The price of two million dollars is the highest price that has been paid for a video game auctioned or sold so far, surpassing the previous record set for a copy of Super Mario 64 sold in July for 1.56 million dollars.
An unopened copy of the classic video game Super Mario Bros. has been sold over the weekend for a price of two million dollars (1.71 million euros at the exchange rate), which beats the price record highest paid for a video game.
An anonymous buyer acquired the copy of Super Mario Bros., a classic title originally released in 1985 for Nintendo’s NES console, through the collector’s platform Rally, as reported by The New York Times.
The price of two million dollars is the highest price that has been paid for a video game auctioned or sold so far, surpassing the previous record set for a copy of Super Mario 64 sold in July for 1.56 million dollars.
Previously, a rare unit of Super Mario Bros. had already been auctioned for a record price of $ 660,000 in an auction held in April, although this was again surpassed by a copy of The Legend of Zelda sold in July for $ 870,000.