Super Mario 64 might be over 25 years old, but the game is still setting records to this day. A sealed copy of the game has just sold for $1.56 million dollars--the most ever for a video game. The reason behind the demand and staggering price of this version of Super Mario 64 was due to its near-immaculate condition. Sealed, and officially rated a 9.8 by grading company Wata Games, meaning it's almost as pristine as the day it left the factory, Heritage Auctions claims that this is the highest-graded copy of Super Mario 64 in the world.

Super Mario 64 - Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed, N64 Nintendo 1996 USA. Well -- we're a bit speechless on this one. What can we even say that would do this copy the justice it deserves? The cultural significance of this title and its importance to the history of video games is paramount, and the condition of this copy is just so breathtaking that we're really at a loss here. If you have had your heart set on obtaining the highest graded copy of the single best-selling video game on the Nintendo 64 -- the first 3D adventure of Nintendo's mascot, Mario -- we only have one piece of advice: this is not an opportunity to waste.

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[Veho]

........why?

 

[newo]

Ninty should copyright claim it for a percent of the re-sale revenue.

 

[Mama Looigi]

........why?

Yea I thought that the average one on EBay and whatnot those tended to go for up to $300 at most

 

[chrisrlink]

my god people are stupid with money these days

 

[BitMasterPlus]

Damn, why can't I ever get that lucky to sell a game for that price? lol

 

[Darth Meteos]

........why?

why is literally the main thrust of the report

 

[ShadowOne333]

Is El Chapo making the sell for money laundering?

 

[ghjfdtg]

u fucking wot m8. Too many morons with too much money around.

 

[Bagel Le Stinky]

...Seriously?

 

[SG854]

Smart move that copy would be worth 50 million in 100 years

 

[ov3rkill]

Freshly baked from the oven 25 years ago. They had me at highest-graded copy, I didn't even know what Wata is all about and that it is a auction and bidding site. I guess some people are just addicted to bidding wars and/or they're just freaking loaded with money and got nothing else to do with it.

Smart move that copy would be worth 50 million in 100 years

Definitely better than investing in cryptocurrency.

 

[Veho]

why is literally the main thrust of the report

It just says "near-immaculate condition [...] this is the highest-graded copy of Super Mario 64 in the world" but that absolutely does not explain why someone would shell out 1.5 freaking million freaking dollars on it. This market is batshit insane.

 

[eyeliner]

It was sold, but was it paid for?
This is stupid beyond understanding.

The only game worthwile of that price is Bugsnax.

 

[vlvt]

holy crap that is a lot of money

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

i am never going to tell anyone "you cant sell it for that much, that's too high" ever again

 

[xs4all]

Hmmm, what if, some salty employee back in the day who packaged this in the assembly line, switched out the game and kept it for him/herself?

We will never know since it's sealed and probably be never opened, just saying.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

The only game worthwile of that price is Bugsnax.

@Seliph

 

[Jiehfeng]

A sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda was recently sold for $870k as well iirc.

 

[jesus96]

Zelda *breaks the record*

SM64 *BLJ's in your path*