A sealed copy of the original in perfect condition Super Mario Bros. sold at auction for $ 114,000 on July 10, setting a new record for the sale of a single collectible video game. The previous record, a private sale for $ 100,150 in February 2019, was another sealed copy of Super Mario Bros.
“How the hell did you come up with that number?” you may be asking Well, several reasons. The packaging is sealed, for one, and is rated at near perfect 9.4, meaning it is clearly wear-free. It’s also an early print of the game, not as early as the one that sold in 2019, but early enough to have the cardboard tag on the box, which stores had to punch out and use to hang NES games on pegs, like action figures. (That didn’t last long.)
“In short, a cardboard copy of any previous Nintendo Entertainment System game brings a certain ‘vintage’ air to it unmatched by its successors,” reads the game’s listing at Heritage Auctions.
How Kotaku reported last year, a new influx of collectors with significant amounts of cash to spend They have entered the game collecting hobbies recently, dropping a lot of cash in sealed copies of the most popular games.
A similar copy of Super Mario Bros. valued at 8.0 sold for $ 40,200 At the end of june. Other recent NES auctions for sealed games include Punch out! for $ 50,400, Super Mario Bros. 3 for $ 38,400and Against for $ 21,600. Heritage auctions too made waves In March, when they facilitated the sale of the rare “Nintendo Play Station” prototype for $ 360,000.
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This is for nerds with large amounts of disposable income.
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