Emily Rogers just posted a new article about Nintendo's Virtual Console.
http://www.notenoughshaders.com/2013/04/28/the-future-of-the-eshop-and-virtual-console/
You might remember she tweeted some hints that 3DS and Wii U VC might have some compatibility in the future. She goes into a bit more detail in this article:
She also shoots down the hopes of anyone thinking that meant Nintendo was implementing some kind of account system:
This isn't exactly the news I was hoping for when I saw her original tweets. Nintendo's whole Virtual Console thing is kind of a mess right now.
http://www.notenoughshaders.com/2013/04/28/the-future-of-the-eshop-and-virtual-console/
You might remember she tweeted some hints that 3DS and Wii U VC might have some compatibility in the future. She goes into a bit more detail in this article:
About four or five days ago, I hinted at the idea of Wii U VC games being playable on 3DS, and 3DS VC games being playable on Wii U. It sounds amazing, but its not that simple. And I question whether anyone can actually call it cross play since youre basically rebuying your games.
Not every VC game will allow this.
A VC game would have to release on both Wii U VC and 3DS VC for this to work.
You have to pay a discount price to transfer a Wii U VC game to 3DS. It would be just like how you pay a discount price to play a Wii VC game on Wii U.
She also shoots down the hopes of anyone thinking that meant Nintendo was implementing some kind of account system:
On another note: Some people have asked me if this means games will be linked to an account. I dont think these two things are related. Linking one piece of hardware to another piece of hardware doesnt require an account. If you can send your Miis from your 3DS to your Wii U, then I dont see why it would be difficult to do the same with certain VC games. Especially since Nintendo had a feature on the original Wii where you could download DS demos to your DSi.
This isn't exactly the news I was hoping for when I saw her original tweets. Nintendo's whole Virtual Console thing is kind of a mess right now.