: It's good to hear you say that, by the way. It's not really a question, but Super Mario Bros. 3 had just been released on Virtual Console in the States on 3DS and Wii U on the same day. You had to pay for it for each download. You couldn't get it for free [on the other platform]...

Miyamoto: Ohhh. That's right. I'm sorry.

Totilo: Maybe you guys can do that differently next time.

Miyamoto: I'll think about it.

So I kinda doubt Nin10doh will start doing this. GG for indies though I guess.

 

[Arras]

Huh, neat. I didn't even know it was possible with the current system. Now make it so that you can redownload your stuff on another console without issues pls.

 

[TeamScriptKiddies]

Cool beans, but I won't be updating my Wii U anytime soon XD, nor do I own a 3ds. I'm still happy to see Nintendo taking some initiative here though! Way to go!

 

[Ryupower]

good for cross-buy
BUT
NA is NOT getting it (right away)
The Game Bakers comment on the cross buy promo, not in NA at launch

for now the game is cross-buy in EU ONLY

 

[TeamScriptKiddies]

good for cross-buy
BUT
NA is NOT getting it (right away)
The Game Bakers comment on the cross buy promo, not in NA at launch

for now the game is cross-buy in EU ONLY

FAIL

 

[Taleweaver]

Strange...it's certainly good news, but why does this appear from out of nowhere? Why is it that a third party (the game bakers?) uses nintendo's system the way their fans want it to be used while they themselves (ninten)don't?

And is it really a true cross buy game, as the article mentions? It's not the kind of game I would buy, but I'm still curious whether save states are actually shared between systems. To be honest, I think the deal is more exactly what it says: that you get a free version of the eshop game for the other system if you buy it for one system.

 

[stanleyopar2000]

now to fix that fucking Console Locked content bullshit!....if I sell my Wii-U I SHOULD HAVE THE POWER to transfer my games AND Saves to the new console. Including if i BUY any games digitally. I shoudlen't have to send it in to Nintendo to transfer my games and saves. If I get a new PS3...all I fucking do is de-authorize my old unit. sign in to the new one and re-download all my content. I was burned because I had to sell my Wii-U due to financial problems and i found out that:

1. my nintendoID is permanently locked to that wii-u and can never be used again or be signed out
2. I can't transfer my save files at all.
3. all content i downloaded digitally [in this case free Lost World DLC] (thank god I didn't buy anything) is locked to that console. and I can't sign in on a new wii-u (if I got another one) and re-download it.

what the fucking bullshit.

 

[pokefloote]

Strange...it's certainly good news, but why does this appear from out of nowhere? Why is it that a third party (the game bakers?) uses nintendo's system the way their fans want it to be used while they themselves (ninten)don't?

And is it really a true cross buy game, as the article mentions? It's not the kind of game I would buy, but I'm still curious whether save states are actually shared between systems. To be honest, I think the deal is more exactly what it says: that you get a free version of the eshop game for the other system if you buy it for one system.

Cross-buy: Buy it on WiiU, get it on 3DS.
Cross-save: Saves from either version can be sent to the other system to continue.
Cross-platform play: Both.

But these are just the terms that PSN uses, who knows what Nintendo will or will not do.

Not all games have either or both. (Like I just bought Atelier Rorona+ on PS3, I can send my save to the vita version, but I don't get the vita version with my purchase.)
So in EU, it is a "true cross buy" game

 

[Hyro-Sama]

inb4 cross-buy for Super Smash Bros. never happening.

 

[Ryupower]

Nintendo can't dp anything that nice way

Nintendo of America “Could Not Support” Squids Odyssey Cross-Buy Promotion

also
you NEED to BUY the 3ds version to get the wiiU version free
you CAN NOT buy the wiiu version and get the 3ds version free

 

[GameWinner]

Nintendo of America “Could Not Support” Squids Odyssey Cross-Buy Promotion

womp womp wompppp

 

[DiscostewSM]

For the NoA remark, it sounds more like they couldn't do it rather than they won't do it, which may be an infrastructure problem.

 

[The Catboy]

I am glad they are doing something

 

[Gahars]

So... Nintendo kinda, sorta allows something that should've been there from the get-go anyway, and even then it's still extremely limited and half-assed.

 

[Gh0sti]

the future is real now