{"id":123217,"date":"2022-03-23T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-129269"},"modified":"2022-03-23T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T22:30:00","slug":"random-someone-just-spent-1600-on-a-super-rare-canadian-barbie-3ds-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/23\/random-someone-just-spent-1600-on-a-super-rare-canadian-barbie-3ds-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Someone Just Spent $1600 On A Super-Rare Canadian Barbie 3DS Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1ed596edff24\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1ed596edff24\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Barbie 3DS\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1ed596edff24\/barbie-3ds.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1ed596edff24\/barbie-3ds.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"490\" alt=\"Barbie 3DS\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em>Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/3DS\/comments\/tkf7or\/got_the_last_3ds_game_that_i_was_missing_for_the\/\">u\/Galdius<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Across the Nintendo Life staff, we&#8217;ve probably collectively been in and around the games industry for at least a couple hundred years&#8230; and yet, there are still things that surprise us every day.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s surprise was finding out that one of the holy grails for 3DS collectors is a game called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/barbie_groom_and_glam_pups\">Barbie Groom and Glam Pups<\/a>, in which you, Barbie, groom and glam pups. It&#8217;s very self-explanatory, really.<\/p>\n<p>But because the game was only released in the North American market in Canada, and not the US, it&#8217;s a little hard to come by. It was also released in Europe and Australia, but for this one collector, they need it for their North American complete collection&#8230; which is a shame, because the PAL version sells for <em>wayyy<\/em> less.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/3DS\/comments\/tkf7or\/got_the_last_3ds_game_that_i_was_missing_for_the\/ @ 2022-03-23T22:29:18+00:00 --> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/3DS\/comments\/tkf7or\/got_the_last_3ds_game_that_i_was_missing_for_the\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Got the last 3DS game that I was missing for the NA fullset! Now I have to wait for Andro Dunos 2!<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/3DS\/\">3DS<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In the comments, the collector says that he spent $1,600 on the game \u2014 &#8220;A few years ago it was around $700,&#8221; they add. &#8220;Should have bought it back then.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecharting.com\/game\/nintendo-3ds\/barbie-groom-and-glam-pups#completed-auctions-cib\">Even checking the latest sales for the game on pricecharting.com<\/a>, it looks like Galdius paid above and beyond the usual asking price \u2014 assuming that the massive bump from $250 to $2,642 is the one Galdius purchased.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Galdius&#8217; collection will soon be incomplete again, as new release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/andro_dunos_2\">Andro Dunos 2<\/a> is coming out on the 3DS, although it seems like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/3DS\/comments\/tkf7or\/comment\/i1sp75a\/?utm_source=reddit&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3\">no one really knows when their copies will arrive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Galdius&#8217; collection of 418 3DS games, before counting Andro Dunos 2 and the Barbie game:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/3DS\/comments\/t10tw5\/missing_just_one_released_game\/ @ 2022-03-23T22:29:18+00:00 --> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/3DS\/comments\/t10tw5\/missing_just_one_released_game\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Missing just one released game<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/3DS\/\">3DS<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>How big is your 3DS collection? Do you have any games that are worth over $500? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: u\/Galdius Across the Nintendo Life staff, we&#8217;ve probably collectively been in and around the games industry for at least a couple hundred years&#8230; and yet, there are still things that surprise us every day. 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