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A rare copy of Super Mario Bros for the NES it has sold for £ 477,000 ($ 660,000 USD) at auction.
The sale, which was made by Heritage Auctions, makes this the highest-priced collectible video game sale ever, doubling the price of the rare Nintendo Play Station prototype that sold in 2020, as reported by Polygon.
The rarity of the game was due to a number of factors, including its age, rarity, the fact that it was factory sealed and came with its retail tab. According to game rating site Wata, the copy earned a 9.6 rating for condition and an A + rating for seal quality.
The Heritage Auctions listing explains exactly why the copy sold so much: “This is only the fourth version of Super Mario Bros. ever produced, and its production window was remarkably short.”
This specific copy occurred sometime between the console’s US launch in mid-to-late 1986, when Nintendo added its trademark symbol to the boxes in early 1987.
The limited time frame of the print also makes it extremely rare, in addition to its near-pristine factory-sealed condition. According to the auction listing, in July 2020, a 9.4 Wata-rated copy of Super Mario Bros. sold for £ 82,000 ($ 114,000) breaking records at the time.
In January of this year, the auctions of various Pokémon Trading Card Game The items broke records as an unopened first edition print booster box sold for £ 297,000. Two rare presentation Blastoise cards also sold for £ 262,000, making them the most expensive. Pokemon ever sold.
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