In the far-flung past of July 2021, a sealed edition of Super Mario 64--perfectly immaculate and professionally graded--sold for a whopping $1.56 million dollars. That auction set a new record for the most expensive video game ever sold, until it promptly lost that title less than a month later. There's a new record-holder in town, and it's the original Super Mario Bros. The news comes from The New York Times, who reported on the sale of the game, discovering that it was sold not at auction, but on a website called Rally.

Described as "alternative investment", Rally lets its users invest in collectable items, rather than stocks or crypto. The investors buy "shares" of a given physical item, and then are able to vote amongst themselves on whether or not to sell it to prospective buyers. Rally acquired the sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for $140,000 just last year, and the "shareholders" in the game rejected a buy offer for $300,000. However, when presented a bid for $2 million dollars, the collective majority--about 75%--voted in favor of selling the game to the anonymous buyer.

Graded at A+ level from grading service Wata, much like last month's pricey copy of Super Mario 64, this is the highest-graded version of the game ever. It's a dramatic increase in value compared to how much it was bought for less than a year ago, but regardless, this sale now marks the most expensive transaction of a video game ever.

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[HellGhast]

Some people have more money than sense.

 

[Noctosphere]

I have this game here at my home. But sadly not sealed.

if it works perfectly fine, is in a perfectly fine condition... pretty sure you can get like three month of wage with it

 

[gnmmarechal]

I'm fairly sure someone who has enough money to buy a 2 mil game already has a house, and probably a nice one.

or 3

 

[BaamAlex]

if it works perfectly fine, is in a perfectly fine condition... pretty sure you can get like three month of wage with it

I can't test it atm. Doesn't have an nes here.

 

[dekuleon]

sheet I downloaded it for freeeee

 

[ZeroT21]

This still makes no sense to me

 

[zoogie]

Stupidity at its finest

Until he sells it for 4 million in a few years.

 

[RunningSnakes]

I have this game here at my home. But sadly not sealed.

Me too.

if it works perfectly fine, is in a perfectly fine condition... pretty sure you can get like three month of wage with it

Loose copies should be going for around 200 grand.

 

[Noctosphere]

Me too.



Loose copies should be going for around 200 grand.

grand means 1000$ right?
So you mean 200 000$ right?

 

[RunningSnakes]

Correct. Seriously, this planet has way too many problems to have idiots spending that kind of dough on cardboard and plastic. Adding fuel to the fire.

 

[Axido]

Some people have more money than sense.

What's the exchange rate between money and sense? I'd like to calculate what I have got more of. Also I'd like to calculate how much sense a millionaire would need to have more sense than money.

 

[Goku1992A]

Correct. Seriously, this planet has way too many problems to have idiots spending that kind of dough on cardboard and plastic. Adding fuel to the fire.

I agree and disagree with you at the end of the day a person can't tell another person to spend their money.

However

Seems weird to spend 2 million on this he could have put that money into some shares and watch it multiply.

 

[DS1]

“Come on, just let me sniff it”

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I agree and disagree with you at the end of the day a person can't tell another person to spend their money.

However

Seems weird to spend 2 million on this he could have put that money into some shares and watch it multiply.

They probably already have sound investments and bought it with stocks or dividends. Some nouveau riche that never got into art collecting.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

Smart choice. This will be highly desirable collectors item in museums in the future worth tons of money. People now preserving art is a huge step up compared to the past. Imagine if we preserved works of art in this way from leonardo or da vinci? They would be even worth more now and preserve history alot better.

Leonardo Da Vinci did not produced 40 million copies of Monalisa and sold it for kids worldwide.

Edit: Also this version of Super Mario Bros is a localized one, it was changed a lot it terms of box artwork from the vision of its original creators. So keeping on Da Vinci exampe, it is the same of charging millions for a Monalisa copy that features an American girl instead of la Gioconda.

 

[RunningSnakes]

It covers greed & gluttony certainly, and has nothing to do with art OR hobby collecting.

 

[SG854]

Leonardo Da Vinci did not produced 40 million copies of Monalisa and sold it for kids worldwide.

Edit: Also this version of Super Mario Bros is a localized one, it was changed a lot it terms of box artwork from the vision of its original creators. So keeping on Da Vinci exampe, it is the same of charging millions for a Monalisa copy that features an American girl instead of la Gioconda.

lol

 

[xdarkx]

I just find it funny people take this news at face value.

 

[Asia81]

What a waste of money, i would rather spend this kind of money on a house then a game.

buy a house, a 10k gaming PC, and emulate the game

 

[Deleted member 473940]

No thanks

 

[Roamin64]

Smart choice. This will be highly desirable collectors item in museums in the future worth tons of money. People now preserving art is a huge step up compared to the past. Imagine if we preserved works of art in this way from leonardo or da vinci? They would be even worth more now and preserve history alot better.

Thing is, there's only one Mona Lisa, but there were millions of super Mario carts manufactured. Whether the cartridge in display at the museum is a grade A+ or not, won't change anything. People will see a cartridge, not a 2 million dollar work of art.

And pretty sure Leonardo and Da Vinci are the same dude, Leonardo Da Vinci was his full name