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Earlier this year in July<\/a>, a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros.<\/a><\/strong> for NES sold for $114,000 USD. It set a new record for the most expensive video game ever sold. While most probably expected it to hold this record for some time, the highest price paid for a video game at auction has now been broken (again).<\/p>\n

Heritage Auctions revealed it sold a sealed copy of the 1990 NES game Super Mario Bros. 3<\/a><\/strong> on Friday for $156,000.<\/p>\n

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“The lot opened bidding at $62,500 \u2013 already an impressive sum for the game graded Wata 9.2 A+. But 20 bidders got in the game, sending the final price soaring toward the world record during what would become the world\u2019s first-ever million-dollar video-game auction.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Heritage Auctions’ director of video games, Valarie McLeckie, said the it was “no surprise” that another Mario game had set a new world record. This particular copy of the game is described as being in “remarkable” condition, but here’s what sets it apart from the rest:<\/p>\n

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“what makes this copy even more singular is the layout of the packaging itself: Exceedingly rare are sealed copies with the word \u201cBros.\u201d formatted to the left, covering one of Mario\u2019s signature white gloves. Collectors have spent years looking for such a version \u2013 the earliest in the Super Mario Bros. 3 production history \u2013 and usually come up empty-handed.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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So, there you go – another record-breaking sale. Of course, if you would like to relive Super Mario Bros. 3 yourself, you can always check it out on Nintendo’s Switch Online NES service.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this year in July, a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for NES sold for $114,000 USD. It set a new record for the most expensive video game ever sold. While most probably expected it to hold this record for some time, the highest price paid for a video game at auction has now been broken (again). Heritage Auctions revealed it sold a sealed copy of the 1990 NES game Super Mario Bros. 3 on Friday for $156,000. “The lot opened bidding at $62,500 \u2013 already an impressive sum for the game graded Wata 9.2 A+. But 20 bidders got in the game, sending the final price soaring toward the world record during what would become the world\u2019s first-ever million-dollar video-game auction.” Heritage Auctions’…<\/p>\n

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