Sealed ‘Super Mario 64’ game sells at auction for record $ 1.56 million

Nintendo games are selling for huge prices at auction this year. Only a few days after a rare copy of the The Legend of Zelda hit a record $ 870,000, an N64 classic nearly doubled that amount. A completely sealed Super Mario 64 sold for $ 1.56 million over the weekend.

It might seem like an insane price for a hit game owned by millions of people, but the auctioneer says the mint condition of the copy sets it apart from your dusty old game. According to Heritage Auctions, the boxed game had a sealed rating of 9.8 A ++ on the Wata scale. This means that it is perfectly preserved in the same condition as when it left the factory. These highly rated games are often described as “Case Fresh”.

Add to that the cultural impact of Super Mario 64, the plumber’s first true 3D escapade and a massively successful launch title for the beloved N64 console, and you can see why it broke the seven-figure mark. By comparison, an almost perfect copy of super mario bros. for the NES hit a record $ 660,000 in April before the The Legend of Zelda auction beat it. While a sealed Wata 9.4 A + copy of Final Fantasy III withdrew $ 96,000 a few days ago.