Nintendo’s eShop catalogue is shaping up to become an excellent base for independent developers and, with the wealth of games available, Nintendo has seemingly approved cross-platform play between other consoles. According to Ripstone’s creative director Phil Gaskell, Nintendo said that it wouldn’t be a problem for Pure Chess – released later this year for Wii U and 3DS – to incorporate cross-platform multiplayer. Currently, Pure Chess is available for smartphones, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, so if you’re looking to purchase the game on a Nintendo console, you could have the option to play against those on Android or iOS.

It’s not the first time Nintendo has allowed cross-platform play either, as Cubemen 2 can be played in online multiplayer against those on PC, Mac and Linux. Gaskell claimed that though Nintendo has been quiet on the issue, the company is certainly not idle.  Speaking to Eurogamer, Gaskell said the…