I was browsing video games on the Nintendo eShop and saw lot of video games.
A question often pop up in my head while looking through the catalogs: can the Wii U play an arbitrary 3DS game? There is not any readily apparent way to determine if my Wii U can play the game on the store page.
I am asking this because while browsing on Wii U. The Nintendo eShop will happily list both 3DS and Wii U on the same list without the right filter.
Question: Is there an easy way to determine if a product can be played natively on Wii U?
Example: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/hyrule-warriors-wii-u
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/hyrule-warriors-legends-3ds
Other than price, graphic style, and name. They look nearly similar.
Yet another example: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/kung-fu-panda-showdown-of-legendary-legends-wii-u
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/kung-fu-panda-showdown-of-legendary-legends-3ds
The rest look virtually identical when I look at them via Wii U's browser.
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/shovel-knight-wii-u
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/shovel-knight-3ds
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-legend-of-zelda-wii-u
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-legend-of-zelda-3ds
Some easy to tell identification such as "Wii U" with blue bold and underline below the title is not present on the Wii U's version of the same pages from what I recall. How do I avoid buying the wrong version? Those are just but a few examples and there are lot more.
It is NOT a question of what works and what not.