Fans Archive Thousands of Nintendo Downloads Before Server Shutdown
• Fans gathered 23,000 data dumps from Wii U and 3DS before Nintendo shut down the servers to preserve DLC.
• The "SpotPass Archival Project" resulted in 15,579 3DS dumps and 7,553 Wii U dumps.
• The data includes game updates and free DLC that could have been lost when the servers went down.
• There are plans to publish a complete archive of the data collected for preservation and distribution.
• This is a big win for video game preservation, saving content from being permanently deleted.