The sale topped a record set two days ago when a copy of 'The Legend of Zelda' sold for $870,000 on Friday. Heritage Auctions noted that it's the first time a single video game has sold for more than $1 million. Nintendo re-released the beloved game as part of its 'Super Mario 3D All-Stars' collection in 2020Īn unopened, highly graded copy of 'Super Mario 64,' the 1996 flagship title of the Nintendo 64 console and beloved video game icon Mario's first foray into 3D gaming, sold for $1.56 million at auction on Sunday, according to Heritage Auctions.'Super Mario 64' is widely considered to be one of the most influential games of all time, setting the precedent for a number of popular 3D platforming games for years to come.
The sale topped a record set two days ago when a copy of 'The Legend of Zelda' sold for $870,000 on Friday.An unopened copy of 'Super Mario 64' sold for $1.56 million at auction on Sunday, the most expensive sale of a video game at auction ever.
