Wata’s scale goes up to 10, and 9.8 is a very high score. A rating is important for these big-ticket games as a way for buyers to feel confident they’re getting something of value. People submit their video games for review and certification. Wata is a grading service specializing in retro video games. #HERITAGELIVE #WORLDRECORD!! Super Mario 64 - Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed, N64 Nintendo 1996 USA just sold for $1,560,000 at #HeritageAuctions, smashing previous mark of $870K, set Friday at Heritage for The Legend of Zelda! #SuperMario #Nintendo #N64 #WATA /rHpTuZl95l- Heritage Auctions July 11, 2021 Seller Heritage Auctions called the sealed copy of Super Mario 64 the “highest graded copy” of the game it’s ever sold. Super Mario 64 is not a particularly rare game Nintendo sold millions of copies since it was first released in 1996.īut the majority of those copies of Super Mario 64 don’t have a 9.8 Wata rating - a score from the video game grading company that means the quality is near perfect, in both production and preservation. But video game preservation and history experts were surprised to see Super Mario 64 breach that record, despite the pristine quality of the copy. This moment has been approaching for a while, as video games and other nostalgic media have been increasing in popularity and mainstream appeal (and, importantly, price) over the past couple years. Over the weekend, a sealed copy of Super Mario 64 sold for $1.56 million at Heritage Auctions. But The Legend of Zelda only held that record for a few days before it was figuratively butt-stomped into second place. Last week, a game cartridge of The Legend of Zelda sold for $870,000, the highest price ever paid for a video game at auction.
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