The game went over the counter Heritage Auctions, where collectibles are sold more often. Earlier this year, it set previous world records there, when Super Mario Bros. 1 yielded no less than 114,000.
A printing error on the new record holder shows that it was an early printing. The word ‘bros.’ was printed on Mario’s hand, which was later modified to make it legible.
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Wata-score
An independent party has investigated the game and attached a so-called Wata score to it. This determines how good the quality of the collector’s item is. He got a score of 9.2, which partly led to the high score. It has also never been unpacked before.
A small increase in that score can already have a major influence on the price: the same game with a value of 9.0 yielded a tone less.
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