With the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS eShops closing in a week, many users of these platforms are scrambling to download the games they want before they’re gone forever. Few, however, can afford to buy every item from these stores.
Well, today we present to you Jirard “The Completer” KhalilWhat did you buy all games available on the Wii U and 3DS eShop for a whopping $22,791. He has raised funds through sponsorships and will donate the game collection to the Video Game History Foundation, which seeks to preserve the history of video games. You can watch the video where he explains the process of his achievement below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujHUMG0Uovs/
In addition to the financial cost to Khalil, the games took up a fair amount of space, with Wii U titles adding up to 1.2TB of space, while 3DS and DLC games added up to 267GB of storage.
Nintendo’s decision to shut down the Wii U and 3DS eShops has caused a lot of controversy, especially since it virtually wipes out the Virtual Console, leaving the only option to play retro games through the Nintendo Switch Online service. However, if you buy a game from the online store, you can re-download it whenever you want, and the online functionality for consoles won’t stop either.