Gamer Spends Jaw-Dropping Amount to Buy Every Wii U and 3DS eShop Game Before Stores Close

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A gamer and content creator took on a daunting and expensive task by buying every available Nintendo eShop game for the 3DS and Wii U before the end of the month. The gamer was not alone in their task, as they and their colleagues pooled together as many resources as possible to ensure they could accomplish their mission before the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop closure on March 27.

The news of the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop closure was first announced last summer, despite many efforts from gamers to convince Nintendo to reconsider the measure. However, given that the Wii Shop Channel was closed years before, Nintendo chose to double down on its decision, with maintenance periods taking place to wind down the eShops. As a result, the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops are now hosting fire sales for gamers that want one last chance to pick up some games digitally. One gamer and their friends decided to pick up every single game they could on the eShops, and posted their efforts and reasons why such a mission was undertaken in a video.

YouTuber Makes World's Largest 3DS

Former G4 personality Jirard Khalil, also known as The Completionist on Twitch and YouTube, posted a YouTube video on March 18 after a months-long operation that saw him and his colleagues collect 464 Nintendo eShop gift cards as a way to get around their banks stalling the effort. The total amount that Khalil and his colleagues spent on these cards was $22,791 USD, and Khalil said that the efforts were funded by sponsorships in his videos and streams as well as any revenue he earned from them via ads and Twitch subscriptions. In total, Khalil and his crew purchased 1,547 3DS games and 866 Wii U games, which respectively took up 267 GB and 1.2 TB of data.

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