25-year-old unopened Super Mario 64 video game sells for record $1.56M

Published July 12, 2021 4:00pm ET



A sealed copy of Super Mario 64 in “breathtaking” condition sold for a world record $1.56 million this weekend, according to auctioneers.

The unidentified buyer’s purchase of the game, which came out in 1996, broke a record that was just set on Friday by the sale of a The Legend of Zelda game, Heritage Auctions in Dallas said on Sunday.

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