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Heritage Auctions' director of video games , Valarie McLeckie, said the it was "no surprise" that another Mario game had set a new world record . So, there you go - another record - breaking sale. Of course, if you would like to relive Super How does sold at $ 156 , 000 become million dollar auction?

3 breaks the world record for the highest sold video game , being bought at $ 156 , 000 . 3 at a high- dollar auction. According to Heritage Auctions, this version of Super Mario Bros . 3 that was sold for $ 156 , 000 was incredibly unique for its kind.

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A cartridge of "Super Mario Bros. 3 ”was auctioned for 156,000 dollars on Friday, November 20. Never removed from its packaging, this video game becomes the most expensive in history. The copy is part of the oldest version of the famous Nintendo game.

A new record has just been broken in the world of video games . More than 130,000 € (156,000 dollars) were spent Friday, November 20 to acquire a copy of Super Mario Bros. 3. As Tom’s Guide reports, never before has a game sale reached such a sum.

Organized by the American house Heritage Auctions, the online auction brought together 20 participants, all willing to spend more than $ 62,500, the opening price. This value is justified in particular by the excellent condition of the cartridge, which has never been taken out of its packaging.

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A super -rare Super Mario Bros . 3 variant copy of the Nintendo game just broke the world record for the most expensive title, selling for just over the aforementioned The sale by Heritage Auction house marks the second time this year that this world record has been beaten regarding a bidding-style sell .

A Super Mario Bros . 3 variant was recently sold at auction, breaking the record for the world’s most expensive video game . Super Mario Bros . 3 wasn’t the only sealed game to set a record at auction this Friday. The Red Version of 1998’s Pokémon for Nintendo's Game Boy sold for , 000 , which is

New record reached with $ 156,000 for a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 https://t.co/LMn9kxn4pk #Nintendo pic.twitter.com/bxM51zUZaF

- Nintendo-Master (@NM_Officiel) November 21, 2020

18 million copies

The proposed copy also had one particularity: the word "Bros" slightly covers the hand of the famous plumber, proof that it belongs to the oldest version of the Nintendo video game . Released in 1990 in United States , Super Mario Bros. 3 has sold over 18 million copies.

The franchise also holds second place for the most expensive video game ever sold. On July 20, a 1985 version had been sold for $ 114,000 .