A sealed original Super Mario Bros. cartridge just sold at Heritage Auctions for three million dollars, nearly 50 percent more than the previous record of two million dollars from 2021. According to The Verge, this factory-sealed copy with its original sticker represents the pinnacle of video game collecting, driven by a passionate—and apparently very wealthy—community of Nintendo enthusiasts hunting for the rarest artifacts.

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