Game for a laugh
A sealed copy of Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for a record $1.5m. This is the price range previously occupied only by significant works of art, which can be hung on a wall and admired for the artist's skill. In this case, however, the high price is commanded for physical memorabilia, in the same way as rare trading cards
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I freely admit to having little interest in video games, and especially Mario Bros, but it seems to me that there's a vast difference between a significant work of art and an unopened video game, even if there were
. The value of the game as memorabilia can only last as long as nostalgia. Once the world as a whole moves on, it becomes another fewer than five
copies in such good conditionso what?
memento of something that no one remembers or cares about.
At that point, it becomes far less valuable. So, it's not a long-term investment, or something worth holding for the enjoyment of generations to come. It's not as if the damned thing can even be opened and played, without losing around $1.5m off its value
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Perhaps some people just have too much money, that they can throw away huge amounts on ephemera. It's kinda disusting though. (oldman)