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Honestly, I don't see the need for a wishlist larger than ~100 games. You likely aren't going to buy all 100 games. By the time they release or go on sale or whatever reasons you didn't buy it but instead wishlisted it, you'll likely have moved on and not feel the same excitement when you see it again. So what's the point? Why even have a wishlist if it's not intended for you to actually buy all the things on that wishlist.
Tell me money is not an issue for you without telling me money is not an issue for you.
My wishlist is a 'remind me to check for sales' list. I don't care if a game is 20 years old, it's still a good game. I just care that I cannot afford 70$ for it. The larger the list, the better the chance to find deals.
Interesting for you to assume that since I literally mention sales (I don't buy games outside of sales at this point.) No, in fact, I just feel time is more of a factor than anything else. I don't play the 40+ hour games anymore because they typically aren't interesting or worth my time.
I find that when the winter sale rolls around and something I thought I'd like is in it I find out that I really don't want it anymore. That I would be happier with something else. So instead of increasing my wishlist to 1000+, I am really stingy and realize that I will just pick up whatever looks good during the sale rather than looking at a huge list of games that typically no longer interests me.