Random: YouTuber spends nearly $23,000 to buy every 3DS and Wii U game from an online store
The 3DS and Wii U eShop services are closing at the end of this month, which means you don’t have much time left to buy all the digital games available. YouTuber and media personality in video games Girard “The Finisher” Khalil took it to the next level by literally buying every the game is available on these platforms.
The main driving force behind this idea was video game preservation, with the goal of “preserving” every digital 3DS and Wii U game before they were lost forever. The mission seems to have been successful, but there is a price to pay: the total amount of purchases was $22,791. Here’s a little about why he wanted to do it so much:
“Lost media is very real when it comes to video game preservation, ever since the industry was born, we are in danger of losing games forever on a daily basis, which is why it matters… it cost too much time and too much money, but it was absolutely worth it for the sake of preservation games”.
The funds for this mission were raised with the support of sponsors. And in the end 866 Wii U And 1547 3DS games (including DSiWare, Virtual Console and DLC) were purchased for 464 online store cards. the whole libraries have taken up 1.2 TB on Wii U And 267 GB on 3DS.
Of course there were a lot of hurdles to overcome, from shops restricting online card purchases to Nintendo allowing only a certain amount of funds in a digital wallet. Some games even had to be completed before the DLC could be purchased, which made the whole process a little nightmarish at times.
The video documenting the entire journey is well worth watching, and 3DS and Wii U fans can now rest easy knowing these games were saved when the services shut down on March 27th. Thanks Girard!
