Curve Digital has been responsible for several of the indie game ports for Wii U, but they’ll be the first third party developer to release a game that includes cross-buy support for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U. Earlier this year during the Nintendo Direct, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars was announced as the first game from Nintendo to support the concept of cross-buy. Here’s the relevant tweet with the announcement from Curve Digital:
We are extremely excited to announce that our 3DS & Wii U versions of @Roll_7's OlliOlli will be CROSS BUY! A first for a third party game.
— Curve Digital (@CurveDigital) February 27, 2015
It’s nice to see Nintendo experimenting with cross-buy between its home and handheld consoles, as it’s something Sony has done for a while now with the PlayStation 3/4 and the Vita. Fans have been asking for virtual console cross-buy titles for many years now, so perhaps this is a precursor step in getting that groundwork laid.
Will you be getting OlliOlli when it releases later this year?