Copy of Super Mario Bros. Sells For $3 Million In Auction
A sealed 1986 copy of Super Mario Bros. has set a new record for the most expensive video game ever sold, fetching $3 million at auction.
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The brief
NES game has been sold at auction for $3 million. This sale establishes the cartridge as the most expensive video game ever purchased.
Coverage from HotHardware, The Verge, Eurogamer, and IGN, among others, highlights the record-breaking nature of the transaction. Reports note the copy is identified as sticker-sealed and a rare edition of the title.
Future developments will depend on whether this sale influences the valuation of other rare, unopened video games. Coverage does not yet specify the identity of the buyer or the specific auction house involved in the sale.
Synthesized by PULSE from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: unsupported claims removed (86% supported) Updated 94d ago.
Quick answers
What is the final sale price of the game?
The sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sold for $3 million.
Why is this sale significant?
It has set a new record as the most expensive video game ever sold at auction.
What condition is the game in?
The game is described as an unopened and sticker-sealed copy.
Coverage (18)
- A ‘holy grail’ sealed copy of 1985 Super Mario Bros. game just sold for $3M NBC4 WCMH-TV · 94d ago
- A ‘holy grail’ sealed copy of 1985 Super Mario Bros. game just sold for $3M Fox 59 · 94d ago
- Rare Super Mario Bros. Copy Sells for $3 Million at Auction Yahoo · 94d ago
- A ‘holy grail’ sealed copy of 1985 Super Mario Bros. game just sold for $3M WKRN News 2 · 94d ago
- Unopened 1986 Super Mario Bros. NES Game Fetches Record $3M At Auction HotHardware · 94d ago
- Super Mario Bros. Cartridge Sells for Record $3 Million at Auction games.gg · 94d ago
- A "holy grail" copy of Super Mario Bros. has sold for $3m at auction, smashing all previous records Eurogamer · 94d ago
- A Sealed Copy of ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Just Sold for $3 Million USD Hypebeast · 95d ago
- A Rare Sticker-Sealed Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Just Sold For $3 Million Engadget · 96d ago
- Sealed Copy of Super Mario Bros. Becomes the Most Expensive Video Game Ever After $3 Million Sale IGN · 96d ago
- Super Mario Bros. Becomes The Most Expensive Video Game Ever Sold Retro Dodo · 96d ago
- Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million The Verge · 96d ago
- Sealed 1985 Super Mario Bros game fetches record $3m at auction Boing Boing · 96d ago
- Super Mario Bros. Copy Just Shattered The Record For Most Expensive Video Game Ever Sold comicbook.com · 96d ago
- A Sealed 1985 Super Mario Bros. Just Sold for $3 Million and Took the Title of Most Expensive Video Game Ever TechEBlog - · 96d ago
- 5 Years Ago, An Unopened Christmas Present Became the Grail Super Mario Bros. Copy & Sold for a Life-Changing Price comicbook.com · 96d ago
- Sealed 'Super Mario Bros.' Copy Sells for $3 Million, Sets New Record For Most Expensive Video Game Ever player.one · 96d ago
- Copy of Super Mario Bros. Sells For $3 Million In Auction Kotaku · 96d ago
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