Someone turned $25 into $3 million using NES Super Mario Bros.

Someone effectively traded a game originally worth only $25 for $3 million for an original copy. Super Mario Bros. For Nintendo Entertainment System. This copy is Super Mario Bros. It broke many records and the original owner was likely very pleased with the outcome of the auction.

Not every game can be a collectible game, but those who are patient and carefully store their games in a safe place can sometimes turn them into significant profits. Past auction games have sold for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on condition and rarity. But this new achievement put everything in vain.

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Super Mario Bros. sells for a whopping $3 million at auction

June 12 copy Super Mario Bros. The NES was successfully sold at Heritage Auctions for $3 million. The incredible feat comes from the fact that the game is in very good condition and is a very rare copy. In the past, they were sold separately. Super Mario Bros. It sold for $25, which, with inflation, would make it worth about $77 today. This particular copy is Super Mario Bros. I made this my second production copy to feature a glossy sticker seal instead of the matte sticker or shrink wrap that seals the game box.

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Only three sealed copies of the game with this particular sticker seal are known to exist, and the $3 million copy that just sold is in the best condition of all, graded PSA 9.6 A++. It was previously estimated that up to 10,000 copies containing this particular seal existed, and potentially fewer than 2,000. As a result, it will be difficult to find one in poor condition after 40 years. Super Mario Bros.'Original release.

Sales are impressive, but this is not the first time. Super Mario Bros. This record was broken. One of the previously mentioned glossy sticker seals Super Mario Bros. broke records in 2019 when it sold for a six-figure price, while another packaged version of the same game sold for $660,000 just two years later. That record was ultimately broken the same year. The Legend of ZeldaIt sold for $870,000, and more records have been set since then. But this new $3 million sale means: Super Mario Bros. It regained its throne and became the most expensive game in video game history.

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It may be surprising to learn that someone spent seven figures on a video game, but it's not the only example of gaming fans spending a lot of money on their favorite games. Other than a copy of the video game, you may have: PokemonTCG The cards have generated millions of dollars in sales, with a rare Pikachu illustrator selling for $1.4 million in early 2026, and a copy of the same card owned by Logan Paul selling for $16.5 million. Meanwhile, a seller sold one of the Space World 2000 GameCube prototypes for $100,000, which, historically speaking, doesn't actually contain internal components and therefore doesn't function as a real console.