Nintendo Switch consoles, as well as several video games, all coming from GameStop, have been donated to Peyton Manning Children's Hospital by a family from Indianapolis.
HONG KONG, CHINA - 2021/09/15: A store selling Japanese multinational video gaming brand, Nintendo Switch products seen in Hong Kong.
Nintendo Switch Consoles, Games from GameStop Donated
The Indianapolis family went on to turn their stock investment profit from GameStop into a donation to the young patients of the children's hospital just in time for the holidays, as per the report by CNBC's affiliate, WTHR.
Ethan Anderson, along with his two-year-old son, Parker, and wife Jennifer Zhou, lent a helping hand to the patients of Peyton Manning Children's Hospital by providing them with their entertainment needs.
The donation of the Indianapolis family includes gaming consoles, extra controllers, hundreds of games to choose from, which in total carried the price tag of $15,000.
To be precise, the donation included a total of 15 Nintendo Switch consoles, along with another 10 Nintendo Switch Lite consoles.
On top of that, the kids from the hospital were also given Amazon Fire Tablets and 110 video games that they could enjoy with their new Switch consoles.
It is to note that all of these items were purchased from GameStop, wherein Anderson was invested in and has been earning steady returns from it.
GameStop Investment
He further revealed in the report that he has already received significant amounts of profit from his GameStop investment.
As such, Anderson followed the trend of other similar investors of paying it forward.
Nintendo Switch consoles and games, all from GameStop, have been donated to a children's hospital by an Indianapolis family.
He narrated that he "saw a story about someone else who donated to Peyton Manning Children's Hospital maybe in January and February of this year."
That said, he decided to continue the tradition of other GameStop investors as the holiday season approaches.
GameStop Investors and Donations
According to the report by CNN, a college student who made thousands of dollars from investing in the stock of GameStop donated to the Children's Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis using his massive returns.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: Pedestrians walk by a GameStop store on March 10, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Trading of GameStop shares was halted several times on Wednesday due to volatility after the stock surged to a record high of $348.50 per share before falling to below $200 per share. The stock closed at $265 per share
Hunter Kahn has given away $30,000 worth of GameStop products, including Nintendo Switch consoles and video games way back on Feb. 2.
Meanwhile, as per the news story of GameRant, other Reddit users followed the trend and also donated Switch console bundles to the Bristol Children's Hospital.
Some of the video games that were given to the young patients include massive titles, such as "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" and "Pokemon Sword."
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