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Super Mario Bros. broke the record as the most expensive game in the world. Not so long ago the Super Mario Bros. cartridge. from 1985 sold at a price of USD 2 million or about RP 28 billion!
Super Mario Bros. Cartridge. it is sold unopened and gets a 9.8 A+ rating from Wata which means the game is still in great condition and like new. Unlike the other most expensive games in the world, the Super Mario Bros. it is not sold by auction. The game is sold through Rally, an alternative asset investment platform.
As quoted from Engadget, Monday (9/8/2021) Rally buys collectibles in physical form, such as rare games or comics, and makes ‘initial offers’ where people can buy shares for these products.
When collectors want to buy a product from Rally, they will make an offer to all shareholders, and shareholders can vote to accept the offer or not.
In case of sale Super Mario Bros. this time, Rally gave the cartridge a price of USD 140,000 in April 2020. In the same year, the cartridge was offered by collectors at a price of USD 300,000 but the shareholders rejected the offer.
Even with the $2 million offer there were some shareholders who didn’t want to part with the game. About a quarter of shareholders admitted to rejecting the offer.
Super Mario Bros games. This is the latest record holder for the most expensive game in the world. In the past year, this record has been broken many times.
In July 202, game Super Mario Bros. sold for USD 114,000 at auction. In November, the Super Mario Bros. cartridge. 3 broke the record after selling USD 156,000 at auction.
Then, the record was broken again in April 2021 after the Super Mario Bros cartridge. sold for USD 660,000 at auction, followed by The Legend of Zelda cartridge which sold for USD 870,000 in July 2021. Not long after, the Super Mario Bros. game. others broke records again after selling USD 1.5 million.
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