Crossbuy Thoughts

The Playstation 3, Vita, and Playstation 4 have had something for awhile now called Crossbuy. Basically, if you buy a digital game thats on one system, say PS3, and its also on, say, the Vita, then you can get digital copies of both games for ONE PRICE.

The Wii U/3DS has had nothing like that at all. Games like Citizens of Earth and Shovel Knight that appeared on both systems had to be bought twice if you wanted them on both systems.

Thats starting to change though. Awhile back in Europe, a game called Squid Odyssey became the first Wii U/3DS Crossbuy title. North America was left out of that though. But now Nintendo themselves are going to have Mario VS. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars as a Crossbuy title and developer Curve Studios will be the first Third Party in America to have Crossbuy with their game OiiOii.

I really love the concept of Crossbuy. There are titles on the Wii U/3DS like Shovel Knight and even Steamworld Dig that I'd love to have on both my Wii U and 3DS  but I just can't afford to buy two separate copies. But to pay ONE PRICE and get two copies? Thats pretty awesome. I'm hoping that more games, both from Nintendo & Indies, will be using Crossbuy a lot.

What do you guys think? Do you like Crossbuy? Are there games you wish had Crossbuy right now? Please let me know in the comments.