![]() What's the deal with cardboard hangtabs? one may, understandably, wonder. This particular copy has a rare feature added to its retail packaging that could really only excite the most hardcore gamer: cardboard hangtabs. So, why did this one go for $14,000 more?ĭuring its reign, there have been many different retail versions of the same exact game. a copy of the same in-box Super Mario Bros. ![]() The previous highest price paid for a video game was $100,000 just last year for. has sold more than 40 million copies throughout its long history. It still looks exactly like it did back when you could buy it from retail stores in the 1980s. According to the Heritage Auctions listing, it’s been professionally graded by experts as a 9.4 out of 10, meaning the unopened box is in near-perfect shape. ![]() has never been taken out of the box - the cartridge has never been played with. But there’s a reason this particular copy went for as much as it did. That kind of money might make you want to rummage through those old boxes in your closet to find your worn-out old copy of the game. Just to give you a sense of how much money that is, gamers, you could purchase around 440 Nintendo Switch consoles (if you could find them right now, of course) at retail price, including tax. will take the title of the highest price ever paid on record for a video game. The winner of the auction is currently unknown.Īt $114,000, this copy of Super Marios Bros. The winning bid was first noticed by video game journalist Chris Kohler and highlighted by The Verge. The game, originally released in 1985, was sold on Friday in an auction held by major international auction house Heritage Auctions. for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. And they spent that money on Super Mario Bros. Throw in some in-game microtransaction purchases and you could be looking at a whole lot more.īut, how much is too much? Say, $114,000? The average price of a new release for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Sony Playstation is around $60. ![]() Video games are getting pretty expensive.
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