Super Mario 64 game sells for world-record $1.6 million NintendoJust two days after a copy of NES classic The Legend of Zelda sold for nearly $900k dollars, an original N64 Super Mario 64 cartridge was auctioned off for $1.56 million dollars, cementing itself as the most expensive video game ever sold. A fond trip down memory lane for many video game enthusiasts, NES and N64 titles are often hailed as some of the most timeless video games ever made, even despite their old age. Whether they\u2019re bought to play, or to show off as display pieces, copies of older titles like the first few Zelda and Mario games can fetch incredible prices when they hit the market, to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, just two days after a copy of The Legend of Zelda set the record on July 9, a sealed Super Mario 64 cartridge stole the title of the most expensive video game ever sold at auction with an eye-watering price tag of $1.56 million dollars. On July 11, Heritage Auctions \u2014 the online auction house where the sale took place \u2014 shared on Twitter that the copy of Super Mario 64 in question had sold for a jaw-dropping final price of $1,560,000 dollars, nearly doubling the previous record of $870,000. The copy in question was graded by Wata \u2014 a well-known and respected video game grading service \u2014 as 9.8 A++ (the highest possible rating the service hands out) which certainly boosted the piece\u2019s value substantially. \ud83c\udf89#HERITAGELIVE #WORLDRECORD!! Super Mario 64 \u2013 Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed, N64 Nintendo 1996 USA just sold for $1,560,000 at #HeritageAuctions, smashing previous mark of $870K, set Friday at Heritage for The Legend of Zelda! https:\/\/t.co\/SUgiijkkzL#SuperMario #Nintendo #N64 #WATA pic.twitter.com\/rHpTuZl95l \u2014 Heritage Auctions (@HeritageAuction) July 11, 2021 In addition to sharing the result of the auction on Twitter, Heritage also pointed out the significance of the piece in their listing, calling it \u201cthe highest graded copy of the single best-selling video game on the Nintendo 64 \u2014 the first 3D adventure of Nintendo\u2019s mascot, Mario.\u201d \u201cThe cultural significance of this title and its importance to the history of video games is paramount,\u201d they continued, and went on to confirm that even their staff were blown away by the piece: \u201cthe condition of this copy is just so breathtaking that we\u2019re really at a loss here.\u201d While some might question the lofty price tag, the praise from Heritage and the impressive grading from Wata certainly justified the cartridge\u2019s price tag to someone \u2014 and that someone is now in possession of what might be the most pristine copy of Super Mario 64 ever seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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