A 1996 game cartridge of Nintendo’s classic video game Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for a record $1.56 million. Never before has more than 1 million dollars been bid for a game cartridge, reports the auction house Heritage Auctions in the American Dallas.
The previous record was only two days old. A sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda, made for the old Nintendo NES console, went under the hammer on Friday for $870,000. Heritage Auctions, which handled both sales, has not disclosed the identity of the new owners.
Until a few days ago, the video game auction record was $660,000 for a 1986 Super Mario Bros. cartridge.
Old video games have become increasingly popular among collectors in recent years, driving up prices for old-school consoles and cartridges at auctions.
The previous record was only two days old. A sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda, made for the old Nintendo NES console, went under the hammer on Friday for $870,000. Heritage Auctions, which handled both sales, has not disclosed the identity of the new owners. Until a few days ago, the record for a video game auction was $660,000 for a 1986 Super Mario Bros. cartridge. Old video games have become increasingly popular among collectors in recent years, pushing up prices for old-school consoles and cartridges at auctions.
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